Mullinalaghta St Columba's GAA
Mullinalaghta St Columba's are a Gaelic football club based in Mullinalaghta, County Longford, Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1889 | ||||||||
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| County: | Longford | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Half-Parish, Columbas, Mull | ||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | The Laurels, Derrycassan | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°49′20.77″N 7°31′38.76″W | ||||||||
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They were the 2018 Longford senior football champions, having previously won the title in 1948, 1950, 2016 and 2017.
In 2018 they became the first Longford club to reach a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship final, which they won beating Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin on a scoreline of 1-8 to 1-6 on 9 December.[1][2][3][4]
History
The club was founded in 1889.
The club's first recorded title was an intermediate title in 1931.
The club was noted for its success during the 1940s and 1950s, winning the senior league in 1945 & 5 in a row league titles (1947 to 1951) and senior championship titles in 1948 & 1950 at county level.
The club went through very lean times from the mid 1950s through till late 1970s.
The club won a junior championship in 1977.
The club won an intermediate title in 1990, junior in 1996, and intermediate in 2000 & 2007
Achievements
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (1) 2018[5][6]
- Longford Senior Football Championship (5) 1948, 1950, 2016,[7] 2017,[8] 2018
- Longford Intermediate Football Championship (4) 1931, 1990, 2000, 2007
- Longford Junior Football Championship (2) 1977, 1996
- Leader Cup (Longford Senior League) (10) 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 (2018 final not played)
- Longford All-County League Division 1 (3) 2017, 2018, 2019
References
- "Mullinalaghta claim fairytale Leinster title by beating Kilmacud Crokes". Irish Examiner. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Eamonn Sweeney: 'Mullinalaghta miracle: The greatest club story ever told'". Irish Independent. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Mullinalaghta miracle shows others that 'dreams can come true'". Irish Independent. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "'There's a church, a pub and a school' - GAA giant-killers Mullinalaghta to appear on the Late Late". Irish Independent. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "Wilderness to Leinster champions - Mullinalaghta story sums up magic of club game". The 42. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Mullinalaghta pull off seismic shock and stun Kilmacud in Leinster football final". The 42. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Longford SFC final: McElligott goal the difference as Mul' end long wait". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Longford SFC final: Mullinalaghta secure local bragging rights". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.