Davitt Shield
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The Michael Davitt Shield is a Scottish
Gaelic Football
pre-season tournament founded in 2001. The competition takes place in the April of each season. The trophy is named after Irish Republican activist and founder of the Irish National Land League
, Michael Davitt
. Glaschu Gaels were the inaugural champions in 2000 and have won the competition a record four times. On 30 April 2009, Tir Conaill Harps
won the competition for the second time in their history after overcoming record winners and city rivals Glaschu Gaels 1-10 to 1-06 in Coatbridge
.
Scotland GAA
The Scotland Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Scotland GAA is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Scotland. The county board is also responsible for the Scottish inter-county teams...
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pre-season tournament founded in 2001. The competition takes place in the April of each season. The trophy is named after Irish Republican activist and founder of the Irish National Land League
Irish National Land League
The Irish Land League was an Irish political organization of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish landlordism in Ireland and enable tenant farmers to own the land they worked on...
, Michael Davitt
Michael Davitt
Michael Davitt was an Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator, a social campaigner, labour leader, journalist, Home Rule constitutional politician and Member of Parliament , who founded the Irish National Land League.- Early years :Michael Davitt was born in Straide, County Mayo,...
. Glaschu Gaels were the inaugural champions in 2000 and have won the competition a record four times. On 30 April 2009, Tir Conaill Harps
Tír Conaill Harps
Tír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Women's Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated...
won the competition for the second time in their history after overcoming record winners and city rivals Glaschu Gaels 1-10 to 1-06 in Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
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Year | Winners |
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2000 | Glaschu Gaels |
2001 | Glaschu Gaels |
2002 | Glaschu Gaels |
2003 | Dúnedin Connolly Dúnedin Connolly Dúnedin Connolly GAC is a Gaelic Football club based in Edinburgh Scotland. The club takes their name from the Gaelic name for Edinburgh, Dúnedin and from the Irish political revolutionary James Connolly who was born in the city.- History :... |
2004 | - |
2005 | Glaschu Gaels |
2006 | Tir Conaill Harps Tír Conaill Harps Tír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Women's Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated... |
2007 | - |
2008 | - |
2009 | Tir Conaill Harps Tír Conaill Harps Tír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Women's Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated... |