Castlerahan is a
Gaelic football
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club from
Ballyjamesduff
Ballyjamesduff () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. A former market town, it was the winner of the 1966 and 1967 Irish Tidy Towns Competition.
History
The first mention of Ballyjamesduff is found in The Registry of Deeds, Kings Inns, Henriett ...
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County Cavan
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Ireland
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. They take their name from the
Castlerahan barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
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in which Ballyjamesduff is located.
History
The club was founded in its current state in 1961, Ballyjamesduff and Castlerahan fielding separate teams prior to then. The club reached its first
Senior Championship final in 1968, losing to
Crosserlough.
In 2011, the club reached its first senior final since 1968. They lost the final heavily to
Cavan Gaels. It was four years before Castlerahan reached another county final against
Kingscourt Stars in 2015. Castlerahan came up one point short on that occasion. Castlerahan lost further finals to neighbours
Ramor United after a replay in 2016, and to Cavan Gaels again in 2017.
Castlerahan played in their fourth consecutive final in 2018, facing Crosserlough. Having been six points down, they staged a comeback to win by a point and finally win their first senior championship. Castlerahan successfully defended their title in 2019 by defeating Ramor United.
After being relegated in 2021, Castlerahan won the
2022 Intermediate Championship title to seal a quick return to the senior grade.
Honours
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Cavan Senior Football Championship: 2
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2018
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2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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Cavan Intermediate Football Championship: 3
** 1966, 2001,
2022
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Cavan Junior Football Championship: 5
** 1951, 1959, 1965, 1987, 1991
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Cavan Under-21 Football Championship: 2
** 2006, 2007
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Cavan Minor Football Championship: 2
** 2005, 2012
Notable players
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Cian Mackey
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John Nallen
References
External links
Castlerahan Official WebsiteOfficial Cavan GAA Website
Ballyjamesduff
Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan
Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan
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