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Damien Freeman is Gaelic footballer from
Magheracloone Magheracloone is a parish in south County Monaghan. Its name comes from the Irish ''Machaire Cluana'' which means 'plain of meadow'. This is a strange name for such a hilly parish; it is derived from its most important place in ancient times; a fl ...
,
County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County C ...
. He plays for Magheracloone Mitchell's and at senior level for the Monaghan county team. Damien is a graduate from the minor and under-21 inter-county ranks, and has always been an ace in the Monaghan pack with his quality play. He has experience of captaining a national title winning side at croke park, having led the Monaghan side from right half back to the 2005 Allianz National League Division Two crown. One of the giants of the Magheracloone team that made history in October 2004 with a first county senior title in the history of the club. He also led the Monaghan team to their first
Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is ...
final in 19 years in 2007. Damien's team-mates in the County side include
Shane Duffy Shane Patrick Michael Duffy (born 1 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national team. Duffy came through the youth academy at Everton, where he completed hi ...
, a fellow Mitchell's player, and his younger brother
Tomás Freeman Tomás "Tommy" Freeman is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Magheracloone, County Monaghan. He plays at senior level for the Monaghan county team. He received an All Star Award in 2007. Freeman plays his club football for Magheracloone Mitch ...
, who was the county's top scorer in 2007. He has made 26 championship appearances as of 17 May 2008.


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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Magheracloone Mitchells Gaelic footballers Monaghan inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Monaghan-gaelic-football-bio-stub