St Patrick's Carrickcruppen GFC


St Patrick's Carrickcruppen Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club within Armagh GAA. It is one of three GAA clubs in the village of Camlough, near Newry, in the south-east of Armagh.
It currently plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Senior Championship, and in the All-County League.

History

The club was founded in 1944. The founding members were Oliver Loughran, Colin Crilly, Paddy Carlisle, Bobby Browne and James Galloghly. Magill's field was the club's pitch for many years, before its relocation to the current grounds on Lowes Lane.
To date Carrickcruppen has won four Armagh championships.
In 1979 Carrickcruppen lost the Ulster GAA Senior Club Football Championship to Scotstown of Monaghan.

Honours

Armagh Under 16 Championship
1993
Armagh Minor Div 3 Championship
2017

Notable players

The camogie team associated with the club has produced players who have represented Armagh and Ulster.