MacRory Cup
| MacRory Cup | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Region | Ulster (GAA) |
| Trophy | MacRory Cup |
| Title holders | Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School (6th title) |
| First winner | St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh |
| Most titles | St Colman's College, Newry (20 titles) |
| Sponsors | Danske Bank |
| TV partner | BBC |
| Official website | MacRory Cup |
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college (school) Gaelic football tournament in Ulster at senior "A" grade. The MacLarnon Cup is the competition for schools at senior 'B' grade.
Players must be under nineteen at the start of the tournament. The winners advance to the semi-finals of the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship.
The competition and trophy are named after Joseph MacRory, then Bishop of Down and Connor, who donated the first cup in 1923, he later became Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in 1928.
The current champions are Abbey CBS, Newry, after beating St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
The final was previously held every year on (or close to) Saint Patrick's Day and is televised live on BBC Northern Ireland along with the Ulster Rugby Schools Cup final, but since 2021 has been played in mid-February. The venue for the last number of years has been the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Previous finals have been held in Coalisland, Casement Park and in 2025, Celtic Park, Derry for the first time ever.