Patrick Sarsfields GAA explained

Patrick Sarsfields Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.^{[2] [3]}

History

Patrick Sarsfields were founded on 6 October 1906 and were named after the Jacobite leader Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (c. 1660 – 1693).^[4]

In hurling, they have only won the county championship once, in 1974. That year they reached the final of the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, losing to Ballycran.

The Gaelic football team have been county champions four times, most recently in 1985.^[5]

The club attracted media attention in 2016 after two Syrian refugee children, Ahmed and Renad Soda, were stars of their underage teams.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Honours

Gaelic football

• Antrim Senior Football Championship (4): 1913, 1941, 1967, 1985
• Antrim Senior Football League (8): 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1962, 1969, 1974, 1985
• Antrim Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1995
• Antrim Intermediate Football League (2): 1935, 1936
• Antrim Junior Football Championship (5): 1940, 2017
• Beringer Cup (2): 1955, 2006
• Antrim Minor Football Championship (2): 1963, 1985^[9]

Hurling

• Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1974
• Antrim Senior Hurling League (3): 1930s
• Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 1972, 2017
• Antrim Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1930, 1932
• South Antrim Hurling League (4): 1949, 1956, 1958, 2021
• South Antrim Junior Hurling Championship (4): 1941, 1944, 1953, 1984^[10]

External links

• Official page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patrick Sarsfields Belfast - Antrim GAA. antrim.gaa.ie.
2. Web site: Fahy Bambury to sponsor GAA club Patrick Sarsfields. Irish Legal. News.
3. Book: Walker, Stephen. Ireland's Call: Irish Sporting Heroes Who Fell in the Great War. 14 September 2015. Merrion Press. 9781785370212 . Google Books.
4. Web site: Padraíg Saírseíl (@Paddies1906) - Twitter. twitter.com.
5. Web site: Paddies History - Padraíg Saírseíl CLG, Aontroim. sites.google.com.
6. Web site: Syrian refugee brother and sister win GAA titles with west Belfast club Patrick Sarsfields - SportsJOE.ie.
7. Web site: This Syrian refugee is turning heads as an up-and-coming GAA star - Buzz.ie. Seán. Fahey.
8. Web site: Syrian siblings shine for Sarsfields. www.gaa.ie.
9. Web site: Football - Padraíg Saírseíl CLG, Aontroim. sites.google.com.
10. Web site: Hurling - Padraíg Saírseíl CLG, Aontroim. sites.google.com.