Bawnboy and Templeport
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Bawnboy Gallowglasses, founded in 1888, was the first GAA club in Templeport Parish. Another club, Templeport Raparees was founded in the southern end of the parish in 1891. A few years later, both clubs had disappeared. Templeport St. Aidan’s G.A.A. Club was founded on 11th December 1910 and has been in existence ever since. Over the years they have won one Senior Football Championship (1923), four Senior Leagues, four Intermediate Championships and six Junior Championships. In underage football they have won three county titles at U-16, five at U-14 and three at U-12.
The club had no permanent football pitch during their first seventy years and played at more than twenty different venues during that time. In 1962 they acquired a field from the Irish Land Commission on the Bawnboy Demesne, on which they carried out extensive development including the building of modern dressing rooms.
To cater for ever increasing demands of under age competition and the provision of training facilities for girls as well as boys, the club is seeking new and much larger grounds. Two permanent pitches are required as well as space for training.
This is a huge venture which could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, but Templeport GAA club is confident that Parish pride and generosity will overcome these obstacles.
Guímid rath Dé oraibh go léir.
| Templeport's G.A.A. Achievements | |
| Senior Championship | 1923 |
| Senior League | 1924, 1945, 1975 |
| Intermediate Championship | 1923, 1924, 1977, 1995. |
| Junior Championship | 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1942, 1968 |
| Under-16 League | 1959, 1999 |
| Under-14 Roinn B League | 1969 |
| Under-14 Roinn C League | 1976 |
| Under-14 Roinn C Championship | 1982, 1997 |
| Under-14 Roinn D League | 1995 |
| Under-12 Roinn C League | 1976, 1982, 1997 |
| Minor Championship | 1999 |
G.F.C. Hold Annual Dinner Pictured at the annual dinner, held inn the farnham Hotel, Cavan were in front (from left):- F. O'Reilly, J. Martin, Hon. Treasurer; J. McDonnell, Chairman, Cavan Co. Board, G.A.A.; M Galligan, Club Chairman; J.P. Dolan, Vice-Chairman; P.J. McCaffrey, Captain. |
Templeport G.A.A. Dinner Dance in Ballinamore. Front (l. to r.):- Chris Maguire, Paddy Donohoe (Co. Chairman), Jim Martin. |
Junior Champions celebrate Silver Jubilee 1993 Front (l. to r.):- Seamus McGovern, John Eves, Sean Smith, Kevin Dologhan, Caimin Dolan, P.J. McCaffrey, Carl Morgan, Pat Prior. |
G.A.A. President visits Templeport 1995. Front (l. to r.):- Christy McIntyre, Jack Boothman (President of G.A.A.), Chris Maguire. |
Templeport Under - 12 Winners 1997 Front (l. to r.):- Noel Heavey, Kevin McManus, Martin McGoldrick, Aengus Maguire, John Devine, Mark McTeggart. |
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Under - 14 League Winners 1997 Front (l. to r.):- Ciaran Heery, Martin Ball, Rory Galligan, Declan Farrell, Fintan McKiernan (Captain), Donal Maguire, Eamon Baxter, Colin Farrell, Ciaran McKiernan, Damien McCaffrey. |
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Bawnboy N.S. 1998 7-A-Side Blitz Winners Front (l. to r.):- Ronan Brady, Eugene McKiernan, Aidan McGovern, Martin Ball. |
Fr. Tom McKiernan coaching the Under - 11 years. 1999
St Mogue's School Team 1997 Back row (l. to r.):- Enda Boyle, Kenneth Coyle, Paul Enson, Donal Maguire, Colin Farrell. |