Swanlinbar St Mary's is a

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club based in

Swanlinbar Swanlinbar () is a small village on the N87 national secondary road in north-west County Cavan, Ireland, close to the Cladagh river and near the Fermanagh border. The village is situated in the townlands of Furnaceland and Hawkswood, in th ...

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History

The club was founded in 1904. The club won their first championship title in 1985, winning the

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, winning it again in 1998 and 2006. After losing the junior final in 2009, Swad came back in 2010 to win the championship for the fourth time. Swanlinbar went on to reach the final of

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, but Corduff won the match by five points. However, Corduff played an ineligible player and after a successful appeal, Swanlinbar were crowned Ulster Junior champions. The club would go on to beat Ballinabrackey in the All-Ireland semi final to qualify for the final of the

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. Swanlinbar faced Kerry club St Mary's in the final at

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on 12 February 2011. The match was level at half-time, but St Mary's went on to win the match by 3–13 to 1–5.

Honours

(1): 2010 *

(4): 1985, 1998, 2006, 2010

Notable players

* Gearóid McKiernan *

Owen Roe McGovern Owen Roe McGovern (December 1917 – 2 May 2011) was a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1947 and '48. Playing career A native of Swanlinbar, he could ...

References

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