CLG An Cheathrú Rua ( Irish: ) is a

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club based in the

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area of

Carraroe Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, , meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in County Galway, Ireland, in the Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of Connemara. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population i ...

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. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable players include

Seán Óg de Paor Seán Óg de Paor (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team. De Paor comes from An Cheathrú Rua in the Connemara Gaeltacht, where he attended the local national schoo ...

and Sean Ó Domhnaill, members of Galway's All-Ireland winning teams of 1998 and 2001. In 1996, they became the first Gaeltacht, and second Connemara club to win the

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beating Oranmore/Maree in the final. The only previous time the county championship was won by a Connemara side was in 1938 when it was won by Oughterard.

Achievements

* Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 1996 *

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(1): 1987 * Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Champions (1): 1997 * Sweeney Oil Football League (1): 2008 * West Galway Under-21 A Football Championship (1): 2015 * West Galway Minor B2 Football League Champions (1): 2017 * West Galway Under 21 B Football Championship (2): 2013,2017

Notable players

External links

* Gaelic football clubs in County Galway Gaelic games clubs in County Galway {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub