Fermanagh GAA
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- For more information on Fermanagh GAA see: Fermanagh Senior Club Football ChampionshipFermanagh Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Fermanagh Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Fermanagh Clubs. The winners of the Fermanagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the...
or Fermanagh Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipFermanagh Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Fermanagh clubs. The winners of the Fermanagh Championship winners qualify to represent Fermanagh in the Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship or the Ulster Intermediate Club...
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The Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association
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...
(GAA) or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards
GAA county
A Gaelic Athletic Association county is a geographic region within the Gaelic Athletic Association , controlled by a county board and originally based on the counties of Ireland as they were in 1884. While the counties of Ireland have changed since the foundation of that date, the GAA counties have...
of the GAA in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county teams
History
Ulster GAA
The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....
to have never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Senior Football Championship
For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
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Despite this there is a strong GAA tradition in the county, which went largely unrewarded until the remarkable achievement of the 2004 team in reaching the All Ireland semi-final and forcing the match to a replay.
Fragments of a poem from 1806 describe a football match between Louth and Fermanagh at Inniskeen, Co Monaghan.
Fermanagh beat Cavan
Cavan GAA
The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan...
in the 1914 Ulster semi-final and were nominated by the Ulster Council to play against Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. Because the train schedules did not allow them to get back for Sunday night, and the Great Northern Railway Company refused to run a special train because they were opposed to sport on Sunday, Fermanagh had to abdicate the responsibility to Monaghan, who later beat them in the Ulster final anyway.
One of Ulster's great footballers, Armagh-born Jim McCullough, played for Fermanagh in the mid-1930s and helped them reach the 1935 Ulster final and 1936 National League final.
Peter McGinnity
Peter McGinnity
Peter McGinnity , is a former Gaelic footballer and manager who hails from Roslea in County Fermanagh. He played for Fermanagh for the best part of twenty years....
was the outstanding player of the under-21 team which reached two All Ireland finals and defeated Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
and Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
to reach the 1982 Ulster final, Despite a Peter McGinnity goal that put them in the lead with 20 minutes remaining, they lost 0-10 to 1-4 to Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
. Since 1982 Fermanagh have reached 5 semi-finals in the Ulster Championship; beating Derry in 2008 and joining Armagh in the final. That game was played on July 20, 2008, a closely fought game finishing in a draw after normal time. Armagh eventually ran out winners by 6 points in the replayed game on July 27. Fermanagh remain the only county in the province without an Anglo-Celt Cup win.
Under manager Pat King, they managed a hat-trick of success in 1997 in the B Championship, McKenna Cup and Division 4 of the National League.
Fermanagh are a beneficiary of the change to the GAA championship in the 2000s. In 2003 they beat Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
in the Ulster championship, then Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
and Mayo
Mayo GAA
The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
in the All Ireland qualifiers to reach the quarter-final. They went to a replayed semi-final in 2004, beating Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
, Cork and Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo. In 2006 despite running All-Ireland favourites Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
close twice in the Ulster Championship, Fermanagh yet again ended the season without a trophy after losing out to neighbours Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
in the fourth round of the Qualifiers. The 2007 season saw Fermanagh lose their National League Division one status having failed to register a single point from the seven match campaign. They performed quite well in the championship however, only losing by an injury-time point to Tyrone in Ulster. They defeated Wexford (for the second consecutive season) in the first round of the all-Ireland qualifiers. However, they were unable to record a third win in four seasons over Meath in Navan in July, losing narrowly by two points despite dominating the latter stages. Charlie Mulgrew, manager for four seasons, stood down after this match. He was succeeded by Malachy O'Rourke.
O'Rourke's first season was very successful. Promotion from Division 3 was followed by a first appearance in an Ulster Final for 26 years, losing eventually in a replay against Armagh. Unfortunately 2 consecutive relegations were to follow aand combined consecutive tame Ulster Championship exits to Cavan and Monaghan means that O'Rourke is unlikely to remain Fermanagh manager for next season.
Camogie
Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939 around a base in NewtownbutlerNewtownbutler
Newtownbutler or Newtown Butler is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the southeast corner of the County, close to the border with County Monaghan and the town of Clones. It is surrounded by small lakes and bogland and close to Lough Erne...
and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested the Féile na nGael
Féile na nGael
Féile na nGael , Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
camogie first division final in 1977 and Teemore won divisional honours in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Under Camogie’s National Development Plan 2010-2015, “Our Game, Our Passion,” three new camogie clubs are to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.
