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An Ríocht GAC

An Ríocht

Founded:

1981

County:

Down

Nickname:

Kingdom

Colours:

Green, White and Gold

Grounds:

An Ríocht GAA Playing Fields,
Dunavil Road,
Kilkeel,
County Down,
BT34 4JT

Coordinates:

54°02′59.14″N 6°02′01.66″W / 54.0497611°N 6.0337944°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

An Ríocht GAC is a GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Club based in County Down, Northern Ireland. The club provides teams from underage level to adult level in both Gaelic football and camogie. The club is one of 47 in Down GAA.

It is based in the Mournes just outside Kilkeel at Dunavil Road.

The club today

An Ríocht GAC is one of the main clubs in County Down today. The club has camogie teams and football teams at Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Minor, Seconds, Thirds, Under-21 and Senior Level as well as a youth club. The youth club goes under the name of The Kingdom Youth Club.

The Senior Football team are in Division 2 and play in the Down Senior Football Championship. An Ríocht is regularly represented on Down GAA teams. In 2010 three An Ríocht players started on the Down team which lost the All-Ireland Final to Cork - Brendan McVeigh, Martin Clarke and John Clarke, while James Colgan was a member of the 2010 Down panel. Brendan McVeigh and Martin Clarke also picked up GAA GPA All Stars Awards in 2010.

Recent Notable Players

Brendan McVeigh, former Down goalkeeper and 2010 All Star
James Colgan, former Down footballer and 2005 All Ireland winning Minor Captain
Mike Quinn, former Down footballer All Ireland medal winner 1991, Sigerson Cup Winner with Queen's in 1990
Gerard Colgan, former Down footballer and All Ireland medal winner 1994
John Clarke, former Down footballer
Martin Clarke, former Australian rules football with Collingwood & Down player
Daniel Flynn, former Down footballer and Sigerson Cup winner with UCD
Gary Cunningham, former Down footballer
John Lavery, former Down footballer

External links

v t e Down GAA clubs
Senior Football Championship	Ballyholland Bredagh Bryansford Burren Carryduff Castlewellan Clonduff Glenn Kilcoo Liatroim Longstone Loughinisland Mayobridge RGU Downpatrick Saul Warrenpoint
Intermediate Football Championship	Atticall Annaclone Ballymartin Clann na Banna Darragh Cross Drumaness Drumgath Newry Bosco Newry Shamrocks An Ríocht Rostrevor Saval St John's St Paul's Teconnaught Tullylish
Junior Football Championship	Aghaderg Ardglass Aughlisnafin Bright Dromara Dundrum East Belfast Glasdrumman Kilclief St Michael's
Senior Hurling Championship	Ballycran Ballygalget Bredagh Liatroim Newry Shamrocks Portaferry
Intermediate Hurling Championship	Ballela Carryduff Clonduff Warrenpoint
Junior Hurling Championship	Ballyvarley Castlewellan East Belfast Kilclief

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The club today

Recent Notable Players

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