Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA
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| Founded: | 1949 | ||||||||
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| County: | Mayo | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green, Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Ardnaree, Ballina, County Mayo | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°06′41″N 9°08′33″W / 54.1114°N 9.1424°W | ||||||||
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Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA is a Gaelic football club located in Ballina, County Mayo. The club, which was founded in 1949,[1] competes in competitions organized by Mayo GAA county board and is a member of the North division.
Honours
[edit]- Mayo Junior Football Championship (4): 1952, 1959, 1971, 2015
- North Mayo Football Championship (14): 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1979, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2015[2]
- All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship (0): (runners-up in 2016)[3]
Notable players
[edit]- Joe Corcoran, won 2 county junior titles with Ardnaree Sarsfields (1959 and 1971) and a national football league title with Mayo in 1970. He was the long-time record scorer for the Mayo senior team with 19-360 (417 points) until 2012 when Conor Mortimer surpassed his total.[4] Corcoran, known as "Jinking Joe",[2] also served as a club president, manager and selector over his years with the club.
- John Forde, double All-Ireland Senior Football winner with Mayo 1950 and 1951, also served as club president for Ardnaree Sarsfields.
- Fr. Peter Quinn, a club member, was double All-Ireland Senior Football winner with Mayo 1950 and 1951.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA". mayoppn.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Ardnaree clinch first junior title". Irish Independent. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Templenoe reach promised land". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "O'Connor on the brink of Mayo scoring record". mayonews.ie.[dead link]
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