Honours | Onóraigh
Football- All-Ireland Vocational Schools ChampionshipAll-Ireland Vocational Schools ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling competition. There are two levels of competition. Individual schools compete for county, provincial and All-Ireland competitions...
s:1- 1966
- All-Ireland Junior Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Junior Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...
s: 1- 1959
- Ulster Junior Football ChampionshipUlster Junior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Junior Football Championship is a junior Gaelic football knockout competition organised by the Ulster GAA. The competition began in 1914, with Cavan winning during the inaugural title. The most successful county to date is Cavan, who have won on fourteen occasions. The championship has...
s: 2- 1943, 1959
- Dr. McKenna Cups: 4
- 1930, 1933, 1977, 1997
- Ulster Under-21 Football ChampionshipUlster Under-21 Football ChampionshipFor the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Ulster Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament for players under the age of 21, contested by the nine counties of Ulster in...
s: 3- 1970, 1971, 1994
Hurling
- Ulster Junior Hurling ChampionshipUlster Junior Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council....
s: 1- 1994
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Junior Hurling ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker counties...
s: 1- 1994
- National Hurling League - Div 4: 1
- 1995
- National Hurling League - Div 3 Shield: 1
- 2007
- All-Ireland Minor C Championships: 1
- 2009
All Stars
1982 Peter McGinnity
Peter McGinnity
Peter McGinnity , is a former Gaelic footballer and manager who hails from Roslea in County Fermanagh. He played for Fermanagh for the best part of twenty years....
2004 Barry Owens
Barry Owens
Barry Owens, in Irish, Barra Ó hEoghain, is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Teemore Shamrocks club and the Fermanagh county team.- Playing career :...
, Martin McGrath
Martin McGrath
Martin McGrath is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Fermanagh county team and for his club St Joseph's Ederney.- Playing career :He is primarily a midfielder but is also known to play full forward for his club. He is noted for his fielding ability and surging runs from deep...
2006 Barry Owens
Barry Owens
Barry Owens, in Irish, Barra Ó hEoghain, is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Teemore Shamrocks club and the Fermanagh county team.- Playing career :...
2011 [Paul Maguire]]
Football/Hurling Clubs in Fermanagh | Na gClub Fhear Manach
| Club | As Gaelige | Colours | Dathanna |
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| Aughdrumsee | Átha Droim Sí | Black and White | Dubh agus Bán |
| Belcoo | Béal Cú | Light Blue and Navy | Gorm agus Cabhlach |
| Belnaleck | Béal na Leice | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |
| Brookeborough | Achadh Lun | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |
| Coa | An Cuach | Black and Gold | Dubh agus Ór |
| Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... |
Doire Ó gConaile | Purple and Yellow | Corcra agus Buí |
| Derrylin | Doire Ó Loinn | Green, White and Gold | Glas, Bán agus |
| Devenish | Daibhinis | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |
| Enniskillen | Inis Ceithleann | Blue and Yellow | Gorm agus Buí |
| Erne Gaels | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |
| Irvinestown | Na Cearna | Green and Gold | Glas agus Ór |
| Kinawley | Cill Naile | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |
| Knocks | Na Cnoic | Orange and White | Oráiste agus Bán |
| Lisbellaw (Hurling) | Lios Béal Átha | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| Lisnaskea | Lios na Scéithe | Red and Green | Dearg agus Glas |
| Lisnaskea (Hurling) | Lios na Scéithe | White, Green and Red | Bán, Glas agus Dearg |
| Maguiresbridge | Droichead Mhic Uidhir | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |
| Newtownbutler | An Baile Nua | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |
| Roslea | Ros Liath | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| St Joseph's (Ederney) | Naomh Seosamh | White and Green | Bán agus Glas |
| St Patrick's (Donagh) | Naomh Pádraig | White and Red | Bán agus Dearg |
| Teemore | An Tigh Mór | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| Tempo | An tIompú | Maroon and White | Marún agus Bán |
Notable players
Irish News 125 Fermanagh Player List- Mick Brewster - Enniskillen Gaels
- Tom Brewster - Enniskillen Gaels
- Paul Brewster - Enniskillen Gaels
- Ciaran Campbell - Tempo
- James Cassidy - Teemore
- Owen Clerkin - Roslea
- Dominic Corrigan - Kinawley
- Collie Curran - Lisnaskea
- John Donnelly - Trillick
- Tommy Durnien - Lisnaskea
- Raymond Gallagher - Erne Gaels
- Rory Gallagher - Erne Gaels
- Peter Greene - Belcoo
- Vincent Greene - Kinawley
- Eamonn Maguire - St Patrick's
- Stephen Maguire - Belcoo
- Johnny Monaghan - St Joseph's
- Cormac McAdam - Lisnaskea
- Ryan McCluskey- Enniskillen Gaels
- Eamonn McDonnell - Kinawley
- Peter McGinnity - Roslea
- Martin McGrath- St Joseph's
- Sean McGrath - St Joseph's
- Paddy McGuinness - Devenish
- Frank McGurn - Belnaleck
- Sean Maguire/Fr Ignatius McQuillan - Newtownbutler
- Barry Owens- Teemore
- Barney Reilly - Teemore
- JJ Treacy - Devenish
- PT Treacy - Devenish
Current squad
