Owen Roe O'Neill's GAC
| CLG Eoghan Rua Uí Néill | |||
| Founded: | 1970 | ||
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| County: | Tyrone | ||
| Nickname: | Owen Roes, The Roes | ||
| Colours: | Green and red | ||
| Grounds: | Páirc an Ghleanna, Glenmornan | ||
| Coordinates: | 54°50′33.16″N 7°21′24.72″W / 54.8425444°N 7.3568667°WCoordinates: 54°50′33.16″N 7°21′24.72″W / 54.8425444°N 7.3568667°W | ||
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Owen Roe O'Neill's Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: CLG Eoghan Rua Uí Néill) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tyrone GAA. The club is based in the parish of Leckpatrick, including the village of Glenmornan, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
The club, named after the 17th-century Irish Confederate general Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, plays Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football.
History
The club was formed in February 1970 by the amalgamation of Leckpatrick Pearse Óg GAC and Dunamanagh GAC.[1]
Gaelic football
The club's senior team currently competes in the Tyrone Junior leagues and championships, and has in the past played at Intermediate level and (up to 1978) at Senior level. In its first year, 1970, the club won the Tyrone Intermediate league and Championship double. In 1975 it reached the SFC final, losing to Trillick.[1] The club also fields under-age teams for several age groups, with five of its teams reaching county finals in 2010, and four in 2011.[2]
Honours
- Tyrone Senior Football Championship
- Runners-up 1975
- Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship (1)
- 1970
- Tyrone All-County League Division 2 (Intermediate) (2)
- 1970, 1981; runners-up 1979
- Tyrone All-County League Division 3 (Junior) (1)
- 2003
Notable players
- Brendan Boggs, Tyrone Senior footballer 2007-, member of Ulster SFC winning team in 2007, in Ulster MFC winning team in 2003, captained Tyrone Vocational Schools team to Ulster and All-Ireland titles in 2005
- Declan McCrossan, Tyrone Senior footballer 2001-, member of winning 2002 NFL and 2003 All-Ireland panels
Ladies' football
The Roes have fielded a senior ladies' team since 2006 and also have several girls' teams.[2]
Facilities
The club's home grounds, Páirc an Ghleanna in Glenmornan, were opened in May 1987.[1] The club commenced a major development project in 2008, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds through a lottery. The grounds at Páirc an Ghleanna reopened in 2010.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Year by Year" section, club website
- 1 2 3 "History" section, club website