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What is recorded here

John McKay helped found the GAA in 1884 and wrote for the Irish News, actions the blue plaque still records at 113-117 Donegall Street. Born in Downpatrick in 1852 and dead in 1923, he moved between Ulster fields and Belfast press rooms. The plaque does not decorate a mansion or claim a battle; it keeps a ordinary life visible in the city that shaped it.

This blue commemorative plaque records: John McKay 1852-1923 GAA Founding Member 1884 journalist with the Irish News, formerly Belfast Morning News born Downpatrick Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.

John McKay was a founding member of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884 and worked as a journalist for the Irish News, contributing significantly to Irish cultural nationalism.

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