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Omagh St. Enda's
Omagh St Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Conor Sally is club chairman. History GAA clubs existed in Drumragh parish during 1904-09 (including hurling and camogie), 1917–20 and intermittently in the 1920s. However it wasn't until 1932 when the Omagh St Enda's club was founded. The club's first meeting took place on 28 February in St Patrick's Hall opposite the Sacred Heart Church. Omagh contested the Tyrone Senior Football Championship final on four occasions before eventually winning the cup for the first time in 1948, beating Clogher Éire Óg GAC 1-3 to 0-2. In early 1962, the Omagh St Enda's club purchased of land at Lisnelly located near the Gortin Road. By 1968 the club had raised enough money to start construction of the new stadium. The park was eventually opened on 17 September 1972 and was named Healy Park after Micheal Healy. Since the club's inception, it has claimed 8 Tyrone Senior Football Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Healy Park
Healy Park (known as O'Neills Healy Park for sponsorship reasons) is a GAA stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is named after a GAA clubman from Omagh, Michael Healy. Healy Park is the home ground of Omagh St. Enda's and the Tyrone county football team. The stadium is located on the Gortin Road and approximately a 10-minute walk from the town centre, it is one of the largest stadiums in Northern Ireland with a ticketed capacity of approximately 17,636. According to '' Hogan Stand'', the stadium "is now recognised as one of the premier GAA venues in the country". History In early 1962, Omagh St. Enda's club purchased of land at Lisnelly located near the Gortin Road. By 1968 the club had raised enough money to start construction of the new stadium. The park was eventually opened on 17 September 1972, by former GAA president Alf Murray and on 19 October 1980, the new park was dedicated to Michael Healy. The two years between 1980 and 1982 saw the fruition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin McMahon
Justin McMahon is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Omagh St Enda's club and for the Tyrone county team. He is the younger brother of Joe McMahon. Playing career Justin McMahon is an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. In 2006, he captained the Tyrone under-21 team in their Ulster Championship-winning campaign, and graduated to the senior squad, joining his older brother, Joe. He made his senior debut for Tyrone in the National Football League second round against Fermanagh. He scored a point in his debut. He played Full Back for the Tyrone All Ireland winning team in 2008, and managed to mark Kerry's Kieran Donaghy out of the game, rendering him scoreless. He is also part of the Omagh St Enda's senior team, playing as a forward, and his efforts in 2006 have been rewarded with a nomination for the Tyrone All Stars, one of two Omagh men to meet that standard. In early 2007, Justin was nominated as the '' Ulster Herald'' Sports Personality of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football Clubs In County Tyrone
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] |
Gaelic Games Clubs In County Tyrone
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] |
Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship
The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the LCC Group Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. Galbally Pearses are the title holders (2022) defeating Edendork St Malachy's in the final. History The tournament was first held in 1962, with Cookstown the first champions defeating Galbally in the final. The semi-final of the 2021 Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship was abandoned after eight minutes and an Air Ambulance had to land on the pitch at Healy Park to care for the injured. From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV. Format The 16 clubs in Division 2 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Cullen Cup. The winners of the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship qualify for the Ulster Intermediate Club Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogan Stand
Hoganstand.com is a news website and the online face of the monthly Gaelic games magazine ''Hogan Stand'', which is distributed throughout Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... The magazine is named after the main stand in Croke Park, where the trophies are presented to the winning captains. The magazine was founded in 1991. The website also has a poorly designed outdated fan chat forum. References External links * 1991 establishments in Ireland Croke Park Gaelic games magazines Magazines established in 1991 Magazines published in Ireland Monthly magazines published in Ireland {{sport-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
The 2017 Tyrone Senior Football Championship is the 112th edition of Tyrone GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for clubs in Tyrone Senior Football League Division 1. Sixteen teams compete with the winners receiving the O'Neill Cup and representing Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Killyclogher were the defending champions after they defeated Coalisland after a replay in the 2016 final. However the defence of their title came undone at the first hurdle when losing to newly promoted Pomeroy Plunkett's in Round 1. Pomeroy Plunkett's, Urney St. Columba's and Donaghmore St. Patrick's returned to senior championship football in 2017. This year marked the first time a Tyrone championship game was played outside the county. Omagh St. Enda's defeated Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa in a first round re-fixture tie in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh. Healy Park was ruled out due to Omagh's involvement and no neutral floodlit venue was available. Greencastle St. Patrick's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Minor Club Football Championship
The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship ( ga, Comórtas Pheil Mhionúr Chumann Uladh), often referred to as the St. Paul's Tournament, an annual Gaelic football tournament organised and hosted by the St Paul's club in Belfast. It is played between the Minor championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 1982 and the winners are awarded the Jimmy McConville Cup. While unofficial, it is regarded as the Ulster Club Championship for club minor teams. The competition begins in late November or early December with the final taking place in January, typically on New Year's Day (e.g. the 2017 final took place on 1 January 2018). Derry clubs have won the competition eighteen times, more than any other county. Ballinderry and Glen are the most successful clubs, having both won the competition four times, with Glen's four titles being won consecutively. The current champions are Four Masters from Doneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrickmore St Colmcille's GAC
Carrickmore St Colmcille's is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club based in Carrickmore, Tyrone GAA, Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Roll of honour * Tyrone Senior Football Championship (15) ** 1940, 1943, 1949, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 Notable players * Conor Gormley * Martin Penrose * Frankie Donnelly References External links Official website Gaelic games clubs in County Tyrone Gaelic football clubs in County Tyrone {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan O'Neill
Ronan O'Neill is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played in the 2018 All Ireland Final. He is working as a coach with the Fermanagh senior football team. Career He won the 2014 Tyrone Senior Football Championship with his club Omagh St Enda's, scoring a last-minute goal against Carrickmore St Colmcille's in the final to bring about a scoreline of 1–10 to 0-12 and end a 26-year gap since the club's previous SFC title in 1988. He also won the 2017 Tyrone Senior Football Championship with his club. O'Neill retired from play after lifting the Sam Maguire Cup after just missing out on the matchday panel for the 2021 Decider and giving ten years of inter-county surface. He plays club football for Omagh St Edna's. O'Neill was added to the Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Meyler
Conor Meyler (born 22 September 1994) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Omagh St Enda's club and the Tyrone county team. The COVID-19 outbreak in the Tyrone football squad twice delayed the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Kerry. Meyler later disclosed that he was one of the players who had tested positive for COVID-19 (despite having received two vaccinations), though he was asymptomatic. Honours ;Tyrone * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2021 * Ulster Senior Football Championship (3): 2016, 2017, 2021 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 * Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 ;Omagh St Enda's * Tyrone Senior Football Championship (2): 2014, 2017 ;St Mary's University College * Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county teams in All-Ireland. The first tournament was held in 1887; it has been held every year since 1889. Each tournament ends with a final, played by the 35th Sunday of the year at Croke Park in Dublin, with the winning team receiving the Sam Maguire Cup. History The first Championship to be held featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final was between Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth. The final was played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook (not Bird Avenue) on 29 April 1888 with Commercials winning by 1–4 to 0–3. Unlike later All-Ireland competitions, there were no provincial championships, and the result was an open draw. The second Championship was unfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
