Lavey are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated with Cavan GAA. The parish of Lavey (formerly also transcribed as "Lavay" or "Lowey"; from the Gaelic "Leamhach", a place producing elm trees") is in the barony of Upper Loughtee, County Cavan, between Stradone and Ballyjamesduff, near Virginia, County Cavan, Virginia.

History

Lavey won the Cavan Junior Football Championship for the very first time in 1950, but the final wasn't played until 1951. Later the same year, the club won the Cavan Senior Football Championship for the only time in the club's history. The club won the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship for the first time in 2009, beating Cootehill Celtic GAA, Cootehill in the final. Their year didn't end there, and wins over Kinawley in the quarter-final and Fanad Gaels in the semi-final sent Lavey into the final of the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. Lavey lost the final by two points to Cookstown Fr. Rock's GAC, Cookstown Fr. Rock's.

Honours

* Cavan Senior Football Championship: 1 ** 1951 * Cavan Intermediate Football Championship: 1 ** 2009 * Cavan Junior Football Championship: 3 ** 1950, 1975, 2003 * Cavan Under-21 Football Championship: 2 ** 2011*, 2013* (*Assan Gaels (Lavey/Killinkere/CLG Cuchulainn, Cuchulainns)) * Cavan Minor Football Championship: 4 ** 1974*, 1976*, 1977*, 2012** (*Lavey/Laragh United GFC, Laragh United) (**Lavey/Castlerahan GAA, Castlerahan)

References

External links

Official Cavan GAA Website
1980 establishments in Ireland Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub