Division I
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Holy Spirit Balymun | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kilbarrack | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kinsealy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Donnybrook | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 05.1976 | Kilbarrack | W | Kinsealy | L |
| Final | Drogheda Independent Cup | |||
| 21.05.1976 | Ballymun | 7-8 (29) | Kilbarrack | 2-2 (8) |
Division II
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Killester | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Balbriggan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Howth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Raheny | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Skerries | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Swords | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 05.1976 | Balbriggan | W | Howth | L |
| Final | Fingal Schools Cup | |||
| 21.05.1976 | Killester | 7-5 (26) | Balbriggan | 6-5 (23) |
Division III
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Lusk | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Clonshaugh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rolestown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Malahide | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Balrothery | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ballyboughal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 05.1976 | Rolestown | W | Clonshaugh | L |
| Final | IUTO Tom Duignan Cup | |||
| 21.05.1976 | Rolestown | 4-5 (17) | Lusk | 3-7 (16) |
Division IV
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Kilcoskan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Corduff | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Oldtown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Garristown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Hedgestown | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| The Naul | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Final | Captains Cup | |||
| 28.05.1976 | Kilkoskan | ? | Corduff | ? |
Division V
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Donnybrook | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kinsealy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Holy Spirit Ballymun | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kilbarrack | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rush | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Swords | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
| Final | Fingal Board Cup | |||
| 28.05.1976 | Donnybrook | ? | Kinsealy | ? |
Report
Holy Spirit Ballymun (Division I), Killester (Division II) and Rolestown (Division III) were the Champions of the Primary Schools Gaelic Football Fingal Schools League in 1976. There were five divisions of 5 or 6 in total, with teams playing 4-5 matches before the Semi-Finals and Final.
References
Websites
[1] C.P. (1976) “Fingal Finals Next Friday” Evening Herald. Tuesday, May 18, 1976. pg. 14-15. [Past Editions of the Evening Herald are Available to view Online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
[2] C.P. (1976) “Fingal Finals” Evening Herald. Tuesday, May 25, 1976. pg. 13. [Past Editions of the Evening Herald are Available to view Online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
Crest
[3] Dublin GAA (2014) logo-20140709-1 [Internet] Available from: https://assets.dublingaa.ie/assets/images/design/logo-20140709-1.png [Accessed 14 August 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 15 November 2020
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