Lisbellaw St Patrick's are a

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. They are the only adult hurling club in Fermanagh, the club has won the Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship on 31 occasions.

History

In 1968, Adrian Corrigan and Father Peter McGuiness decided to form a hurling team drawing on players in the Lisbellaw area. McGuiness contacted Jimmy McPhillips of Coa and Fermanagh. He and his son John assembled some players and practices began in October 1968. At 16yrs old, Gerry Breslin was the first club chairman in 1969. Jimmy McPhillips died in 1984. Lisbellaw St Patrick's defeated Lisnaskea in the 2013 Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship final, the last to be held as of 2023.

Facilities

The club's grounds are situated outside the town of Lisbellaw at Cavanacarragh in central Fermanagh. Its facilities include a hurling field with ballstops and a fence around the pitch. There are also changing rooms, a meeting room, showers and toilets.

Honours

* Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship (31): 1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2008 *

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(1): 2012

References

External links

Lisbellaw St Patrick's Club website
(archived) Gaelic games clubs in County Fermanagh Hurling clubs in County Fermanagh {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub