Fr. Murphy's is a Gaelic football, camogie, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club based in West London.[1][2]
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| Founded: | 1958 | ||||||||
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| County: | London | ||||||||
| Colours: | Purple and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Old Deer Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°27′55″N 0°18′33″W / 51.4653°N 0.3093°W | ||||||||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1958 as Fr. Murphy's Hurling and Football Club in the Sir Robert Peel pub, Kilburn, to cater to Irish immigrants from County Wexford. It is named for Father John Murphy, Wexford hero of the 1798 Rebellion.[3]
A ladies' Gaelic football team was created in 1988, and camogie in 1998.[4]
Fr Murphy's won four London SHC titles in 2000–2005.[3] The club is based in Acton and uses the Old Deer Park in Richmond as well as the playing fields at Wormwood Scrubs.
Honours
edit- London Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
- London Senior Hurling League (?): 1961
- London Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1960, 2016, 2019
- London Intermediate Hurling League (?): 1960
- London Junior Hurling Championship (?): 1959
- London Junior Hurling League (?): 1959
- London Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1998
Notable players
edit- Evelyn Quigley (camogie)
References
edit- ^ "Fr. Murphy's triumph". Irish Independent. 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Ballinascreen hammer Father Murphy's of London to win Ulster Junior Twinning final". Irish Independent. 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Synonymous with Fr Murphy's - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Murphy's all set for birthday". Irish Independent. 13 January 2018.