:For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. The Donegal Senior Football Club Championship or the RTÉ Radió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club The Donegal Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Donegal Clubs
| Donegal GAA Dún na nGall |
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| Irish: | Dún na nGall | ||||||||||||||||
| Province: | Ulster | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s): | The Tír Conaill Men | ||||||||||||||||
| County colours: | Gold and green | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s): | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL: | Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL: | Division 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Championship: | Nicky Rackard Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Dhún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Provincial councils are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The Ulster Council ( Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, This is a list of Nicknames for the the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants The GAA county colours and flags of a GAA county are the colours of the kit worn by that county's representative team in the Gaelic The following is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association stadia. MacCumhail Park ( Páirc Sheáin Mac Cumhaill in Gaelic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Ballybofey, County Donegal Ballybofey is a town located in Donegal, Ireland. Ballybofey ( Bealach Féich - Fiach's Road or alternatively Bailebo Fiach - bailebo that Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Sam Maguire Cup often just called Sam ( Irish: Chorn Sam Maguire) is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football -teams play for in the final The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Nicky Rackard Cup (Chorn Nicoláis Mhic Riocaird is in effect a competition for the "Division 3" Hurling teams the counties in Ireland that Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Brendan Martin Cup is the name of the Cup that Ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The O'Duffy Cup is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A GAA county or County board is a geographic region of control within the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA originally based on the Counties of Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.
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History
Gaelic football is strongest in the south-west of Donegal, and in the North-west including the largest town in the county, Letterkenny and Gaoth Dobhair and in the north-east and Inishowen having more of a soccer tradition (Buncrana footballers played their football on the local golf links in the 1940s). Letterkenny (Leitir Ceanainn is the largest town in County Donegal, Ireland. Gweedore (official name Gaoth Dobhair) is an Irish -speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be
It was a remarkable Bundoran hotelier Brian McEniff who brought the county success as a footballer in 1972 and 1974 and as a manager in 1983 and, eventually, to the 1992 All-Ireland title. Bundoran ( Bun Dobhráin in Irish) is a town on the coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. Brian McEniff was born on the 1st December 1942 Brian`s Parents were Mr Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. Donegal also went to an All Ireland semi-final in 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2007, for the first time in the history of the county, the senior football team won the National League title. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Donegal overcame Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday April 22, 2007 with a score line of 0-13 to 0-10. For more details of Mayo GAA see Mayo Senior Club Football Championship or Mayo Senior Club Hurling Championship. Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However their League form failed to translate into Championship form in 2007.
In the first round of the 2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship, despite a three point lead at half-time, Donegal (2007 League Champions) were beaten by Derry (2008 League champions) by 1-14 to 1-10, in a match played on June 1, 2008 in Ballybofey. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ballybofey is a town located in Donegal, Ireland. Ballybofey ( Bealach Féich - Fiach's Road or alternatively Bailebo Fiach - bailebo that Michael Murphy scored a penalty for Donegal in the first half. Michael Murphy (actor (born 1938 American actor Michael Murphy (author (born 1930 American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen
Gaelic football
Championship
Donegal's greatest footballing accomplishment to date came on September 20, 1992 when they won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, beating Dublin in the final 0-18 to 0-14. Donegal ( Irish: Dún na nGall) is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Ireland. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
However in April 2007 the team managed to break a 15 year trophy drought since winning the Sam Maguire back in 1992 by winning the National League Division 1 title. For the first time in the history of the county, the senior team won this competition. Donegal overcame Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday 22nd April 2007 with a score line of 0-13 to 0-10.
Donegal teams won Ulster championships and had finished strongly in 1972 and 1974 All Ireland semi-finals indicating a high level of fitness, but were beaten by Offaly and Galway respectively. A winning under-21 team in 1987 provided the basis for the success of the 1990s. Brian 1983 McEniff's Donegal, bolstered with the victorious 1982 under-21s, won the Ulster championship but a miskicked free let Val Daly through for Galway's clinching goal and fortunate victory five minutes from the end of the All Ireland semi-final.
Brian McEniff was serving in his second spell as Donegal manager in 1992 when he directed Donegal to the Sam Maguire cup. Donegal won the match in the minutes before half-time after Dublin went three points up and missed a penalty. Man of the match Manus Boyle scored 0-9 (four from play), Gary Walsh had a great save from Vinny Murphy at the end. Donegal contested five successive Ulster finals, one of them replayed, a unique achievement for the province. They then proceeded to contest the National League final three times in a four year period without success, playing another replay against Dublin in the process.
The squad on that day in 1992 was: G. Walsh, B. McGowan, M. Gallagher, N. Hegarty, D. Reid, M. Gavigan, J. J. Doherty, A. Molloy, B. Murray, J. McHugh, M. McHugh, J. McMullan, D. Bonner, T. Boyle, M. Boyle. Sub: B. Cunningham
League
Donegal's second greatest accomplishment was achieved on 22nd April 2007, winning the Allianz National Football League (Division 1) title. Donegal defeated Mayo, All-Ireland finalists in 2006. On-route to the final Donegal defeated Cork, Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Fermanagh and Kildare while drawing with Limerick.
