Parnells Ladies Gaelic Football Club was formed in 1988 , reaching the semi-final of the Championship in theirfirst year, when they were beaten by the eventual winners The Kingdom .
In 1992 they were runners-up, but with great determination and perseverance they captured the title in 1993,a feat repeated in 1994 and 1995.

In 1994 they played Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) in the semi-final of the All-Ireland Club Ladies Championship, the game was played at Parnell Park, London , it was a close run match with the Parnells girls losing by the narrowest of margins - a single point.
For the the first time they reached the All Ireland 7 a-side semi-final in 1994 , 1995 saw Parnells winning the All-Ireland 7 a-side Tournament bringing the Cup back across the water.

This was a tremendous achievement by Parnells, who were the first British based Ladies club team to win an All-Ireland title. Along the way they defeated the reigning champions, Timahoe (Laois) 4-5 to 3-4. Also that same year Parnells reached the Final of the All-Ireland Club Championship Final beating Clan na Gael (Roscommon) on the way and met the Champions Ballymacarbry (Waterford) in the Final where they lost, but Parnells were the first British Club to achieve a place at this level.

In 1996 Parnells won the Senior Championship for the fourth year running. Also Parnells reached the semi-final of the Club Championship which was lost to St. Euans of Donegal by 2 points. In 1997, 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 and 2005Parnells Won the Senior Championship and Mary Feehan Cup, this was followed by wining the League in the same years .
2006 saw many new players arrive, they helped to add to the success of the club when the championship was retained in a final that was one of the best Gaelic games in London this year.

Parnells won a place in the All Ireland Intermediate Final of 2004 where they were narrowly defeated by Niobh Aban of Cork , this has been followed by Club Semi Final places in the years since .

Parnells Ladies have been a big playing contributor to the London Ladies County efforts and continue their efforts at promoting Ladies Gaelic football through their athletic endeavor.

2008 offered Parnells an opportunity to actively engaged with schools and younger local players, many of our existing settled panel have come through and have added to a new dimension to our club.
The delayed 2007 Mary Feehan Cup final and its retention in the 2008 competition provided platforms for our new young talent to express their ability on the big stage, and with support from our established players we expect strong new chapters will be added to our history.
2008 also saw London Ladies win an All Ireland title for the first time since 1993, defeating Derry the team had several Parnells players who along with their team-mates worked very hard throughout the summer to bring home this rare piece of silver.
The 2008 Provincial 9-A-Side was retained by Parnells Ladies, a feat added to by their capture of the London 7-A-Side later on in the year.

You too can make history.
Ladies Gaelic football is a great game, not just its athletics but also its camaraderie, its capacity to bring people together, providing support to and from a tightly knit group and being a collective part of the community we live in.

If you would like to add to our game as a player or in any other capacity please don't hesitate to contact us , we welcome all members whatever their experience or background in sport , you can contact Parnells Ladies from these Links

admin@size4.org or info@parnells.org

London Gaelic games have been here for over one hundred years, Ladies gaelic football clubs are a well established part of London ladies sport, be part of it.


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