CLG Chill Chartha explained

Club Gaa:CLG Chill Chartha
Irish:CLG Chill Chartha
Founded:1924
Province:Ulster
County:Donegal
Colours:Blue and Gold
Grounds:Towney Park
Coordinates:54.6258°N -8.6018°W
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CLG Chill Chartha[1] is a GAA club based in Kilcar, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland.[2] They have won the Donegal Senior Football Championship on six occasions, the last in 2017.They regard themselves as being "down the trough".[3]

The club has an intense rivalry with Na Cealla Beaga. The club also maintains a strong rivalry with their neighbours, Naomh Columba.

History

John McNulty, a former candidate for the Seanad, managed the club to Junior "B", Minor and Under-21 Championships and the 2014 Division 1 league title, though he did not win the Senior Football Championship.[4]

League

CLG Chill Chartha play in Division 1 of the Donegal All County league and are a record 14 times league champions (1933, 1935, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022). The club was relegated in 2009; despite finishing a point off a league semi place, the club went down after a number of play-offs. The club made its return to the top flight after winning the Division 2 title in 2011.

In 2014, the club won the senior Division One League title for the first time since 1987, following a 5–17 to 0–10 win away to Gaoth Dobhair.[5]

Championship

The club won the Senior Championship for the first time in 1925 and the most recent was in 2017, following a 0–07 to 0–04 win over Naomh Conaill, the club's first win since 1993 (and sixth overall). In 2016, the club made its first final appearance since 1993 but lost to Glenswilly by a point. The club faced Naomh Conaill in the 2020 final, which was put on hold due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

The club won the Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta on seven occasions, the most recent being in 2024, and won the county Gaeltacht on ten occasions, the last being in 2024. The club also won the Junior Gaeltacht on two occasions, most famously in 1989, when it won both national titles at Naomh Columba.

At underage level, the club has won the County Under 21 Championship on six occasions (1972, 1973, 1974, 2011, 2013 and 2015). The club won the Minor title on four occasions (1964, 1998, 2010 and 2012), along with a lot of underage honours.[6]

Notable players

Managers

YearsManager
1924–19??
1999Michael Molloy
1999–20??
?John McNulty
2013–2014Rory Gallagher
2015Michael Molloy[11]
2016Martin McHugh[12] [13]
2017–19Barry Doherty[14] [15]
2019–202?John McNulty[16] [17] [18] [19]
2022– Conor Cunningham[20] [21]

Chairmen

The following men have been chairman of the club.

YearsChairman
1924–??
2001-02Charlie McDevitt
2003Sean McGinley
2004Paddy Sweeney
2005Kevin Doogan
2006Michael Doherty
2007Kevin Doogan
2008-10John Carr
2012-13Kevin Doogan
2014-15Michael McShane
2016Declan Gallagher
2017–presentJohn Carr[22]

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mark McHugh rejoins the Donegal football squad. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 22 December 2014. 22 December 2014. The Chíll Chartha club man has been named in Rory Gallagher's first panel as county manager.
  2. News: Kilcar gear up for car draw. 14 March 2005. Hoganstand.com. 30 April 2009.
  3. News: Chris. McNulty. Minor Cup is 'back down the trough' after Kilcar win. Donegal News. 3 December 2012. 3 December 2012.
  4. News: Ryan. Ferry. McNulty hunts the coveted Doctor. Donegal News. 12 August 2021. 68. McNulty has been at the helm for Kilcar as they have won Junior 'B', Minor and Under 21 Championships, while he has also enjoyed success in the Gaeltacht competitions as well as winning a Division 1 league title in 2014.
  5. News: Mark. Forker. GAA News: Kilcar win Division One title for the first time since 1989. 29 October 2014. 29 October 2014.
  6. http://clgchillchartha.com/club-honours CLG Chill Chartha Club honours
  7. News: Peter. Campbell. Donegal heroes of 1983. Donegal Democrat. 15 July 2008. 15 July 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218181207/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/donegal-heroes-of-1983-1-1985399. 18 December 2015. Without Mulgrew, Padraig Carr got the chance with Martin McHugh, wearing 13, but filling the centre-forward role in Mulgrew's absence. The Kilcar man put in a storming display, notching 0–7 in the 1–14 to 1–11 victory, but just like the Donegal club final of 1980, his clubmate Michael Carr won the man of the match award..
  8. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. McGee urges new players to take their chance. The Irish News. 4 January 2020. 4 January 2020. Aaron Deeney, Conor O'Donnell, Brian O'Donnell, Andrew McClean, Ciaran Diver, Jeaic MacCeallbhui, Enda McCormick and Ethan O'Donnell are some of the new boys who will be hoping for some game-time..
  9. News: Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League. The42.ie. 17 January 2013. 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1–14 to 2–10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut..
  10. News: Colm. Keys. Ten young guns aiming to fire in the league. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 30 January 2013. 30 January 2013.
  11. News: Chris. McNulty. Liam Bradley to be new Malin manager. Donegal News. 5 January 2015. 5 January 2015. Meanwhile, Michael Molloy has been confirmed as Kilcar's new manager, 16 years after his last stint in charge at Towney. With Rory Gallagher leaving the post to become the new Donegal manager, Kilcar man Molloy will fill the void..
  12. News: Harry. Walsh. McHugh was in library when heard he had won an All Star. Donegal News. 5 November 2016. 5 November 2016. 'Mum and dad will come up to the All Stars with me and dad will be driving back down home on Saturday morning as he's the manager of the Kilcar senior team', he said..
  13. News: Chris. McNulty. Martin McHugh steps down as Kilcar manager — new league season just two weeks away. 26 February 2017. 26 February 2017.
  14. News: Chris. McNulty. Barry Doherty returned as Kilcar manager. 6 January 2018. 6 January 2018.
  15. News: Chris. McNulty. Barry Doherty returned to Kilcar hotseat for 2019. 26 November 2018. 26 November 2018.
  16. News: Frank. Craig. Kilcar host fierce rivals Killybegs. Donegal News. 16 July 2020. 85. There is a change of manager this term 'in through' with John McNulty taking over the reins from 2017 SFC winning boss Barry Doherty..
  17. News: Caroline. Crawford. Donegal links both Enda Kenny and John McNulty. Irish Independent. 26 September 2014. 26 September 2014. Mr McNulty comes from Kilcar, and is a popular businessman who has managed the town's GAA clubs teams for many years. He brought the U-21 team to victory in the Championship last year and has managed the senior Kilcar GAA team for a number of years. He also manages a thriving Mace shop in Stranorlar about an hour from his hometown..
  18. News: Chris. McNulty. John McNulty ratified again as Kilcar manager. 7 March 2021. 7 March 2021. McNulty returned for another stint when he succeeded Barry Doherty in December 2019..
  19. News: John McNulty appointed as new Aodh Ruadh manager. Donegal News. 10 February 2022. 65. McNulty takes over from Barry Ward who had three years at the helm. McNulty managed his native Kilcar for the last two seasons. He also had a stint as bainisteoir of St Naul's and the Donegal Masters team… Aran McGowan will work with the senior team as a coach. Matthew Neeson has been appointed as their senior development team [sic].
  20. News: Niall. Gartland. New Kilcar boss Cunningham has his eyes on the road ahead. Donegal News. 17 March 2022. 67. New Kilcar boss Conor Cunningham says he's keen to wipe the slate clean after the controversy surrounding the delayed 2020 Donegal Senior Championship final… Their new manager is Kilcar through and through — he played for the team before managing the reserves and Under 21s in recent years — but he says there's no point moping around feeling sorry for themselves… Still only 37 years old, Cunningham developed an interest in coaching whilst still a player and admits that he aspired to managing the Kilcar senior team… Appointed to the position in early February, Cunningham says he won't ask too much from his players in the early part of the season..
  21. News: FT Report & Reaction: Kilcar beat rivals Killybegs to seal Donegal SFC semi final spot. Highland Radio. 17 September 2022. 17 September 2022. After the game Kilcar boss Conor Cunningham told Ryan Ferry there are still some improvements that his side can make….
  22. News: Frank. Craig. Situation was avoidable says Kilcar chairman. Donegal News. 24 September 2020. 64. Kilcar chairman John Carr says that while the right decision to postpone the Donegal SFC final was eventually reached on Tuesday, he insists that the situation should never have reached the point it did….

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