Ferns St. Aidan's GAA
Ferns St. Aidan's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland. The club was founded in 1886 and fields teams in hurling, Gaelic football and camogie.
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Wexford | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Red and white | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Ferns | ||||||||||||
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Overview
Facilities
Ferns St. Aidan's has three full-sized adult pitches (one of which is the exact dimensions of Croke Park, and is regularly used by county teams for training) as well as a smaller, underage, pitch. The club also have a hurling wall for practice sessions, a clubhouse with four dressing rooms and a meeting room, two tennis courts and a walkway around the grounds.[1]
Teams
Ferns St. Aidan's field various teams in hurling, Gaelic football, and camogie at all age groups from under-8 right up to adult level. It is estimated that there are in the region of 300 players involved in the club altogether.
Achievements
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championships: 6
- 1958, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2007
- Wexford Junior Hurling Championships: 5
- 1912, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1958
- Wexford Junior Football Championships: 2
- 1952, 1993
- Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championships: 2
- 2005, 2007
- Wexford Minor Football Championships: 1
- 1958
- Wexford Minor Hurling Championships: 4
- 1957, 1958, 1965, 2004
Former players
- Ian Byrne
- Tommy Dwyer
- Paul Morriss
- Éamonn Scallan
- Henry Devally
- Damien Eustace
- Pa Coyle
- Bobby Duggan
References
- "Local Activities in Ferns". Ferns Village website. Retrieved 5 October 2014.