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The 71,573 who watched Down play Kerry in 1961 still stands as a record for an All-Ireland SFC semi-final. In 1968, Down defeated Kerry with Sean O'Neill and John Murphy goals, again in a two-minute spell. Despite a famous prediction that Down would go on to win three-in-a-row, [citation needed] the county took twenty years to regain its status.
The Down county football team represents Down GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic sport of football.The team competes in three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The Down Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down GAA Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down SHC) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903.
The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903. Kilcoo are the title holders defeating Burren in the Final. [1]
Down played in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship for three years in the 1970s, even playing Antrim in an unusual Leinster semi-final at Croke Park in 1979.. Although Down had not won the All-Ireland B championship in four final appearances, when the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was revived, Down won titles in 1992, 1995 and 1997, losing the All-Ireland semi-finals by 14, 11 and 16 ...
Down: Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon [4] Sunday 2 February Group Down: 1-19 v 2-15 Cork: Páirc Esler, Newry [5] Saturday 15 February Group Down: 1-18 v 0-24 Meath: Páirc Esler, Newry [6] Sunday 23 February Group Louth: 2-17 v 0-22 Down: Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda [7] Saturday 1 March Group Cavan: 1-20 v 1-18 Down: Breffni Park, Cavan [8] Saturday 15 ...
Páirc Esler (/ ˌ p ɑːr k ˈ ɛ s l ər / park ESS-lər, Irish: [ˌpˠaːɾʲc ˈɛsˠlˠəɾˠ]; also Irish: Páirc an Iúir [ˈpˠaːɾʲc ənʲ ˈuːɾʲ]) is a GAA stadium in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the home of the Down Gaelic football and hurling teams and the Newry Shamrocks GAA club. The ground has a capacity of ...
Down's entry into the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was dependent on their performance in the National League campaign. Because Down got relegated they did not qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and instead will play in the inaugural Tailteann Cup. The draw for the first round was made on 15 May 2022 with ...