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Early Success [page 2]
Despite the relatively early success of the club on the playing fields, many problems faced the newly formed club, not least of which was the lack of training facilities and it was quite obvious from the start that the purchase of club grounds must be treated as a matter of urgency.
On November 1st 1963, the Showgrounds was purchased from the Cavan Agricultural Society for £1000 after a lot of delicate negotiations.
Photo shows the official handing over of the keys of the old Showgrounds by the late Mr. P.N.Smith Solr. to Cavan Gaels Chairman Paddy Conaty. Also included in this photograph are from left Brendan Dunne (R.I.P.), Benny Cafferty (R.I.P.), Tommy Hughes, Sean Galligan, Maurice Brady (R.I.P.), T.M.Gilroy (R.I.P.), Paddy O'Reilly, Richard Black (R.I.P.), A.J. Timmons (R.I.P.).
On the Showgrounds site two playing pitches were developed, a main pitch and a practice field. It was decided to call the park, the Terry Coyle Memorial Park, in honour of the late Terry Coyle (1909-1944), a member of the Cavan 1933 All-Ireland winning football team, who lived nearby.
Terry Coyle Memorial Park was officially opened on Sunday May 24th 1970 by the late Séamus O'Riain, Vice-President of the G.A.A. Following this, Cavan Gaels played the then county champions Crosserlough and Cavan faced Kerry, the All Ireland champions at the time in an inter-county friendly.
September 1979 saw the completion of the second phase of the development of Terry Coyle Park with the building of a dressing room complex, a covered stand to accommodate 500 spectators, two dugouts, a jogging track, floodlighting of the playing area, a turnstile area and the erection of walls at the entrance and around the car park.
Great credit is due to the men, most of whom no longer with us, who had the vision foresight and strength of character to effect this amalgamation back in 1957. It was an inspired decision which has borne fruit many times.
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Official handing over of Terry Coyle Park
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Club Officers 1970
Back row [l-r]: Tommy hughes, PJ Carroll, Seamus Caffrey; Front row [l-r]: Niall Crowe, TM Gilroy, Maurice Brady
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Terry Coyle
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27.02.09
[Minor Lg.]
Cavan Gaels 1-12
Lavey 0-8
19.10.08
[SFC Final]
Cavan Gaels 0-15
Denn 0-7
15.12.07
[U - 21 Chp]
Cavan Gaels 0-3
Castlerahan 2-7
01.12.07
[U - 21 Chp]
Cavan Gaels 2-9
Lurgan 0-7
24.11.07
[Sen. Div 1]
Cavan Gaels 0-8
Gowna 0-5
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