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CLG Naomh Ultan
CLG Naomh Ultan is a Gaelic football club in the villages of Bruckless and Dunkineely in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. History The club's 2020 Intermediate Championship campaign was suspended at the relegation play-off stage (a meeting with Naomh Colmcille) due to COVID, causing the 2021 Junior B Championship draw to be postponed and the 2021 Intermediate and Junior A Football Championship draws to have both teams in them due to the uncertainty of that result. Naomh Ultan began playing in Junior competition in 1975, their first match being against Glenfin who happened to be just starting up too. This game was played at Fintragh as the club's own pitch was not prepared in time for the start of the competition. The club colours were to be black and amber, the original colours of the club in Dunkineely prior to the foundation of Naomh Ultan. The first adult trophy of any significance since the '50s was won in 1982, the Division 3 Shield. The club's first piece of Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruckless
Bruckless () is a tiny village in southwest Donegal, Ireland, with a population of around 69. It lies on the N56 national secondary road which links it to Donegal Town 20 km east and to Killybegs 7 km west. The village overlooks ''McSwyne's Bay'', an inlet in Donegal Bay. Bruckless is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Killaghtee and the diocese of Raphoe. In the Church of Ireland, it is covered by the parish of Inver and the diocese of Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. The parish church, the ''Church of Saints Joseph and Conal'', is noted for its round tower and there are numerous archaeological artifacts in the area, including early Christian cross slabs. The village pub is called ''Mary Murrins'', and the village also has a small shop. The village has close ties with neighbouring Dunkineely. Bruckless railway station opened on 18 October 1893 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Donegal to Killybegs Killybegs () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkineely
Dunkineely () is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated from the town of Donegal and from Killybegs on the N56 National secondary road. It is a small single street village with a population of around 300 in its surroundings. There is a dun on the edge of the village from which Dunkineely derives its name. The village lies at the top of St John's Point, a narrow peninsula jutting seven miles into Donegal Bay. Dunkineely lies at approximately above sea level. It is the larger of two villages in the parish of Killaghtee, the other being Bruckless, now the location of the Roman Catholic parish church. Nearby is the ancient parish church of Killaghtee. In the old graveyard there is one of the oldest Celtic crosses in Ireland, the Killaghtee Cross. The population is a mix of Roman Catholic and Protestant (Methodist and Church of Ireland). Employment in the area relies on seasonal fishing and mixed agriculture as well as service and light indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell (), after the historic territory of the same name, on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford the county town. The population was 166,321 at the 2022 census. Name County Donegal is named after the town of Donegal () in the south of the county. It has also been known by the alternative name County Tyrconnell, Tirconnell or Tirconaill (, meaning 'Land of Conall'). The latter was its official name between 1922 and 1927. This is in reference to the kingdom of Tír Chonaill and the earldom that succeeded it, which the county was based on. History County Donegal was the home of the once-mighty Clann Dálaigh, whose best-known branch was the Clann Ó Domhnaill, better known in English as the O'Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Shovlin
Martin Shovlin (born 1960/1) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Naomh Ultan and the Donegal county team. He played against Armagh and scored a point in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal. His performance led him to be awarded the Ulster GAA Writers' Player of the Year. He was part of Donegal's successful 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team. He started the semi-final against Mayo at Croke Park. However, he did not play in the final; he had sustained a stiff neck injury which was still affecting him on the morning of the final. John Joe Doherty took his place in the team. Donegal captain Anthony Molloy singled Shovlin out for a special mention in his victory speech. Earlier that year, ''Hogan Stand'' indicated that: "Even objective observers of the game in Donegal recognised that the Shovlin, Gavigan and Reid combination probably represented the best lie of defence in the country. The Dublin trio of Curran, Carr and Heery were the only ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Intermediate Football Championship
The Donegal Intermediate Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal IFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA. An Clochán Liath are the title holders (2022) defeating Naomh Columba in the Final. History The competition has been won by 27 clubs, 13 of which have won it more than once. Glenfin, Na Dúnaibh, Naomh Muire, Réalt na Mara, Cloich Cheann Fhaola and Termon are the most successful clubs, each winning three titles. Declan Bonner was player-manager of the 1989 winning team. He won the Ulster Senior Football Championship with his county in 1990, followed by another in 1992 and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 1992 as well. The most successful team to have emerged from the Donegal IFC in the 21st-century is Glenswilly. They went on to claim several SFC honours for the first time in club history (2011, 2013, 2016). Neil Gallagher, the future National Football League-winning captain and All Star of the 2012 and 2014 All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Junior Football Championship
The Donegal Junior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal JFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA. Na Dúnaibh are the title holders (2022) defeating Letterkenny Gaels in the Final. History The competition has been won by 44 clubs, 23 of which have won it more than once. Castlefinn Robert Emmet's are the most successful club with seven titles to their credit. Donegal county team manager Declan Bonner brought national attention to the competition when he lined out for his club Na Rossa in 2019, notably making saves while playing as goalkeeper when his team's regular goalkeeper transferred to New York. Honours The winning club receives the Dr McCloskey Cup. The winning club is promoted to the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship for the following season. The Donegal JFC winner qualifies for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Donegal to qualify for this competition. The Donegal JFC winner may enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Games Clubs In County Donegal
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Canada. Languages * Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; they include: ** Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish, the oldest known form of the Goidelic (Gaëlic) languages. ** Old Irish or Old Gaelic, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Irish or Middle Gaelic, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish language (), including Classical Modern Irish and Early Modern Irish, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots and English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Canada ** Manx language ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history *Gaelic Ireland, the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
