Dungiven GAC
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St Canice's GAC Dungiven (Irish: Cumann Chainnigh Naofa Dún Geimhin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is part of Derry GAA. It currently caters for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The hurling club in the town is Kevin Lynch's.
Cumann Chainnigh Naofa Dún Geimhin | |||||||||
Founded: | 1943 | ||||||||
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County: | Derry | ||||||||
Nickname: | The Magpies | ||||||||
Colours: | Black and white | ||||||||
Grounds: | Páirc Uí Cáithaín | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 54°55′32.87″N 6°55′06.88″W | ||||||||
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The club's biggest success was when they won the 1997 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. They have also won the Derry Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, and the Derry GAA Senior Hurling Championship nine times.
Dungiven GAC was a combined football and hurling club until 1981. Following the death of Kevin Lynch (an Irish National Liberation Army volunteer from Dungiven) on hunger strike the hurling team changed its name as a mark of respect and became a separate club.