Stabannon Parnells GFC is a

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club located in Stabannon,

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. The club is primarily concerned with the game of Men's and Ladies'

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History

Located in the village of Stabannon,

, Stabannon Parnells GFC was founded in 1933, however, the existence of Gaelic football teams in the parish predates the foundation of the

in 1884. The club first fielded a team in 1934 when Stabannon Parnells entered the Louth second division championship. Between 1949 and 1956 the club contested four Louth SFC finals and won two, including being the first ever recipients of the Joe Ward Cup. After winning the Louth IFC title in 1989, the 1990s proved to be a successful decade, with four Louth SFC titles secured from six final appearances in ten years. A period of decline followed, with Stabannon Parnells being relegated from senior to intermediate and eventually junior, before winning the Louth JFC title in 2022. The Parnells compete in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Wayne Kierans is the club's senior team manager.

Honours

Louth Senior Football Championship The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster ...

(6): 1949, 1954, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 *

Louth Intermediate Football Championship The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bridg ...

(1): 1989 *

Louth Junior Football Championship The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the cou ...

(2): 1943, 2022 * Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (5): 1945, 1950, 1951, 1995, 1998 * Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 1989 * Louth Junior 1 Football League (1): 2023 * Louth Junior 1 Football League (Division 3B) (1): 2022 * ACC Cup (2): 1995, 2000 * Dealgan Milk Products Shield (1): 1989 * Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (4): 1936, 1941, 1951, 1968 *

Louth Junior 2B Football Championship The Louth Junior 2B Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA, contested by the second teams of Intermediate and Junior clubs in County Louth. Prior to 1994, the Louth Junior 2A Championshi ...

(1): 2007 * Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1941 * Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2008 * Kevin Mullen Plate (1): 2022

Notable players

* Tom Conlon: All-Ireland SFC-winner (

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) *

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: Louth SFC-winner (1999) * Paddy Butterly: Played in the forward line for Louth in the opening two rounds of the successful 1957

Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

campaign.

References

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