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Doire Trasna
Sarsfields’ sporting history and St Mary’s influence on a regional award reveal community life on the south shore of Lough Neagh.
The name
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An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Doire Trasna · Irish · main form · validated name
- Derrytrasna · English · main form
Place & story
Women’s football at High Moss
High Moss Sarsfields was formed in 1926. Its ladies’ football team began in the club’s seventy-fifth-anniversary year, after local players encouraged its formation in 2000. The LGFA’s club account places the first competitive season in 2001, in Armagh’s second league division and Junior Championship. This new football team followed earlier periods of women’s camogie at Sarsfields in the 1930s, 1970s and 1980s, extending a long local tradition of women’s sport. [2]
Kevin McAlinden’s community work
Kevin McAlinden played for Sarsfields and Armagh at minor and senior level, later serving in the club’s administration. On his death in 2023, the club recalled his Armagh Clubman of the Year award in 1983 and his contribution to building the community hall in the late 1980s. He was also a céilí-band musician and played with St Mary’s Pipe Band, travelling with it to Savannah for St Patrick’s Day celebrations in 1987. [3]
The Derrytrasna Pastoral Care Award
St Mary’s Primary School gave its name to an award extending well beyond the village. Plans were announced during an education minister’s visit in June 2013, and the awards launched in 2014. The Department of Education credited the school’s exceptional care for a seriously ill pupil as their inspiration. The scheme recognised schools’ collective support for pupils and families, with a preschool category subsequently added alongside primary and post-primary awards. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Oneilland East
- Civil parish
- Montiaghs and Islands
- Coordinates
- 54.50566, -6.47151 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 56420 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Derrytrasna. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Armagh club histories: Sarsfields Ladies GFC · Ladies Gaelic Football Association
- Kevin McAlinden remembered by Sarsfields, 25 January2023 · Armagh I / Sarsfields GFC
- Derrytrasna Pastoral Care Awards: origins, 7 September2015 · Department of Education, Northern Ireland
- Saint Mary’s Church, Derrytrasna illustration: based on a St Mary's Church, Derrytrasna by Chris Andrews. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-20. How this page was prepared.