Fermanagh panel which lost to Monaghan 0-21 2-8 in the Ulster Championship Semi Final 2010| Number | Player | Position | Local Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Gallagher | Goalkeeper | St Galls St. Galls St. Galls is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.In 2010, they won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, their first title by defeating Kilmurray Ibrickane of Clare in the final at Croke Park.... |
| 2 | Niall Bogue | Right Corner Back | Kinawley |
| 3 | Shane Lyons | Full Back | Erne Gaels |
| 4 | Barry Mulrone | Left Corner Back | Devenish |
| 5 | Daniel Ward | Right Half Back | Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... |
| 6 | Ryan McCluskey Ryan McCluskey Ryan McCluskey is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Fermanagh. He plays his club football for Enniskillen Gaels. He also has a successful soccer career, playing for Northern Irish Premiership club Portadown F.C.-References:... |
Centre Back | Enniskillen Gaels |
| 7 | Tommy McElroy | Left Half Back | Brookeboro |
| 8 | Martin McGrath Martin McGrath Martin McGrath is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Fermanagh county team and for his club St Joseph's Ederney.- Playing career :He is primarily a midfielder but is also known to play full forward for his club. He is noted for his fielding ability and surging runs from deep... |
Midfield | St.Joseph's |
| 9 | James Sherry | Midfield | Roslea |
| 10 | Daryl Keenan | Right Half Forward | Tempo |
| 11 | Ryan Carson | Centre Forward | Newtownbutler |
| 12 | Mark Little | Left Half Forward | Lisnaskea |
| 13 | Paul Ward | Right Corner Forward | Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... |
| 14 | Rory Gallagher | Full Forward | St Galls St. Galls St. Galls is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.In 2010, they won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, their first title by defeating Kilmurray Ibrickane of Clare in the final at Croke Park.... |
| 15 | Chris O'Brien Chris O'Brien Chris O'Brien may refer to:* Chris O'Brien , former owner of the Chicago Cardinals and a co-founder of the National Football League* Chris O'Brien , Australian oncologist and surgeon... |
Left Corner Forward | Devenish |
| Substitutes | |||
| Chris Breen | Goalkeeper | Enniskillen Gaels | |
| John Woods | Defender | Lisnaskea | |
| Niall McGovern | Defender | Belcoo | |
| Michael Jones | Defender | Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... |
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| Martin O'Brien | Defender | Devenish | |
| Damien Kelly | Defender | Tempo | |
| Kevin Cosgrove | Defender | Roslea | |
| ' | Ryan Jones | Midfielder | Derrygonnelly |
| Ciaran Flaherty | Forward | Belcoo | |
| Ryan Keenan | Forward | Tempo | |
| Ciaran McElroy | Forward | Ballinascreen Ballinascreen GAC St Colm's Ballinascreen GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinascreen, which includes the town of Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA... |
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| Brian Cox | Forward | Belcoo | |
| Seamus Quigley | Forward | Roslea | |
| James Connolly | Forward | Newtownbutler | |
| Aidan McCarron | Forward | Enniskillen Gaels | |
| Management Team | |||
| Malachy O'Rourke | Manager | Derrylin | |
| Paul Coyle | Selector | Devenish | |
| Peter Leonard | Selector | St Patrick's | |
| Leo McBride | Selector | Errigal Ciaran | |
The following additional players have played for Fermanagh in the 2010 National League & McKenna Cup
| Number | Player | Position | Local Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McGrath | Goalkeeper | Belcoo | |
| Stephen Jackson | Goalkeeper | Tempo | |
| Stephen Burns | Defender | Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... |
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| Shane Goan | Defender | Irvinestown | |
| Rory Foy | Defender | Tempo | |
| Peter Sherry | Defender | Roslea | |
| Paul Cosgrove | Midfield | St Patrick's | |
| Eamonn Maguire | Forward | St Patrick's | |
| Niall Cunningham | Forward | St Brigid's, Belfast | |
| Peter Gormley | Forward | St Joseph's | |
| Matthew Keenan | Forward | Enniskillen Gaels | |
| Terry O'Flanagan | Forward | Devenish |
Johnny McBride from The Loup was also introduced into the backroom team for the 2010 season.
External links
- Ourmanagh - Fermanagh Gaelic Games Fan Forum
- Fermanagh on Hoganstand.com
- National and provincial titles won by Fermanagh teams
- Club championship winners
- Fermanagh GAA site
- Up to date League tables for Club football in Fermanagh
- COME ON FERMANAGH - team support song, official site
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| Affiliated Clubs | ||
Aghadrumsee - Belcoo - Belnaleck - Brookeborough - Coa - Derrygonnelly Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship three times, the most recent of which was in 2009... - Derrylin - Devenish - Enniskillen Enniskillen Gaels Enniskillen Gaels are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Enniskillen County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. They play both Gaelic football and hurling, although in recent years, hurling has died out in the club.-Football:... - Erne Gaels - Irvinestown - Kinawley - Knocks - Lisbellaw - Lisnaskea - Maguiresbridge - Newtownbutler - Roslea - St Joseph's - St Patrick's - Teemore - Tempo |
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