Killygarry are a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 club from County Cavan

County Cavan

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 in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA

Cavan GAA

The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan...

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History

• Founded in 1966.
• Young football enthusiasts from the area, who were playing with local teams like Lavey, Drumalee, Cavan Gaels, Laragh and Ballinagh, held a meeting in Killygarry National School - this was to be the beginning of Killygarry G.F.C.

The first match was played against Cavan Gaels on Narraks Hill. In the space of a few years the team worked their way through the ranks to senior level in 1971. Over the next few years the more seasoned players began to give thought to retirement... thus a new chapter was unfolding.

The Crest

Despite the club's existence since 1966, no crest was ever created, but the crest finally arrived in 2007 & now proudly sits on all Killygarry jerseys & merchandise. The crest incorporates the following elements:

• The Irish name for Killygarry, "Coill an Gharrai".
• A picture to represent Coill an Gharrai, "The wood of the garden".
• A picture to represent Slieve Glah, which overlooks the grounds at Crubany.
• A picture to represent a football which is the main sport played at the club.
• The old GAA logo, to represent we are a GAA club.
• The year the club was founded - 1966.

Crubany Athletic Grounds

On the 8th of May 1988, the Killygarry athletic grounds were opened in Crubany. The club went into the nineties with similar expectations to those of the original team, winning the Junior title again in 1990, and many underage titles in the same decade. The next big win was in 1998 when the intermediate team won both the Division 2 league and Championship.

Killygarry Athletic Grounds

The grounds are some of the best in Ulster and host a main field, a training field, gym, running track, four changing rooms, media room, large car park, shop and kitchen. One of the largest fund raisers in the country is being implemented nationally to raise funds to further the facilities in Crubany.

Club Teams

The Club contains numerous teams from underage right through to senior level. There is an U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, Minor,a Senior and 2 Reserve teams. The highly successful Killygarry ladies have an U-14, U-16, Minor & Senior Squads. Squads are usually big, with the club attracting players from the surrounding area.

The Kit

Traditionally Killygarry have always worn red and black, hence the Nickname "The Red & Blacks". The Jersey is mainly red with black stripes on the sleeves and sides. The shorts are mainly black with red stripes on either side. The Socks are black with a red horizontal stripe on top.

Achievements

Killygarry has reached the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cavan Senior Football Championship semi-finals in a row, losing out to Denn and Cavan Gaels.

• Has not won the Cavan Senior Football Championship
• Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
  Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
  The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the middle-tier Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1966...
  
   Winners 1970 & 1998
• Cavan Junior Football Championship
  Cavan Junior Football Championship
  The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third-tier Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the...
  
  Winners 1990
• Minor Division 4 Winners 2010

Notable players

Notable players include

• Senior captain Andy McGovern, who has represented Cavan at Minor level, & his brother, Stephen "Bomber" McGovern.
• Killygarry & Cavan Seniors Hit-man Martin Reilly, Martin is also on the 2009 & 2010 D.I.T Sigerson Cup Squad and played with Cavan at U-21 level.
• Eoin Smith, better known as Ted. Club Legend, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 and Senior level and won 2 Sigerson Cups with I.T Sligo
• Padraig Cahill, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 and Senior level
• Donal Thomas, who has also represented Cavan at Senior level.
• Declan Gallen, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 level.