Culloville Blues GAC
The earliest mention of a football team in our village is “Culloville William O’Briens” in 1888
The next main name came in 1910 when “Culloville Sons of O’Connell” was affiliated.
The now famous “Culloville Blues” club name was designated in 1916
Other names mentioned in tournaments:
Fane Rovers
Ballynacarry Emmetts
Culloville Boers – 1904
Culloville Rovers
Internal league teams were The Geraldines, The Harps, The Red Hands, The Emmetts, The Rovers & the Plunketts
Other teams in the parish that Culloville men played for:
Corlis Mitchels
The Dillions – Clonalig Dillions
The Plunketts – Crossmaglen Plunketts
Crievekeernan Harps
Creggan Red Hands
Mobane
Venues:
Cunnighams field / Tom Kellys– now Malachy Conlon park
Emmett Watters field
Courtenay’s field, Loughross
Pat Boyles meadow
Connolly’s Field, “The Ball Field” of Rassan
Rafferty’s / Keegans field
Annaghad
Boyles field – Glassdrummanaghy (Glassdrumonaghy)
“Jim’s field” – Jim McCreesh’s field Corrismoo now Gaelic Park
Current new field on Concession Rd – Glassdrumonaghy
Colours
Pre 1910 – Green & Black
Post 1910 – Blue & White
Roll of honour
Armagh Minor Championship -1958
(Amalgamation with Mullaghbawn and Crossmaglen)
Armagh Junior Championship -1951, 1975
Armagh Intermediate Championship -1982, 1998, 2011
Armagh U18 Div 2 League & Championship 2010
Armagh U18 Div 3 League & Championship 2012, 2013
Armagh U16 Div 2 League 2013
Armagh U14 Div 2 League 2010
Armagh U14 Div 2 Shield 2010
South Armagh Junior League -1960, 1961, 1962
South Armagh U21 League -1976, 1977, 1978
South Armagh U14 League -1985, 1988, 1991, 2010
South Armagh U12 League – 2009
South Armagh U10 League – 2002
Division Three Winners -1982, 1992, 2003
Division Three Runners Up -1974 (Promoted)
Division Two Runners Up -1975, 1977 (Promoted)
Division Three Club of the Year -1982
Co. Minor Player of the Year – Runner Up 1974 – Malachy Watters
Division Three Player of the Year – Runner Up 1974 – Gerry McMahon
Division One Player of the Year -1978 – Fran McMahon
Division Three Player of the Year – 1981 – Malachy Watters
Division Three Player of the Year – 1982 – Fran McMahon
Co. Senior Player of the Year – 1982 – Fran McMahon
Division One Player of the Year – 2011 – Kieran Hatzer
Representatives
1984 – Fran McMahon – Ireland v Australia Compromise Rules Series
Railway Cup – Fran McMahon – 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.
All Star Replacement Award – Fran McMahon 1982
1993 & 94 – Kieran Hatzer – Armagh U16 All Ireland hurling
1996 – Kieran Hatzer – Captained Armagh minors to All Ireland hurling success.
2000 – Kieran Hatzer – Armagh All Ireland Junior hurling.
2005 – Colm Watters – Ireland v Australia U17 International Schoolboy Compromise Rules Series
2011 – Gaelic Life Ulster All-Star Awards, goalkeeper Kieran McMahon
2013 – Anthony Watters – DCU All Ireland Freshers
ULSTER S.F.C. MEDALS
Patsy McCreesh – 1953 All Ireland Plaque 1953
Fran McMahon – 1977, 1980, 1982. All Ireland Plaque 1977
Alan O’Neill – 1999, 2000
ULSTER J.F.C. MEDALS
Petie Maguire -1951
Malachy Watters -1985
Seamus Maguire – 1985
ULSTER U21 MEDALS
Alan O’Neill 1998
Shane O’Neill 2004
ULSTER M.F.C. MEDALS
Jim Keegan – 1953
Reb Maguire – 1954
Oliver Agnew – 1957
Michael Mooney – 1961
Seamus Watters – 1968
Colm Watters – 2005
Darren Rowland – 2005
Niall Rowland – 2009
All Ireland M.F.C. MEDALS
Niall Rowland – 2009
All Ireland U21 F.C. MEDALS
Shane O’Neill – 2004
All Ireland Colleges – HOGAN CUP
John Gregory – 1967
Gerard Callan – 1998
Darren Rowland – 2005
ULSTER COLLEGES MAC RORY CUP
Michael O’Callaghan -1949, 1950
Jim Keegan – 1953
Michael Mooney – 1959
John Gregory -1967
Terence McCreesh – 1987
Gerard Callan – 1998
Darren Rowland – 2005
UC – RANNAFAST CUP
Owen Devlin – 1961
Michael Mooney – 1959
Paul Blessing – 1990
UC – CORN NA NOG CUP
Thomas Nugent – 1983
Terence McCreesh – 1983
Paddy Murphy – 1998
Eugene Devlin – 1998
Anthony Watters – 2008
UC – DALTON CUP
Michael Nugent – 2012
Ryan Garvey – 2012
Matthew McCreesh – 2012
Ulster Schools Brother Ennis Cup
Shane Carragher – 2010
Fergal Traynor – 2010
Gavin McVerry – 2010
PJ McCann – 2010
