Aughawillan GAA is a

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club in Lower Drumreilly parish,

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Grounds

Aughawillan is located near the

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border, northeast of

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History

Aughawillan claim their origins from the Rory O'Donnells club which played in 1890. A team from the locality played under the names Kiltyhugh and Lower Drumreilly, winning the 1923

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. A

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club was founded in the 1970s and has won nineteen county championships. The current grounds opened in 1982. Aughawillan have won 12 senior football county titles and have reached the final of the

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on two occasions, in 1992 and 1994.

Achievements

: Runner-Up 1992, 1994 *

: Winners (12) 1923, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2018 *

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: Winners (19) 1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013

Notable players

* Mickey Quinn *Frank Darcy *

Declan Darcy Declan Darcy (Irish: ''Déaglán Ó Dorchaí'') is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Leitrim and Dublin county teams. He captained Leitrim to the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship, he also won a Connacht Under-21 Footbal ...

References

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External links

Official website
Gaelic games clubs in County Leitrim Gaelic football clubs in County Leitrim