Seán McDermott's GFC is a Gaelic Football club in Mountrush, a townland in the civil parish of Ardee, County Louth, Ireland, which fields teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. 'The Seán's' compete in the Louth Junior Championship[1] and Division 3B of the county football Leagues. Aidan Shevlin is the senior team manager.[2]
History
The club is named after County LeitrimrepublicanSeán Mac Diarmada, who was executed for his participation in the Easter Rising of 1916. Players are drawn from the neighbouring Ardee townlands of Cookstown and Mountrush.
In 1974, the club won the county Junior 'Double' of League and Championship titles.[3]Dundalk Young Irelands were defeated in the MacArdle Cup final, while in the Championship title match, the Sean's triumphed over Ardee neighbours St Mary's, on a scoreline of 0–07 to 0–05.[4]