Omagh St Enda's is a

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club from Omagh,

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. Conor Sally is club chairman.

History

GAA clubs existed in Drumragh parish during 1904-09 (including

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

and

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), 1917–20 and intermittently in the 1920s. However it wasn't until 1932 when the Omagh St Enda's club was founded. The club's first meeting took place on 28 February in St Patrick's Hall opposite the Sacred Heart Church. Omagh contested the

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final on four occasions before eventually winning the cup for the first time in 1948, beating

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1-3 to 0-2. In early 1962, the Omagh St Enda's club purchased of land at Lisnelly located near the Gortin Road. By 1968 the club had raised enough money to start construction of the new stadium. The park was eventually opened on 17 September 1972 and was named

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after Micheal Healy. Since the club's inception, it has claimed 8

s, 3

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s and Ulster Minor and U21 Championships. The club also has 7 All-Ireland titles in

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. In 2005,

Joe McMahon Joe McMahon is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Omagh St Enda's club and for the Tyrone county team. His younger brother, Justin was the captain of the Tyrone under-21 team that won the 2006 Ulster Championship. Playing career ...

became the first Omagh man to lift the Sam Maguire Cup. In 2008, brothers Joe and Justin McMahon were part of the victorious

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team, with Joe McMahon claiming his second All-Ireland medal. Justin McMahon went on to win an All-Star for the full-back position in the same year, the first St Enda's club man to achieve the award.

Notable players

* Justin McMahon * Conor Meyler * Ronan O'Neill

Recent successes

St Enda's won the 2014

against Carrickmore St Colmcille's on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12. A last-minute goal from Ronan O'Neill sealed victory and bridged a 26-year gap since the club's last senior championship triumph in 1988. St Enda's have also had great success at youth level over the last number of years. The highlights being the 2009

Ulster Minor Club Football Championship The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship ( ga, Comórtas Pheil Mhionúr Chumann Uladh), often referred to as the St. Paul's Tournament, an annual Gaelic football tournament organised and hosted by the St Paul's club in Belfast. It is played bet ...

and the 2011 Ulster U21 Club Football Championship victorys. Since 2007, St Enda's have claimed 3 Juvenile Leagues (2007, 2008, 2009), 3 Juvenile Championships (2007, 2008, 2009), 3 Minor Leagues (2008, 2009, 2010), 2 Minor Championships (2009, 2010) and 3 U21 Championships (2009, 2011, 2014). In ladies football, St Enda's won the Tyrone Junior Championship and Ulster Championships in 2010. The ladies went on to win the Tyrone Intermediate Championship in 2011 and more recently in 2014.

Roll of honour

Men's Football

(8) ** 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1988, 2014,

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* Tyrone Senior Football League (3) ** 1980, 1988, 1990 *

Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the LCC Group Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. Galbally Pearses ...

(1) ** 1977 * Ulster Under-21 Club Football Championship (1) ** 2011 * Tyrone U-21 Football Championship (3) ** 2009, 2011, 2014 *

(1) ** 2009 * Tyrone Minor Football Championship (9) ** 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2009, 2010 * Tyrone Under-16 Football Championship ** 2015 * Tyrone Under-16 Football League ** 2015

Hurling

(3 times): ** 1967, 1971, 1973

References

External links

Official Site
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