St. Malachy’s – A Brief History

 The St. Malachy’s club was founded in 1964 by Joe Clarke and Seamus Casey.  In the early years the club competed at juvenile level and the first title came to Malachy’s in 1967 when the Under 17 championship was won.

1969 saw adult teams from St. Malachys compete for the first time and success came very quickly with the junior team, led by current Count Chairman, Séamus Ó Faoláin, winning the 1970 championship.  The Derrevarragh Cup was also captured in 1970.

1974 saw the annexing of the Intermediate league and this was retained in 1975.  1975 also saw the club win the Intermediate championship, beating Tyrrellspass in the final.

The club made their mark at Senior level, winning the Feis Cup in 1979 and 1980.  1981 saw the high-point in the club’s history when the Senior title was won.  After a very sluggish start to the “League” championship, St. Malachy’s came good and qualified for the final versus Athlone.  St. Malachy’s took the “Flanagan Cup” on a 1-9 to 1-8 scoreline to start great celebrations in the Castletown/Dysart area.

The club played in three more finals in the eighties – 1982, 1983 and 1985 - but unfortunately success eluded.  The juvenile club captured the Under 12 title in 1991.  In 1994 St. Malachys were relegated to Intermediate ranks and, indeed, the Intermediate final was contested in 1998 when Ballymore were the winners.

The Intermediate title was finally claimed in 2001 when St. Malachy’s overcame Rosemount.  The club also captured the Intermediate cup in 2001.

The clubs latest success at senior level came in 2005 when they were crowned Feis Cup Champions.

St. Malachys have also enjoyed success off the pitch in the Scór competition, the highlight coming when Mary Garvin, Sean Fallon and Edward Bouabbse captured the All-Ireland Scór na nÓg Question Time title.

Senior Roll of Honour

To read a match report from the final please click on the relevant match. (work in progress).
Match Reports reproduced by kind permission of The Westmeath Examiner Ltd.

1970    Derrevarragh Cup
1970    Junior Championship
1974    Intermediate League
1975    Intermediate Championship
1979    Feis Cup
1980    Feis Cup
1981    Senior Championship
1981    Leinster Club Championship
1995  Division 3 League
2001    Intermediate Championship
2001    Intermediate Cup
2005    Feis Cup
2010 ACL Div 6 League

Underage Roll of Honour

Under 21
Ennell Shamrocks, Premier Champions 1999

Minor
Ennell Shamrocks, Premier Champions 1997
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 1 League Champions 2003
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 1 Champions 2004
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 2 Champions 2009
Ennell Shamrocks, Premier Champions 2010

Under 17
1967    Under 17 Championship

Under 16
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 2 League Champions 1995
Ennell Shamrocks, Premier Champions 1999
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 2 Champions 2001
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 2 League Champions 2003
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 1 League Champions 2009
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 1 Champions 2009
Ennell Shamrocks, Premier Champions 2009

Under 14
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 2 League Champions 2001
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Feile Shield Winners 2002
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 1 League Champions 2006
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 2 Champions 2007
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Division 1 Shield Winners 2011

Under 12
St. Malachys, Club Division 2 Champions 1991
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 2 Champions 1996
St. Malachys/Ballinagore, Club Division 2 Champions 1998