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CLG Naomh Ultan is a Gaelic football club in the villages of
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 '' ...
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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 it ...
in the south of
County Donegal, Ireland 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 Tyrconne ...
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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 Championship silverware since 1936 came in 1984 when they captured the first Intermediate title for the club, one year after the infamous league title victory after not dropping a single point in an entire season. On the day they defeated Kilcar on a scoreline of 1-5 to 0-5, Donal Cannon getting the all important goal and Liam Kennedy (0-3), Brendan McGready & John Quigley (0-1 each) all chipping in to raise aloft the cup. In the late 1990's the club again had some league successes, most notably in 1997 were both Senior and Reserve sides won their leagues one year after a disastrous relegation. A proud year for the club as it also saw the opening of Naomh Ultan's new playing facilities on a day which saw Donegal play Roscommon to celebrate its opening. Naomh Ultan won the 2022 Donegal Junior B Championship.


Notable players

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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 awar ...
— All-Ireland SFC winner


Managers


Honours

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Donegal Intermediate Football Championship The Donegal Intermediate Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal IFC) is an annual Gaelic football, football competition organised by Donegal GAA. CLG An Clochán Liath, An Clochán Liath are the title holders (2022) defeating CLG Naomh Co ...
(2): 1984, 2002 *
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 bee ...
(2): 1936, 2015 * Donegal Junior B Football Championship (1):2022


References

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