The Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Fear Manach) or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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| Irish: | Fear Manach |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): | The Ernesiders |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football |
| Ground(s): | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| County colours: | Green White |
| County teams | |
| NFL: | Division 3 |
| NHL: | Division 3A |
| Football Championship: | Tailteann Cup |
| Hurling Championship: | Lory Meagher Cup |
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
The county football team reached an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay in 2004, its best performance in the competition.
Football
editClubs
editClubs contest the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship.
Fermanagh (22) has the second smallest number of clubs of any county in Ireland, behind Longford (21). 21 of the 22 offer football, while Lisbellaw St Patrick's offers hurling.
- Fermanagh football clubs
| Club | As Gaelige | Colours | Dathanna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aghadrumsee | Átha Droim Sí | Black and White | Dubh agus Bán |
| Belcoo | Béal Cú | Light Blue and Navy | Gorm agus Cabhlach |
| Belnaleck | Béal na Leice | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |
| Brookeborough | Achadh Lun | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |
| Coa | An Cuach | Black and Gold | Dubh agus Ór |
| Derrygonnelly | Doire Ó gConaile | Purple and Yellow | Corcra agus Buí |
| Derrylin | Doire Ó Loinn | Green, White and Gold | Glas, Bán agus |
| Devenish | Daibhinis | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |
| Ederney | Eadarnaigh | White and Green | Bán agus Glas |
| Enniskillen Gaels | Inis Ceithleann | Blue and Yellow | Gorm agus Buí |
| Erne Gaels | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |
| Irvinestown | Na Cearna | Green and Gold | Glas agus Ór |
| Kinawley | Cill Naile | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |
| Knocks | Na Cnoic | Orange and White | Oráiste agus Bán |
| Lisnaskea | Lios na Scéithe | Red and Green | Dearg agus Glas |
| Maguiresbridge | Droichead Mhic Uidhir | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |
| Newtownbutler | An Baile Nua | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |
| Roslea Shamrocks | Seamróga Rosliath | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| St Patrick's (Donagh) | Naomh Pádraig | White and Red | Bán agus Dearg |
| Teemore | An Tigh Mór | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| Tempo | An tIompú | Maroon and White | Marún agus Bán |
County team
editThe county team has never won an Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) but has contested the final on six occasions: 1914, 1935, 1945, 1982, 2008 and 2018.[1][2][3] Fermanagh is the only team in its province to have never won an Ulster SFC.
In Charlie Mulgrew's first season in charge, the county team reached the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final after beating Meath[4] and Mayo in the qualifiers. The team went to a replayed 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[5] semi-final, beating Meath, Cork[6] and Donegal[7] and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo.
Hurling
editClubs contest the Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship.
- Fermanagh hurling clubs
| Club | As Gaelige | Colours | Dathanna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbellaw | Lios Béal Átha | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| Erne Gaels | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |
Fermanagh has the following achievements in hurling.
All-Irelands (4)
edit- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 0
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship/Nicky Rackard Cup: 1
- Champions (1): 1994
- Runners-Up (1): 1977
- All-Ireland Junior B Hurling Championship/Lory Meagher Cups: 2
- All-Ireland Minor C Championships: 1
- 2009
Provincials (1)
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Leagues (3)
editLadies' football
editFermanagh has a ladies' football team.
Camogie
editHaving been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939[8] around a base in Newtownbutler and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested the Féile na nGael camogie first division final in 1977 and Teemore won divisional honours in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion",[9] three new camogie clubs were to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Armagh Fermanagh". RTÉ. 20 July 2008.
- ^ "USFC: Armagh make it 7 out of 10". Ulster GAA. 28 July 2008.
- ^ "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ. 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Fermanagh roast Meath in football qualifier". RTÉ. 6 July 2003.
- ^ "Tipperary footballers withdraw from team". RTÉ. 10 June 2004.
- ^ "Brilliant Fermanagh blitz Cork in second half". RTÉ. 17 July 2004.
- ^ "Fermanagh through after extra time". RTÉ. 24 July 2004.
- ^ Irish Independent (via Irish Newspaper Archives) (subscription required) 2 May 1939
- ^ "Final goal for camogie". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie Archived 1 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site Archived 16 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine