Clontibret_O'Neills_GAA

Clontibret O'Neills GAA

Clontibret O'Neills GAA

Monaghan-based Gaelic games club


Clontibret O'Neills Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland.[1]

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History

A team existed in the area, named after Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone in 1896. In 1906, variously called Clontibret O'Neills or Doohamlet O'Neills, another team is recorded.[2] The current team is considered to derive from a 1913 affiliation to the Monaghan county board.[3]

Clontibret have won 17 county senior titles; their best finish in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship came in 1994, when they reached the final, losing to Bellaghy.[4]

Notable players

Honours

Gaelic football

Hurling


References

  1. "Clontibret O'Neills (@clontibretclg) - Twitter". twitter.com.
  2. Dufaigh, Brendan Ó (25 November 1997). "The book of Clontibret". B. Ó Dufaigh via Google Books.
  3. Scally, John (16 October 2018). 100 Great GAA Moments. Black & White Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781785302329 via Google Books.



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