Maghery Sean MacDermott's GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 club from Maghery

Maghery

Maghery is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southwest shore of Lough Neagh, near Derrywarragh Island, in the northwest corner of the county...

, County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. The club's home ground is Felix Hamill Park which opened in 2003 (formerly St. Mary's GAA Park, opened 1956)

History

The club was founded in 1906 and plays in blue with a gold hoop. The club fields football teams at senior, u-21, minor, u-16, u-14, u-12 and u-10 levels.

Honours

• Armagh Intermediate Football Championship: 1
  • 2003
• Armagh Junior Football Championship: 3
  • 1937, 1958, 1961
• Armagh Under 21 Football Championship: 1
  • 1982
• Armagh Minor Football Championship: 3
  • 1974, 1978, 1988
• Armagh Minor League: 1
  • 1988
• Armagh All County League Division 1 Winners: 4
  • 1970, 1982, 1987, 1993
• Armagh All County League Division 2 Winners: 1
  • 2004
• North Armagh Football Championship: 1
  • 1989

Felix Hamill Park

The home ground of Maghery GAC is Felix Hamill Park. It was officially opened on Sunday 13 April 2003. Prior to this the ground was known as St Mary's GAA Park (opened 1956).

The first match to be played on Felix Hamill Park was between Armagh and Westmeath and took place on Sunday 16 March 2003. The official opening took place on Sunday 13 April 2003 with a blessing by Most Reverend Sean Brady Archbishop of Armagh. Other guests at the official opening were: Sean Kelly (GAA President), John O'Reilly (Ulster GAA President), Peter Quinn (Former GAA President), Joe Jordan (Armagh County Board)

As well as hosting all home games of all Maghery GAC teams, Felix Hamill Park also hosts Armagh club championship games and Ulster Colleges games.

Felix Hamill park is located on Derrywarragh Island

Derrywarragh Island

Derrywarragh Island is a boulder clay island on Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is linked by a bridge to Maghery, County Armagh. The island is approximately northwest of Portadown. Most of the island is wet grassland. There are also areas of wet woodland, marshes and swamps...

and is flanked along its south side by Maghery Canal and along its west side by the River Blackwater.