St Patrick's Carrickcruppen GFC

St Patrick's Carrickcruppen Gaelic Football Club (GAA, Irish: CPG Naomh Pádraig, Carraig Chrupáin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club within Armagh GAA. It is one of three GAA clubs in the village of Camlough, near Newry, in the south-east of Armagh (the others being Shane O'Neill's and Craobh Rua Camlocha hurling club).

Carrickcruppen St Patrick's GAA
CLG Naomh Pádraig, Carraig Chrupáin
Founded:1944
County:Armagh
Nickname:Cruppen
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:Páirc Naomh Pádraig
Playing kits
Standard colours

It currently plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Senior Championship, and in the Armagh Senior League.

History

The club was founded in 1944.[1] The founding members were Oliver Loughran, Colin Crilly, Paddy Carlisle, Bobby Browne and James Galloghly. Magill's field was the club's pitch for many years, before its relocation to the current grounds on Lowes Lane.[2]

To date Carrickcruppen has won four Armagh Senior championships.

In 1979 Carrickcruppen lost the Ulster GAA Senior Club Football Championship to Scotstown of Monaghan.

Honours
  • Armagh Senior Football Championship (4)
    • 1959, 1978, 1979, 1982
  • Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2)
    • 2004, 2021
  • Armagh Under-21 Football Championship: (2)
    • 2007, 2008
  • Armagh Under-21 Intermediate Football Championship (1)
    • 2019

Armagh Under 16 Championship (1) 1993 Armagh Minor Div 3 Championship (1) 2017

Notable players
  • Peter Loughran "Duck" (snr) his father Oliver was one of the main founders of the club. Armagh Minor in the successful Ulster championship campaign of 1968. He was drafted onto the Armagh senior panel in 1969, while still only 18 and for the next fourteen years established himself on the county as a footballer of rare ability.

His role in the glory years of the county from 1977 to 1982 is well documented when Armagh arrived into the national limelight. He holds three Armagh senior championship medals, three Ulster senior medals, an Ulster minor medal and two Railway Cup medals.

Ladies footballers

Camogie

The camogie team associated with the club has produced players who have represented Armagh and Ulster.[2]

References
  1. Maghery GAA website
  2. History on club website


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