Errigal Ciarán GAC is a

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club in southern

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. It represents the parish of the same name, which incorporates the village of Ballygawley and its surrounding area. The club was founded in its current guise in 1990, succeeding the Ballygawley St Ciaran's club which represented the parish from the 1920s until the 1980s.

History

From 1928 until 1982, the parish of Errigal Ciarán was represented by Ballygawley St Ciaran's. The club's reformation as Errigal Ciarán in 1990 gave rise to an era of unprecedented success over the next two decades, with the club's most recent success coming in 2022 when they captured their 8th

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. The club has also produced many illustrious players, such as

Peter Canavan Peter Canavan (born 9 April 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, manager and pundit. He played inter-county football for Tyrone, and is one of the most decorated players in the game's history, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Ch ...

and the former Tyrone manager,

Mickey Harte Mickey Harte (born 1952) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Louth county team since 2020. Harte managed the Tyrone county team from 2002 until his resignation in 2020, at which time he was the ...

, who started his managerial career guiding Errigal to Ulster Championship success. Errigal Ciarán are the only club team in Tyrone to win the

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, with two championship successes to date, in 1993 and 2002. The Club are also represented in the Tyrone ACL Div 3 by a Junior (Thirds) team and in the Tyrone Ladies' senior football league Division 1. The clubs men's Junior team entered the Tyrone ACL at the beginning of the 2007 Season, having previously represented the club in memorial and friendly tournaments around Ulster. This team have reached the Tyrone Junior championship Semi Final on one occasion (2011) and followed this up with their most successful league campaign to date in 2012, reaching the promotion playoffs. Their continued presence and ability to compete in Tyrone Junior Football is testament to the great popularity of Gaelic Football within the parish. The club's senior ladies' team play in Tyrone's top flight. They have won the Tyrone senior championship title on two occasions, in 2007 when they went on to win the Ulster Ladies' senior club football championship, and more recently in 2012 when they defeated a highly fancied Carrickmore side.

Achievements

(8) ** 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022 *

(2) ** 1993, 2002

Notable players

Pascal Canavan Pascal Canavan is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone County team. He played in Tyrone's second All-Ireland Final appearance in 1995 and captained Errigal Ciaran in 2002. He retired from inter-county football in 2002, follow ...

* John Devine * David Harte *

Peter Harte Peter Harte is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Errigal Ciarán club and the Tyrone county team. He has played for Ireland in the 2015 International Rules Series and won an All Star Awards in 2016 and 2021. He is the nephew of th ...

Cormac McGinley Cormac McGinley is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Errigal Ciarán club and the Tyrone county team. He was a member of Tyrone's 2003 All-Ireland and league winning panel, although he took no part in the final. McGinley played hi ...

Enda McGinley Enda McGinley (born 1981) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player for the Errigal Ciarán club and the Tyrone county team. He managed the Antrim county team between 2020 and 2022. McGinley was part of Tyrone's All-Ireland-win ...

Malachy O'Rourke Malcahy O'Rourke is a Gaelic football manager and former player. Career He played for Fermanagh for more than ten years, but was only on the winning side twice in that period in the championship (both time against Antrim). When he was study ...

, who transferred to Errigal Ciarán

References

External links

Official Errigal Ciarán GAA Club website
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