Lisnaskea Emmetts is a

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club based in the town of

Lisnaskea Lisnaskea () is the second-biggest settlement in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the townland of Lisoneill, with some areas in the townland of Castle Balfour Demesne, both in the civil parish of Aghalurcher and the ...

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History

Lisnaskea have won the

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on 20 occasions, with the most recent coming in 1994. Lisnaskea defeated

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to claim the Fermanagh Intermediate title in 2010, and followed this up with wins over Tullylish and Rasharkin to reach the Ulster final. Lisnaskea faced

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's Doohamlet in the Ulster Intermediate final on 11 December 2010. A 0–13 to 1–7 win made Lisnaskea the first Fermanagh club to win a provincial title. They later defeated

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on 30 January 2011 to reach the All-Ireland final. On 12 February 2011, Lisnaskea faced St James' from

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in the All-Ireland Intermediate final at

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. A Niall McElroy goal sealed a 1–16 to 0–15 victory after extra-time as Lisnaskea were crowned All-Ireland Intermediate champions. The club's ladies' football team won the All-Ireland Intermediate title later the same year. Lisnaskea reached the Senior championship final in 2012 after defeating St Patrick's. However, on 13 September, two weeks before the final Lisnaskea captain

Brian Óg Maguire Brian Óg Maguire (12 November 1987 – 13 September 2012) was a Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Fermanagh county team. From Lisnaskea, he played for Lisnaskea Emmetts. In June 2012, he played in the half-forward line in ...

was killed in an industrial accident. The final was played on 29 September but Lisnaskea lost to

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on an emotional day. It remains Lisnaskea's last appearance in a senior final.

Notable players

Cormac McAdam Cormac McAdam (born December 1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Lisnaskea Emmetts and the Fermanagh county team. Nicknamed "Cat", he captained his county to an All-Ireland B Football Championship in 1996. ''The ...

Honours

(20): 1928, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1994 *

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(1):

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(1): 2010 * Fermanagh Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2010 * Fermanagh Junior Football Championship (9): 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 2002 *

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(2): 1980, 2005

References

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