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Urris GAA Club 50th anniversary
book launch
10.12.19
IN the late summer of
1969 a group of young men in the Urris area decided
to form a Gaelic football team and club.
Fifty years have come and gone, since the humble
beginnings and that first meeting in Danny Friel’s
barn. |
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Urris GAA club history book launch,
l-r Edward McLaughlin, John J Friel, President John
Horan, Rose Kelly (Editor) and Danny Friel. |
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To celebrate the 50th
Golden Jubilee a Gala Banquet was held in the
Ballyliffin Hotel on October 27th and 'From humble
beginnings to Crampsey Park', the history of the
club publication, was launched by GAA President John
Horan. The book covers the many highs of the Urris
GAA from 1969-2019 and also some of the lows over
the past fifty years. |
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Front cover of 'From humble
beginnings to Crampsey Park', the Urris GAA club
history publication. |
The book is now on sale
locally and around the Inishowen peninsula at only
€10.
You can pick up a copy at Friel's Shop, Dunaff,
Catriona's Newsagents, Clonmany, Centra, Clonmany,
Mullins Foodstore, Ballyliffin, Macs Book Store,
Buncrana, Inishowen Co-op, Carndonagh, Doherty/Fintans
Shop, Carndonagh and All Cash Stores, Malin or by
contacting any committee member. This is the perfect
Christmas gift for a family member at home or
abroad, especially those who have been involved with
the club down the years. |
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