St Patrick's GFC is a

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club based in the village of

Donagh Donagh (pronounced , ) is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler in the south-east of the county. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census it had a population of 255. ...

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History

The club was founded in October 1971, with the ladies' football club founded in 1993. The club reached the final of the

Fermanagh Senior Football Championship The Fermanagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Fermanagh. The winners of the Fermanagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Sen ...

for the first time in 1976, losing to Enniskillen Gaels. The club lost further finals in 1982 and 1984 to

Roslea Shamrocks Roslea Shamrocks is a Gaelic football club based in Rosslea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. History The club was founded as ''Roslea First Fermanaghs'' in 1888. They were later known as ''Fág a Ballagh'', then became ''Roslea Shamrocks'' ...

, and in 2002 and 2003 to Enniskillen Gaels. St Pat's finally claimed their first county title in 2008, beating

Derrygonnelly Harps Derrygonnelly Harps is a Gaelic football club from Derrygonnelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, founded in 1924. The club participates in Fermanagh competitions and has won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship nine times. The cl ...

in the final. Donagh reached the final again in 2010 but lost to Roslea. The club's most recent championship success came in 2021, at the junior grade.

Honours

(1): 2008 * Fermanagh Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1992, 1999 * Fermanagh Junior Football Championship (4): 1978, 1979, 1990, 2021

References

External links

St Patrick's GFC Official Website
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