▁run " ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Car agh ▁and ▁Ra he ens ▁share ▁a ▁parish ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁Ra he ens ▁grounds ▁are ▁in ▁Car agh ▁village , ▁the ▁Car agh ▁grounds ▁are ▁in ▁Pro s per ous . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁History ▁ 1 8 th - 1 9 th ▁centuries ▁ ▁Gar agh ▁G AA ▁club ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁K ild are ▁oldest ▁G AA ▁clubs . ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁with ▁teams ▁from ▁Land enst own , ▁Don ore , ▁Black wood ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Pro s per ous . ▁However ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁teams ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁existence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁Car agh ▁G ael ic ▁Football ▁Club ▁was ▁founded . ▁The ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁County ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁reign ited ▁the ▁games ▁of ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁and ▁hur ling . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁of ▁Pro s per ous ▁& ▁Black wood ▁Sir ▁T ▁Es mond es ▁attract ed ▁ 1 4 0 ▁members ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁local ▁parish ▁priest ▁Father ▁K ins ella ▁and ▁a ▁British ▁army ▁veter an , ▁Captain ▁Fitz pat rick . ▁Their ▁riv als , ▁Tim ▁He al ys ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁Dig by