St Mary's GAA (Louth)

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St Mary's
Naomh Muire
Founded:1928
County: Louth
Colours:Blue and White
Grounds:DEFY Páirc Mhuire
Coordinates: 53°50′31″N6°32′36″W / 53.841912°N 6.5432°W / 53.841912; -6.5432
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St Mary's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Ardee, County Louth, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organized by Louth GAA.

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History

The club was founded in 1928. [1] In 1955 St Mary's won all three Senior club competitions (Old Gaels Cup, Cardinal O'Donnell Cup and Senior Championship) and went on to repeat this feat in 1956. [2] As of 2022, the club had competed in 27 Louth Senior Football Championship finals, [3] winning 11. St Mary's won their 12th county title in 2023, defeating Naomh Máirtín in the final. [4]

Achievements

Notable players

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