St Margaret's GAA

St Margaret's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in based in north County Dublin to the west of Dublin Airport. The club was founded in 1908 and the club grounds are located at Kilreesk.

St Margaret's
Cumann Naomh Mairead
Founded:1908
County:Dublin
Colours:Green and Gold
Grounds:Blakestown Road
Playing kits
Standard colours

The club has 3 adult teams, a minor boys team, 4 ladies teams and 5 juvenile teams.

The club won the first of many Fingal Championships in 1928 and further victories followed in 1957, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988 and 1994.

The golden era of St Margaret's was in the late 1930s-early 1940s, where a three in a row in the Loving Cup from 1937 to 1939 was followed by the Dublin Junior Football Championship in 1940. The latter brought St. Margaret's to Senior football they remained until 2003.

Further success was achieved when the St. Vincent de Paul was secured in 1962 and the Senior League Division 3 was won in 1985.

Many St. Margaret's players have represented Dublin over the years.

Tom Markey won an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship medal, Sean Skelly won a National League medal in 1952 and Mick Cronin won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1954.

Paddy Reilly and Mick Kennedy represented the Dublin senior team in more recent years.

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Achievements

Notable players


Ladies' football
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