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Gaelic Athletic Association Club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Ríocht GAC is a GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Club based in County Down, Northern Ireland. The club provides teams from underage level to adult level in both Gaelic football and camogie. The club is one of 47 in Down GAA.
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Founded: | 1981 | |
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County: | Down | |
Nickname: | Kingdom | |
Colours: | Green, White and Gold | |
Grounds: | An Ríocht GAA Playing Fields, Dunavil Road, Kilkeel, County Down, BT34 4JT | |
Coordinates: | 54°02′59.14″N 6°02′01.66″W | |
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The club is based in the Mournes just outside Kilkeel at Dunavil Road.
An Ríocht GAC is one of the main clubs in County Down today. The club has camogie teams and football teams at Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Minor, Seconds, Thirds, Under-21 and Senior Level as well as a youth club. The youth club goes under the name of The Kingdom Youth Club.
The Senior Football team are in Division 2 and play in the Down Senior Football Championship. An Ríocht is regularly represented on Down GAA teams. In 2010 three An Ríocht players started on the Down team which lost the All-Ireland Final to Cork - Brendan McVeigh, Martin Clarke and John Clarke, while James Colgan was a member of the 2010 Down panel. Brendan McVeigh and Martin Clarke also picked up GAA GPA All Stars Awards in 2010. The club is currently managed jointly by former captain Deaglan O'Reilly & Edmund Kali.
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