After humble beginnings and going decades without a pitch to call home, Carryduff GAC has celebrated its 50th anniversary as one of the biggest clubs in Ulster.
When Barney Clarke and Joe Swail came together with a handful of friends in 1972 to form a gaelic team in Carryduff they had just wanted to play the sport they loved close to their home in the town and never imagined that it would grow to the size that it is today with over 1,600 members.
Having originally been told that "there would never be gaelic football in Carryduff", the original team members persisted and as it grew from a village into a small town, the club grew as well, despite it not having a pitch to call its own for decades.
