Editing Carryduff (section)

==Sport==

===Gaelic games===
The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) club is [[Carryduff GAC]]. It was initially formed in 1971, when a group of parents, concerned at the lack of playing facilities in the area, formed a schoolboys [[Gaelic football]] team. Within a couple of years, a full GAA club had come into being with a team entered in the East Down League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carryduffgac.com/history/ |title=Carryduff Gaelic Athletic Club |publisher= www.carryduffgac.com |date=28 May 2018 |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> Carryduff has had a number county players over the years with [[Greg Blaney]], Neil Collins, Mark McCartan and John Kelly featuring in the All-Ireland winning [[Down county football team]]s of the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===Running===
Carryduff Running Club, which was founded in 2022, is affiliated with Athletics NI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carryduffrc.com/|title=Carryduff Running Club |website=carryduffrc.com|language=en|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref> The club also runs a free non-member based "Couch to 5k" program as well as weekly organised runs.

===Association football===
Carryduff also has 2 local men's football teams who all play from Lough Moss pitches in the town, they are Carryduff Colts F.C. and Carryduff Athletic F.C.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}