Castletown Liam Mellows Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Castletown, County Wexford, Ireland.[1]
History
Castletown Liam Mellows are named for the Irish revolutionary Liam Mellows (1892–1922), who is buried in Castletown; his mother was from nearby Inch. They were founded in 1886. They won nine county titles between 1965 and 1981, but then suffered a drought until 2010. They won again in 2019 and 2022, putting them top of the all-time list.[2][3][4]
Liam Mellows play at Páirc Perry in Tomnahely, 1.6 km (1 mi) southwest of Castletown.[5][6]
Honours
Gaelic football
- Wexford Senior Football Championship (13): 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2024
- Wexford Junior Football Championship (1): 1960[7]
Hurling
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1967
- Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1964[7]
Notable players
References
- ^ "Community clubs together to promote wellbeing at Castletown Liam Mellows GAA Healthy Week". independent.
- ^ Furlong, Brendan (16 October 2022). "Wexford SFC: Castletown's dominant second half clinches title". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Shelmaliers seeking the double as they take on Castletown in Wexford Senior football championship final". independent.
- ^ Fagan, Ronan (16 October 2022). "Castletown upset Shelmaliers to take Wexford title". rte.ie.
- ^ "Castletown on top". independent.
- ^ "Realt leave it late". independent.
- ^ a b "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling". hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Castletown create upset with superb second-half to stun Shelmaliers in Wexford Senior football final". independent.