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Castlewellan GAC
Major Club Successes and Photo Gallery


Year
Club Successes and Milestone Events
1920
Down Junior Football Champions (1st)
1924 Down Senior Football Champions (1st)
1927
Ulster Senior Handball Champions (doubles)
East Division Senior Football Championship Winners
1934
Down Senior Football Champions (2nd)
Senior Feis 7’s Winners (1st) – GAA Golden Jubilee
1935
League champions
1936 Down Senior Football Champions (3rd)
League champions
Senior Feis 7’s Winners (2nd)
1937 East Down League Winners
1940 Club reforms after a lapse of 2 years
1946 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (3rd)
1948 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (4th)
1950 Down Senior Football Champions (4th)
Senior Feis 7’s Winners (5th)
1952 Minor League Winners (1st)
East Down Junior League (1st)
1953 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (6th)
U16 East Down Champions (1st)
Club forms an Amateur Dramatic Society
1954 First Club in Ireland to purchase a Club Bus
1955 East Down Junior League Winners (2nd)
Down Division 1 League Winners (1st)
1956 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (7th)
1957 Down Minor Football Championship (1st)
1958 Down Senior Football Champions (5th)
1963 Down Division 1 ‘B’ League winners
1964 Down Division 1 League Winners (2nd)
1965 Down Senior Football Champions (6th)
1966 Down Minor Football Championship (2nd)
East Down Minor League Winners (2nd)
1968 East Down Junior League Winners (3rd)
Down Minor Football Championship (3rd)
Senior Feis 7’s Winners (8th)
1972 East Down U13 League Winners (1st)
1973 Scór Sinsear County winners of Set Dancing Section
1974 All-County "B" League Winners
East Down U16 League Winners (1st)
East Down U16 Championship Winners (2nd)
1975 U16 East Down League Winners (2nd)
U16 East Down Championship (3rd)
1976 Minor Feis 7’s Winners (1st)
First GAA Club in Down to open a Social Club
East Down League Cup Winners
Junior Hurling Team formed
1977 Minor Feis Sevens Winners (2nd)
East Down Reserve League Winners
1978 New Pitch completed -Parc Naomh Maolmhoig officially opened.
All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Kilmacud) (1st)

1979 Ulster 7’s Winners (1st)
Down Division 1 League winners (3rd)
Down Senior Football Champions (7th)
1980 All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Belfield, Dublin)
AIB All Ireland Club of the Year (Category B)-Runners Up
Castlewellan 7’s (All-Ireland Invitation) Winners (1st)
1981 All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Kilmacud) (2nd)
Minor Feis 7’s Winners (3rd)
AIB All Ireland Club of the Year (Category B) – Winners
1982 Down Senior Football Champions(8th)
All County Division 5 League Winners (II’s)
1983 East Down Reserve League Winners (III’s)
1984 Club’s first U14 Hurling Team started by Dermot McCabe
All-County P.R.L. Winners (II’s)
1985 U14 All-County and East Down League Winners (1st)
U14 All-County and East Down C’ship Winners (1st)
1st Club Out-Door Music Festival-Parc Naomh Maolmhoig
1986 U16 East Down Championship Winners (4th)
U15 All-County Og-Sport 7’s Winners (1st)
2nd Club Out-Door Music Festival-Parc Naomh Maolmhoig
1987 U16 All-County ‘B’ Hurling Championship Winners (1st)
3rd Club Out-Door Music Festival-Parc Naomh Maolmhoig
1989 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (9th)
Minor Feis 7’s Winners (4th)
4th (and final) Club Out-Door Music Festival-Parc Naomh Maolmhoig
Scór na nÓg County winners in Set Dancing Section
1990 Castlewellan 7’s (All-Ireland Invitation) Winners (2nd)
U12 East Down Championship Winners (1st)
Special Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1st)
Scór na nÓg County winners in Quiz Team Section
1991 New York Invitation 7's Winners
U16 East Down League Winners (3rd)
U12 East Down League Winners (1st)
U12 East Down Championship Winners (2nd)
Scór na nÓg County winners in Quiz Team Section
1992 Castlewellan 7’s (All-Ireland Invitation) Winners (3rd)
Junior Hurling Feis 7’s Winners (1st)
Scór Sinsear County winners of Ceili Dancing Section
1993 Castlewellan 7’s (All-Ireland Invitation) Winners (4th)
Senior Football Feis 7’s Winners (10th)
Down Junior Football Champions (2nd)
U12 East Down Championship Winners (3rd)
U14 East Down Championship Winners (2nd)
U18 East Down League Winners (1st)
Junior Hurling Feis 7’s Winners (2nd)
1994 Down Senior Football Champions (9th)
U16 Boys East Down Championship Winners (5th)
Scór na nÓg County winners in Quiz Team & Solo Singing Sections
1995 Down Senior Football Champions(10th)
U16 Boys All-County Championship Winners (1st)
U16 Boys East Down Championship Winners (6th)
Ladies All-County Junior League Winners (1st)
Opening of New Members Lounge, and Kitchens
1996 All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Kilmacud) (3rd)
All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Castlewellan) (5th)

U12 Girls County Football Champions (1st)
U16 Girls County Football Champions (1st)
U16 Boys County Football Champions (2nd)
Senior Ladies – Senior County League winners (1st)
Scór Sinsear County Winners in Solo Singing (Aidan Rodgers) (1st)
1997 Senior Feis 7’s Winners (9th)
Down Senior Ladies County Championship Winners (1st)
U16 Girls All-County Champions (1st)
U12 Girls All-County Champions (1st)
Open-Air Music Festival in Castlewellan Forest Park
Down Ladies Senior Football Championship
1998 All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Castlewellan) (6th)
Junior Hurling Feis Sevens winners (3rd)
Newly refurbished Social Club Function Hall opened
U12 Girls All-County Football Champions (3rd)
U16 Girls All-County Football Champions (3rd)
1999 Junior Hurling County Champions (1st)
Castlewellan 7’s (All-Ireland Invitation) Winners (7th)
U12 Girls All-County Football Champions (4th)
U14 Girls All-Ireland Feile Champions (1st)
U16 Girls All-County League (1st) and Championship Winners (4th)
2000 All-Ireland 7’s Champions (Kilmacud) (4th)
U14 East Down Championship Winners (3rd)
2001 Phase 1 of new spectator’s stand and additional changing rooms completed.
2002 Junior Hurling Centenary Feis Sevens Winners (4th Feis winners)
U14 Hurlers – Centenary perpetual (G Hynds) shield (1st)
Purchase of 8.5 acres of land at Dublin Road for two new pitches.
Award of excellence for St. Malachys Park from County Board.
U14 ACL winners (1st)
Seconds Footballers win ACPRL
AIB GAA Club of the Year 2002

AIB County Down Club of the Year 2002

AIB Ulster GAA Club of the Year 2002

2003 Junior Hurling Feis 7's Winners (5th Feis winners)
Minor Feis Sevens Winners (5th)

Minor All County 'B'Championship Winners (1st)
U16 Girls All-County League Winners (2nd)
U16 Boys East Down Championship Winners (7th)
Down Senior Ladies Champions (2nd)
Ladies All-County Senior league Winners (2nd)
U16 All-County 'B' Hurling Championship Winners (2nd)
2003 - East Down Scór Achievement Award
AIB County Down Club of the Year (2nd)
2004 U14 boys Leeds Irish festival football tournament winners
U14 boys East Down 'B' Football Champions (3rd)
U16 boys East Down Football Champions(8th)
U16 boys All-County Football Champions(3rd)

U16 Girls All-County League winners League winners(3rd)
U16 Boys 'Peter Walsh' Tournament Winners (1st)
Bengy Toner selected as centre half back on the Club Down 'Giants of the Game’ (Player’s who had missed out on All-Ireland’ glory)
Mickey McVeigh selected on the Irish News Team of the Decade
Commencement of Dublin Road Playing fields(Sept 15)
Castlewellan Sevens 25th Year Jubilee Sevens.
Award of Excellence for St Malachy’s Park from County Board (2nd).
Minor East Down League winners
2005 Minor - East Down League winners 2005
Down Ladies Senior Football Championship
The 2005 Centenary Committee
U16 boys Hurling Shield Winners
Scor County Champions
Launch of Club History Book "THE TOWN"
2006 Minor - East Down League Winners 2006
McNamee Award for best Club Media Production
All-Ireland 7's Champions (Kilmacud) (5th)
Down Minor Football Championship (4th)
2007 Scór Sinsear County winners of Solo Singing Section (Ciara McCrickard)
Scor Na Og County and Ulster winners Instrumental - Orla McCrickard, Niall McCrickard, Emer Walsh;
New Club pitch completed Dublin Road;
All County Premier Reserve League winners;
All county U16 B Hurling Shield winners;
2008 Senior Feis Sevens Champions (11th)
U12 Camogie County Champions and League winners (1st)
Girl's U14 C League Winners (2nd)
Girls U12 ALL COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE WINNERS (5th)
Senior Ladies – Senior County League winners (3rd)
All County Reserve Football (3rd's) Championship (1st)


Down Senior Football Division One
Castlewellan
Rostrevor
Annaclone
Mayobridge
Bryansford
Burren
Clonduff
Kilcoo
Liatroim
Longstone
Loughinisland
Shamrocks

Down Senior Football Division Two
Downpatrick

An Riocht
Ballyholland
Attical
Ballymartin
Carryduff
Drumgath
Glen
Kilclief
Saval
Tullylish
Glasdruman
Saul
Warrenpoint

Down Senior Football Division Three
Aghaderg
Ballyvarley

Ardglass
Bright
Bosco
Clann na Banna
Darragh Cross
Drumaness
Drumgath
Dundrum
Tullylish