Owen Roe O'Neill's GAC

Owen Roe O'Neill's GAC
CLG Eoghan Rua Uí Néill
Founded: 1970
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°W / 54.8425444; -7.3568667Coordinates: 54°50′33.16″N 7°21′24.72″W / 54.8425444°N 7.3568667°W / 54.8425444; -7.3568667
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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

Notable players

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

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