Gaelic games in Warrenpoint pre-date the formal formation of St Peter's as a club existed in the area from at least from 1888.[citation needed] The colours of this club, known as the John Martin club, were black and amber strips.[citation needed]
The club maintained this name until the mid-1920s until it fell on hard times.[clarification needed] In 1931, it revived but because Glenn had registered a new club, John Martin some months before, the name of St Peter's was chosen and blue and white were chosen as the club colours.[citation needed]
The John Martin's of 1888 won the first competition held in Down by beating Mayobridge at Edenmore. The Warrenpoint flute band paraded the victors through Mayobridge village on the occasion.[citation needed]
There are no records of John Martin's winning many more competitions but once St Peter's found their feet they went on to win the Junior Championship in 1932 when they beat Saul in the final.
For many years,[when?] the club played at Connolly's field at Moygannon and then at a variety of venues before settling in its current grounds at Moygannon which was purchased in 1972 for £10,000. Dressing rooms and showers were added in the 1980s at a cost of £45,000.
The first phase of a major redevelopment of Moygannon Park has recently[when?] been completed incorporating the construction of a new playing pitch surface. The cost of this development was £130,000. A new electronic scoreboard was also erected.[citation needed]
In the 1960s some derelict houses at Mary Street, Warrenpoint were purchased for £50. These were converted into small clubrooms using the voluntary labour of members and friends. The clubrooms were used for meetings, functions and fundraising. There were two rooms (upstairs and downstairs) each approximately 18ft x 25ft. The cost of rebuilding was £2,000 approximately.
An extension was added to the clubrooms in the 1970s giving a ground floor hall of 54ft x 26ft with a balcony 18ft x 25ft. Later a small kitchen was added. The total cost of this contract was £5,000.
Two dwellings were purchased either side of the clubrooms in Mary Street in the 1980s to facilitate future development of the clubrooms including an upstairs social club and bar. The total cost of this development was £46,000. The second house is still occupied by a tenant and rent is paid to St Peter's GAC.
In the 1970s an activity room 40ft x 20ft was also purchased for £10,000 and located at the back of the clubrooms. This room provided for supervised youth activity seven nights a week for 15 years. This property is no longer utilised. There is also a fully licensed bar on the premises.
The 'golden era' for the Point was in the 1940s and 1950s when they won three senior titles and contributed to a few memorable finals in which they were the losers.[citation needed]
The senior team is currently playing in Down Division 2.[when?][citation needed]
Down Minor Football Championship: 1950, 1977, 2012
Down Reserve Football Championship: 1996, 2012
Down Intermediate Football Championship: 2001, 2012, 2014
Underage South Down League Championship: 2006, 2014
Down Senior Division 2 Championship: 2008
Down Under-21 Football Championship: 2013, 2014
Hurling
Ulster Senior Hurling League Championship (Div 5): 2008
Down Junior Hurling Championship 2009, 2022
Hurling
The panel entered into the Ulster league for a second year running[when?] after reaching the quarter-finals stages of section-3 last season.[when?] The Ulster League campaign allowed the senior team finish in mid-table.[citation needed]
In 2019, the club won Division 2 and earned promotion to Division 1.[citation needed] After narrowly losing out in the 2020 championship final (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the team won their second ever Junior hurling championship title defeating Castlewellan on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-14 in Newry.[citation needed]
Culture
The club has been at the forefront of the revival of Irish Set Dancing and for over 20 years has organised annual set dancing competitions and workshops.[citation needed] In 1993, St Peter's Set Dancers (along with a company of musicians and singers) travelled to Normandy to participate in the annual Normandy Cultural Festival.[citation needed]
Since Warrenpoint hosted its first Ceili in 1917, the club has been active in the GAA Scor, cultural competitions and has been successful at All-Ireland level in both Scor and Scor na nÓg competitions.[citation needed] In 1978, the Junior team won the All-Ireland Scor na nÓg Ceili Dancing Title. Warrenpoint won the All-Ireland Scor Set Dancing Title in 1982 and after many years of winning County and Ulster titles the club won the Scor All-Ireland quiz title in 1996.[citation needed]
Irish language classes are organised for adults and juniors on a regular basis and the Club has also been involved in drama over the years.[citation needed]
In addition, two members of the club, Sighle Nic An Ultaigh and Belle O'Loughlin, have held the position of President of the Camogie Association of Ireland. Sighle Nic An Ultaigh also held the post of General Secretary of the Camogie Association for 25 years, and is the author of the Down GAA history, "O Shiol go Blath".[citation needed]
The club's brass band section, St Peter's Band, has won a number of All-Ireland Awards and has joined with the Warrenpoint silver band on several occasions.[citation needed]
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