Navan Gaels GAA
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Navan Gaels GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association
club located in the town of Navan
in County Meath
, Ireland
. The club mainly focused on playing football
in Meath competitions. The club was a powerful side in the Meath Senior Football Championship in the 1920s and 1930s. The team won 10 senior championships, their first in 1907 and their last in 1938. The team dissolved shortly after this and were informally succeeded by Navan O'Mahonys GAA
. The team is now defunct.
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 located in the town of Navan
Navan
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in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The club mainly focused on playing football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
in Meath competitions. The club was a powerful side in the Meath Senior Football Championship in the 1920s and 1930s. The team won 10 senior championships, their first in 1907 and their last in 1938. The team dissolved shortly after this and were informally succeeded by Navan O'Mahonys GAA
Navan O'Mahonys GAA
Navan O'Mahonys is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Navan in County Meath, Ireland. The club competes in Meath competitions. With 17 Senior Football wins they are the most successful football club in Meath...
. The team is now defunct.
Honours
- Meath Senior Football Championship: 10
- 1907, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938