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185:Home Kit
93:Grounds:
85:Colours:
80:The Town
56:Founded:
541:Hurling
536:Honours
435:Hurling
419:History
401:hurling
387:) is a
351:Camogie
328:Hurling
944:Antrim
894:Dessie
826:) and
764:(1988)
758:(1987)
752:(1985)
736:(1993)
730:(1989)
458:Antrim
449:Antrim
409:Antrim
397:Antrim
297:Antrim
292:Ulster
71:Antrim
65:County
1052:clubs
996:2006.
992:2012.
890:Brian
667:(23)
645:(12)
634:(10)
599:(12)
577:(17)
1187:PSNI
950:wins
832:1993
824:1989
707:(2)
696:(6)
688:1934
685:(1)
656:(2)
623:(2)
615:1980
612:(1)
588:(3)
564:(6)
551:(0)
403:and
59:1907
1289::
892:,
472:.
431:.
344:17
1040:e
1033:t
1026:v
981:.
900:.
830:(
822:(
367:0
362:0
357:0
353::
339:6
334:0
330::
321:1
316:0
311:0
307::
67::
20:)
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