Greencastle Wolfe Tones GAC
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| CLG Bhúlf Tón, An Caisléan Glas | ||
| Founded: | 1935 | |
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| County: | Antrim | |
| Nickname: | Tones | |
| Colours: | Green and White Hoops | |
| Grounds: | Wolfe Tone Park, V36 (Páirc Bhúlf Tón) | |
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Wolfe Tones GAC - Greencastle (Irish: CLG Bhúlf Tón, An Caisléan Glas)[1] is a GAA club in Greencastle, County Antrim. They cater for men's and women's Gaelic football, and play in the County Antrim Division 3 in both codes, and Antrim Junior Championship. Former Antrim Senior footballer Enda McAtamne is a previous manager.
As of the 2023/24 season, Wolfe Tones also field a men's hurling team.
History
[edit]Originally founded in 1931, the club fielded teams in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie for almost 40 years.
In the early 1970s the Catholic Church, which owned the grounds on which the club's playing pitch was situated, sold the land for the development of the M2 motorway. After a period of decline, the club folded shortly thereafter.
In 2019[2] the club was reestablished by young people in the area. They played their first competitive game in almost 50 years against St Patrick's GAC, Lisburn in September 2020.[3]
In May 2021, Wolfe Tones launched their LGFA code, attracting over 100 women and girls in a short space of time. The LGFA section of the club now counts for 51% of the entire membership with LGFA teams across u6, u8, u10, u12, senior and G4MO groups.
In April 2024, Wolfe Tones played their first competitive hurling match since the club folded in the 1970s. This was as part of the South Antrim Hurling league, a feeder division to the Antrim County Leagues system, often known as "Southy". Teams that compete in Southy often go on to enter Division 4 of the Antrim County Leagues system. Unfortunately, this match was a loss to fellow North Belfast club, Ciceam Árd Eoin, from Ardoyne.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wolfe Tones GAC Greencastle - Antrim GAA". antrim.gaa.ie. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ thesaffrongael (23 June 2020). "Greencastle Wolfe Tones GAC – The Resurrection". The Saffron Gael. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ thesaffrongael (25 September 2020). "Winning start for Greencastle Wolfe Tones". The Saffron Gael. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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