CLG Chloich Cheann Fhaola is a
Gaelic football and
handball club for the parish of
Cloughaneely
Cloughaneely (official name: ) is a district in the west of County Donegal, Ireland. This is a mainly coastal area with a population of over 4,000 centred on the towns of Falcarragh () and Gortahork (). It is a Gaeltacht area, meaning the Irish ...
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County Donegal
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 Tyrconn ...
, Ireland. The club is based in
Falcarragh
An Fál Carrach (anglicized as Falcarragh), sometimes called Na Crois Bhealaí ("the crossroads") is a small Gaeltacht town and townland in north-west County Donegal, Ireland. The settlement is in the old parish of Cloughaneely.
Irish language
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[ It also covers the area to the village of ]Gortahork
Gort an Choirce or Gort a' Choirce (; meaning "oat field"), anglicised as Gortahork, is a village and townland in the northwest of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht community, where the Irish language is the main language spoken in the a ...
, as well as Meenlaragh and Magheroarty. The club fields both men's and ladies' teams from underage as far as senior level.
The club has a rivalry with St Michael's.
Its honorary president, Fr Seán Ó Gallchóir, is a statistician who compiled ''The Book of Donegal GAA Facts''. John Horan gave him a GAA President's Award in 2021.
History
As of 2018, the club was competing in the Donegal League Division 1, and in the Senior Football Championship (SFC).
Manager Joe McGarvey led the club to the 2014 Donegal IFC but resigned shortly afterwards, to be replaced by backroom team member John Paul Gallagher.[
Former captain, John Harley, was killed in a traffic collision in 2019.][ Another player, Daniel Scott, was killed in the same collision. Captained by Harley's brother Mark, the club reached the final of the IFC in 2019.][
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Notable players
* Jason McGee
Jason McGee (born 1997/8) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cloich Cheann Fhaola and the Donegal county team.
He is a former Australian rules football trialist.
Playing career Minor
McGee has an Ulster Minor Football Championship ...
— 2019 Ulster SFC winner and past Australian rules football trialist
* Charlie McGeever
* Kevin Mulhern
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
— 2010 Ulster Under-21 FC winner and 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 FC finalist
* John 'Wildman' McFadden
Managers
Honours
* 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 ...
(3): 2006, 2014, 2021
* 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 ...
(3): 1938, 1939, 1959
* Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta
Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta is an annual All Ireland Gaelic football competition contested by clubs from the Irish language-speaking Gaeltacht areas of Ireland. Clubs compete on a county-basis at first, in order to qualify for the tournament th ...
Dhún na nGall - Sinsír (?): …1998,[ 2017]
References
Gaelic games clubs in County Donegal
Gaelic football clubs in County Donegal
The Rosses
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