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The club was founded in 1951 and was known as Rialto Gaels at that time. |
The club was founded in 1951 and was known as Rialto Gaels at that time. |
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In the |
In the 1970s and 1980s the name was changed to "SS Michaels & James" as St Michael's CBS & St James's CBS were the two schools which most of the club members originated from. |
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Their colours at the time were Maroon & white (no blue). Two of the mentors who were the driving force at the time were Brian Greg & Sean Fox. |
Their colours at the time were Maroon & white (no blue). Two of the mentors who were the driving force at the time were Brian Greg & Sean Fox. |
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The change of name to Liffey Gaels came in the early |
The change of name to Liffey Gaels came in the early 1980s. |
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The club has adult [[gaelic football|football]], hurling and camogie teams and underage teams at various levels. |
The club has adult [[gaelic football|football]], hurling and camogie teams and underage teams at various levels. |
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On 4 March 2016, the club announced that it would be merging with neighbours [[Good Counsel GAA|Good Counsel]] for their upcoming adult hurling campaign<ref>{{Cite tweet |user= LiffeyGaelsGaa |number= 705662251143925761 |date= 4 March 2016 |title= For 2016 our Hurlers have amalgamated with @goodcounselgaa & are known as "Counsel Gaels" - Junior C HC |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224020241/https://twitter.com/liffeygaelsgaa/status/705662251143925761 |archive-date=2022-02-24}}</ref> and would be playing under the name "[[Good Counsel-Liffey Gaels|Counsel Gaels]]". |
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==Roll of honour== |
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==Notable players== |
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The club played its last match under the Liffey Gaels name versus [[St Vincents GAA|St Vincents]] on 11 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/125630 |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224015853/https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/125630 | website= dublingaa.ie |archive-date=2022-02-24 |title=MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR NORTH}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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| Founded: | 1951 | |
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| County: | Dublin | |
| Colours: | Maroon and sky blue | |
| Grounds: | Sarsfield Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | |
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Liffey Gaels GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in based in the Inchicore and Ballyfermot areas of Dublin.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1951 and was known as Rialto Gaels at that time.
In the 1970s and 1980s the name was changed to "SS Michaels & James" as St Michael's CBS & St James's CBS were the two schools which most of the club members originated from.
Their colours at the time were Maroon & white (no blue). Two of the mentors who were the driving force at the time were Brian Greg & Sean Fox.
The change of name to Liffey Gaels came in the early 1980s.
The club has adult football, hurling and camogie teams and underage teams at various levels.
On 4 March 2016, the club announced that it would be merging with neighbours Good Counsel for their upcoming adult hurling campaign[1] and would be playing under the name "Counsel Gaels".
The club played its last match under the Liffey Gaels name versus St Vincents on 11 November 2018.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ @LiffeyGaelsGaa (4 March 2016). "For 2016 our Hurlers have amalgamated with @goodcounselgaa & are known as "Counsel Gaels" - Junior C HC" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR NORTH". dublingaa.ie. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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