Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC

This article is about the club in County Armagh. For the juvenile club in County Wicklow, see Michael Dwyers GAA (Wicklow).

Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC.

Founded:	1887
County:	Armagh
Colours:	Green and white
Grounds:	Garard McGleenan Park (Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin)
Playing kits
Standard colours

Keady Michael Dwyer's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated to Armagh GAA and plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Intermediate Championship. A sister club, Keady Lámh Dhearg, established in 1949, now provides for hurling. The club's ground is Gerard McGleenan Park (Irish: Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin).[1]

History

The club was one of the first in Armagh, founded in 1888, a year before the creation of the GAA's Armagh County Board.[2]

Notable players

• Seamus Mallon[3]
• John Toal, Armagh player 2001-05, All-Ireland winner 2002[4][5]

Honours

Football

• Armagh Senior Football Championship (4)
  • 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984
• Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2)
  • 1983, 1995
• Armagh Junior Football Championship (5)
  • 1925, 1927, 1933, 1976, 2014, 2018
• Armagh Minor Football Championship (2)
  • 1947 (Inaugural), 1957

Hurling

In the 1930s the Dwyers enjoyed a run of success in the county Hurling Championship.

Honours

• Armagh Senior Hurling Championship (3)
  • 1935, 1936, 1937

References

1. Armagh GAA, page 10 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
2. Maghery GAA website
3. "Seamus Mallon". Oral History. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
4. Hickey, Paddy (4 January 2006). "Toal's bravery knows no limits". Irish Independent.
5. "TOtAL recall. John Toal had an Armagh career to be proud of before injury struck him down". The Irish News. 15 February 2021.