Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club

Derry-based Gaelic games club

54°55′20.96″N 6°54′15.71″W / 54.9224889°N 6.9043639°W / 54.9224889; -6.9043639Playing kits

Standard colours

Senior Club Championships

	All Ireland	Ulster champions	Derry champions
Hurling:	-	-	23*

Kevin Lynch Hurling Club (Irish: Cumann lomanaíochta Chaoímhín Uí Loínsigh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.^[1] They currently cater for hurling. The Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club in the town is St. Canice's GAC.

History

Dungiven has two Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. The Gaelic football club called Dungiven GAC was founded in 1943 and originally included a hurling section. In 1981 the hurling section of Dungiven GAC was renamed in honour of Kevin Lynch from Dungiven who died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike, whilst the football team retained the existing name. Kevin Lynch's club retained the hurling honours won as Dungiven as part of its history.

Hurling titles

* = Includes championships won as part of Dungiven GAC

Derry Senior Hurling Championship
- 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Derry Junior Hurling Championship
- 2001

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

Derry Hurling Championship winning line-ups:

Year	Kevin Lynch's line-up in final	Opponent	Ref
2008	Brian Lagan; Mark Craig, Conal McCloskey, Eoghin Farren; Paul Sweeney, Liam Hinphey (c), Aaron McCloskey; Ciaran Herron, Kevin Hinphey; Barry Kelly, Emmett McKeever, Geoffrey McGonigle; Fergal McGuigan, Feidhlim Kelly, Ryan O’Kane. Subs used:Mark McCormick for Barry Kelly (36 mins)	Swatragh	^[2]

Well-known hurlers

Kieran McKeever - former Derry dual player
Brian McGilligan - former Derry dual player
Geoffrey McGonagle - former Derry dual player

References

^ "Kevin Lynch Hurling Club". www.kevinlynchs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ McCann, Chris (30 September 2008). "Lynch's experience sees them edge out Davitt's". County Derry Post. pp. 94–95.