Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic
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Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club. The club is based in the townland
of Derrytresk
near Clonoe
in County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
.
The club concentrates on Gaelic football
, while a Camogie
club called Cailini-a-Chnuic plays at the same home venue.
The senior team in 2009/10 will compete in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and will play in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship
. Senior Championship finalists 1949 when defeated by An Charraig Mhor, 1955 Junior Championship Winners, Div 3 League Winners 1987,1992,1994 McGarrity Cup Winners 1992 Campbell McGirr Winners 1987. At underage the club have won Grade 3 Minor Championship 2004 and Grade 4 U14 League and Championship.
Derrytresk players who have represented the club on the County Senior Team as follows John Cushnahan, Joe Kilpatrick,Mick Cushnahan, Patrick Muldoon and Frank Henry Junior Pat O'Neill, Seamus O'Neill, Bobby Fitzgerald. U21- Michael Rea, Cathal O'Neill
Minor- Francie Burke, Gerald O'Neill, Brendan Hughes, Pat O'Neill Neds, Alex Begley, Mick Cushnahan, Cathal O'Neill, Niall Gavin.
Mick Cushanhan and Cathal O'Neill were both part of All Ireland Minor winning teams in 1947 and 2004.
Patrick Muldoon, Michael Rea and Cathal O'Neill are all McRory cup winners. Michael Rea also has a Hogan cup winners medal. Niall Gavin was a part of the Tyrone minor panel in 2009.
Patrick Muldoon has since left gaelic football to run a successful duck shooting range in Clonmore, with his valiant dog , Doodles.
Other former players who have won medals of distinstion include Anthony Daly and Oliver O'Neill who both won All Ireland Vocational Schools medals with St Josephs High School Coalisland. Recently the club has a victory over neighbours Brackaville in the McGarrity cup final (Junior league cup) played in Fr Peter Campbell Park Coalisland.
Derrytresk became Tyrone Junior Champions for a second time in 2011 beating Killeeshil in the final 0-15 to 0-9 at Healy Park in Omagh.
Derrytresk also became the 2011 Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
winners on the 27th November after beating Monaghan
side, Cremartin.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club. The club is based in the townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
of Derrytresk
Derrytresk
Derrytresk is a small townland outside Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is close to the shores of Lough Neagh. Derrytresk is over and consists of sub-townlands; Derryvarne, Derrykiltena and Derrynahaskila. It means "Grove of the Brewers' Grains".The neighbouring townlands are...
near Clonoe
Clonoe
Clonoe is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It includes O'Rahilly Park where the Clonoe O'Rahillys Gaelic Athletic Association club play their home games....
in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
The club concentrates on Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, while a Camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
club called Cailini-a-Chnuic plays at the same home venue.
The senior team in 2009/10 will compete in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and will play in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship
Tyrone Junior Football Championship
The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the 18 Tyrone clubs competing in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club...
. Senior Championship finalists 1949 when defeated by An Charraig Mhor, 1955 Junior Championship Winners, Div 3 League Winners 1987,1992,1994 McGarrity Cup Winners 1992 Campbell McGirr Winners 1987. At underage the club have won Grade 3 Minor Championship 2004 and Grade 4 U14 League and Championship.
Derrytresk players who have represented the club on the County Senior Team as follows John Cushnahan, Joe Kilpatrick,Mick Cushnahan, Patrick Muldoon and Frank Henry Junior Pat O'Neill, Seamus O'Neill, Bobby Fitzgerald. U21- Michael Rea, Cathal O'Neill
Minor- Francie Burke, Gerald O'Neill, Brendan Hughes, Pat O'Neill Neds, Alex Begley, Mick Cushnahan, Cathal O'Neill, Niall Gavin.
Mick Cushanhan and Cathal O'Neill were both part of All Ireland Minor winning teams in 1947 and 2004.
Patrick Muldoon, Michael Rea and Cathal O'Neill are all McRory cup winners. Michael Rea also has a Hogan cup winners medal. Niall Gavin was a part of the Tyrone minor panel in 2009.
Patrick Muldoon has since left gaelic football to run a successful duck shooting range in Clonmore, with his valiant dog , Doodles.
Other former players who have won medals of distinstion include Anthony Daly and Oliver O'Neill who both won All Ireland Vocational Schools medals with St Josephs High School Coalisland. Recently the club has a victory over neighbours Brackaville in the McGarrity cup final (Junior league cup) played in Fr Peter Campbell Park Coalisland.
Derrytresk became Tyrone Junior Champions for a second time in 2011 beating Killeeshil in the final 0-15 to 0-9 at Healy Park in Omagh.
Derrytresk also became the 2011 Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of junior football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in...
winners on the 27th November after beating Monaghan
Monaghan GAA
The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...
side, Cremartin.