For fixtures and results, see National Football League 2007. The 2007 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 32 GAA counties football teams 31 from Ireland (as
Squad
| Player | Position | Local Club |
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| Paul Durkan | Goalkeeper | Na Ceithre Maistri |
| Neil McGee | Left Full-Back | Gaoth Dobhair |
| Karl Lacey | Full-Back | Na Ceithre Maistri |
| Paddy Campbell | Right Full-Back | Naomh Conaill |
| Barry Dunnion | Left Half-Back | Na Ceithre Maistri |
| Barry Monaghan | Center Half-Back | Na Ceithre Maistri |
| Paddy McConigley | Right Half-Back | Gaeil Fhanada |
| Neil Gallagher (captain) | Midfield | Gleann Súlaí |
| Kevin Cassidy | Midfield | Gaoth Dobhair |
| Brian Roper | Left Half-Forward | Aodh Ruadh |
| Ciaran Bonner | Center Half-Forward | Gleann Súlaí |
| Christy Toye | Right Half-Forward | Naomh Micheál |
| Colm McFadden | Left Full-Forward | Naomh Micheál |
| Brendan Devenney | Full-Forward | Naomh Adhamháin |
| Michael Hegarty | Right Full-Forward | Cill Chartha |
| Michael Boyle | Goalkeeper | An Tearmann |
| Eamon McGee | Half-Back | Gaoth Dobhair |
| Rory Kavanagh | Midfield | Naomh Adhamháin |
| Noel Hegarty | Cill Charthan | |
| Adrian Sweeney | Full-Forward | An Clochán Liath |
| Anthony Thompson | Naomh Conaill | |
| Leon Thompson | Full-Forward | Naomh Conaill |
| Michael Doherty | Ne Ceithre Maistri | |
| Kevin McMenamin | An Tearmann | |
| Jerry Simpson | Half-Forward | Carn Domhnach |
| Johnny McLoone | Naomh Conaill | |
| Odhran Doherty | Half-Forward | Bun Crannacha |
| Declan O'Donnell | Goalkeeper | Carn Domhnach |
| David Walsh | Half Forward | Naomh Brid |
Management
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Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 1
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: 2
- Ulster Senior Football Championships: 5
- National Football League: 1
Hurling
There are several hurling clubs in Donegal, but there has been limited inter-county success bar 3 senior and 4 junior Ulster titles, the last senior win in 1932. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Ulster Council ( Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Donegal has a residue of pre-GAA hurling. The Burt Hibernians brought Donegal the 1906 hurling Championship, defeating Antrim by 25 points to one. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. Burt later played in Derry. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. In 1923 Donegal fielded a team of three natives augmented with guards and customs officers from hurling counties to win their second Ulster hurling Championship. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When they lined out for the semi-final, wearing blue jerseys against Limerick on a cold, miserable day in Croke Park, numbers were worn by the players for the first time to help the spectators to distinguish them. The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Luimneach or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium They trailed 5-4 to nil at half-time and lost 7-4 to 0-1.
Donegal currently compete in Division 3 of the NHL and in the Nicky Rackard Cup. For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The Nicky Rackard Cup (Chorn Nicoláis Mhic Riocaird is in effect a competition for the "Division 3" Hurling teams the counties in Ireland that They reached the final of the 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup where they were defeated by Derry. The Nicky Rackard Cup 2006 is the current Nicky Rackard Cup, having begun on Saturday June 10, 2006. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The game was played in Croke Park with live coverage on RTÉ. Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium It was the first time in 83 years that Donegal hurlers had played in Croke Park. Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium
Honours
External links
- Donegal GAA site
- Donegal on Hoganstand.com
- National and provincial titles won by Donegal teams
- Club championship winners
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Aodh Ruadh (Ballyshannon) - Ardara - Buncrana - Cloughaneely - Dungloe - Fanad Gaels - Four Masters - Glenfin - Glenswilly - Gweedore - Kilcar - Killybegs - Malin - Naomh Columba - Naomh Conaill - St.Eunan's - St. The Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Ulster Championship) is the premier intercounty "knockout" competition Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Gaoth Dobhair is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. Naomh Adhamhnáin (Saint Eunan's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Michael's - Termon |
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Bundoran - Burt - Downings - Moville - Na Rossa - Naomh Bríd - Naomh Mhuire - Seán MacCumhaill's - St. Naul's - Urris |
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Carndonagh - Letterkenny Gaels - Milford - Muff - Naomh Colmcille - Naomh Mura - Naomh Pádraig, Lifford - Naomh Ultan - Pettigo - Red Hughs,Killygordon - Robert Emmetts - St. Mary's,Convoy |
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Aodh Ruadh (Ballyshannon) - Burt - Carndonagh - Four Masters - Seán MacCumhaill's - St.Eunan's - Setanta |
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