Lancashire GAA

The first Gaelic games recorded in Lancashire were in Liverpool in 1901, with Liverpool Young Irelands defeating Manchester Martyrs infront of around 300 spectators. By 1906, both hurling and camogie were being played regularly in Aintree. In 1927, the teams reported Gaelic games in Liverpool were Earlestown, Eire Og (now known as John Mitchels), Exiles, Gaels, Kathleen ni Houlihans (a camogie team), Thomas Ashes, and Terence McSwineys, as well as Granuaile in Southport and St Brigid's in Manchester. By 1989, there were 6 ladies’ football teams in the Pennine area forming the Pennine League: Emerald Gaels (featuring many of the defunct Tir Conaill team), St Lawrences, Pride of Eireann and St Brendans all in Manchester, Shannon Rangers in Bolton, and Brothers Pearse in Huddersfield. and the county teams were dominant in British ladies' Gaelic football through the 1990s,with Emerald Gaels winning the Junior All-Britain Club Championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, and the county team winning the All-Britain County Championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. In hurling, Lancashire competed in the Lory Meagher Cup for the first time in 2015, and entered the National Hurling League in 2018, winning the Division 3B title on their first attempt. Fullen Gaels reached the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Final at Croke Park in 2013 and 2015. The county crest depicts the Celtic cross and shamrock, the red rose of Lancashire and a ship representing the voyage taken by all of those who have left Ireland to make Lancashire their home or the place they are passing through. The crest was designed by former county secretary Seán Hackett in 2007. ==Football==

Clubs As of 2026, there are two senior men's teams in Lancashire, John Mitchels and St Brendans, competing in the Lancashire Men's Senior Football Championship. There are 6 clubs currently playing in the Lancashire Men's Junior Football Championship, and 6 clubs with active underage sections. There has previously be other clubs in the county, with St Annes (Manchester) and St Patricks (Chester) folding in recent years. There is one intermediate women's team, John Mitchels, who compete in the North of Britain Intermediate Championship against Glaschu Gaels (Glasgow), Dunedin Connollys (Edinburgh), and Roger Casements (Coventry). There are four junior teams competing in the Junior League and Lancashire Ladies' Junior Football Championship, and a number of teams operating underage sections. Lancashire Men's Senior Football Championship winners • 1951 Oisins • 1952 John Mitchels • 1953 Oisins • 1954 - • 1955 Shannon Rangers • 1956 - • 1957 Oisins • 1958 St Wilfreds • 1959 Oisins • 1960 Shannon Rangers • 1961 Harp & Shamrocks • 1962 Harp & Shamrocks • 1963 - • 1964 St Brendans • 1965 John Mitchels • 1966 John Mitchels • 1967 St Brendans • 1968 St Brendans • 1969 Oisins • 1970 St Brendans • 1971 St Brendans • 1972 St Brendans • 1973 De La Salle • 1974 De La Salle • 1975 St Brendans • 1976 Oisins • 1977 Oisins • 1978 St Brendans • 1979 St Brendans • 1980 St Brendans • 1981 Oisins • 1982 Oisins • 1983 St Brendans • 1984 St Brendans • 1985 St Brendans • 1986 St Brendans • 1987 St Peters • 1988 St Brendans • 1989 St Brendans • 1990 St Brendans • 1991 St Brendans • 1992 St Peters • 1993 St Peters • 1994 Oisins • 1995 St Peters • 1996 St Brendans • 1997 St Peters • 1998 St Lawrences • 1999 John Mitchels • 2000 St Peters • 2001 St Peters • 2002 Oisins • 2003 St Lawrences • 2004 St Peters • 2005 St Peters • 2006 Oisins • 2007 John Mitchels • 2008 John Mitchels • 2009 John Mitchels • 2010 St Peters • 2011 John Mitchels • 2012 St Peters • 2013 John Mitchels • 2014 John Mitchels • 2015 John Mitchels • 2016 John Mitchels • 2017 Oisins • 2018 Oisins • 2019 Oisins • 2020 Oisins • 2021 St Brendans • 2022 St Brendans • 2023 John Mitchels • 2024 John Mitchels • 2025 St Brendans Roll of honour • 22 - St Brendans • 16 - Oisins • 14 - John Mitchels • 11 - St Peters • 2 - Shannon Rangers, Harp & Shamrocks, De La Salle, St Lawrences • 1 - St Wilfrids County team Lancashire fields a men's county team in the All-Britain Junior Football Championship and a ladies' county team in the Britain LGFA Junior Championship. The Lancashire men have not won the All-Britain since the tournament was restructured in 2022, and so have not yet competed in the new format of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. Honours • '''Men's''' • All-Ireland Junior Football Championship • Runners-Up (4): 1949, 1953, 1958, 1963 • All-Britain Junior Football Championship • Winners (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 • Runners-Up (2): 2007, 2009 • Ladies' • All-Britain Junior Football Championship • Winners (4): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 • Runners-Up: 1998 ==Hurling and camogie==

Clubs The hurling clubs compete in the Lancashire Senior Hurling Championship and Lancashire Junior League, along with Yorkshire Emeralds (Leeds) and Ceann Creige (Glasgow). In camogie, Fullen Gaels compete in the Northern Division of the Britain Camogie Senior League against Ceann Creige (Glasgow), with Wolfe Tones competing in the Northern Division of the Intermediate League against Erin Go Bragh and John Mitchels (both Birmingham). County team The Lancashire men's hurling team compete in the Lory Meagher Cup, the fifth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, and Divison 4 of the National Hurling League. Honours • Lory Meagher Cup • Runners-Up (2): 2018, 2019, 2023 • All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship • Runners-Up: 1931 • National Hurling League Division 3B • Winners (1): 2018 ==References==