The Dundalk Democrat reported a match played on 27 February 1887 between Dromintee and Kilcurry (County Louth).

[2] In the 1920s Gaelic games underwent a revival, with the formation in the parish of Jonesboro Border Rangers GAC.

)[2] The present club, Dromintee St Patrick's, was founded in 1952, when it won the South Armagh League.

[3] The 1970s were difficult for the club, but its fortunes revived with League victories in 1983 (Division 4) and 1984 (Div.

[4] The club opened its new grounds, Páirc Uí Luachra agus Mhic Cathmhaoil (Lochrie and Campbell Park), in 1988.