Clonguish GAA explained

Club Gaa:Clonguish GAA
Irish:Cluain Geis
Crest:Clonguish-Crest.png
Founded:1889
Province:Leinster
County:Longford
Nickname:"The Guish"
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Bertie Allen Park, Newtownforbes
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H3:6

Clonguish GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The club was formed on 20 October 1889 and was originally called Clonguish Gallowglasses.[1] Situated in the west of County Longford, it is bordered by four parishes in County Longford, Drumlish, Killoe, Killashee and Templemichael (Longford) – the parish also shares a common boundary with the Province of Connacht in that it adjoins the parishes of Bornacoola and Gortletteragh in County Leitrim and Tarmonbarry in County Roscommon. The Irish for Clonguish is Cluain Geis which means 'The Meadow of the Swans'.

Clonguish played their games at Curry Field in the Castleforbes Estate before moving to their new ground Centenary Park in 1984. Centenary Park is now called Bertie Allen Park after one of Clonguish's and Longford's most famous GAA men. Bertie Allen Park has two full-size pitches with state of the art floodlights on the main pitch and training lights on the bottom pitch. Work has been carried out on a third pitch beside the training pitch. The facilities include dressing rooms, weights room, two meeting rooms, an indoor soccer, basketball court and handball area.

Notable players

Honours

CompetitionsWinsYears won
Longford Senior Football Championship121962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003,[2] 2004,[3] 2009[4]
Longford Intermediate Football Championship11997
Longford Junior Football Championship61928, 1941, 1947, 1959, 1992, 2003
Longford Senior B Football Championship21995, 2011
Leader Cup111952, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1979, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2024
Longford Senior Football League21911, 1919
Longford Intermediate Football League11975
Longford Junior Football League11971
All County Football League Division 132003, 2008, 2011
All County Football League Division 231984, 1995, 2006
All County Football League Division 411992
All County Football League Division 2A21985, 1996
All County Football League Division 3A11991
John Player Tournament21970, 1981
Cashel Interprovincial Tournament21970, 1979
Mostrim Tournament Hughes Cup11971
Under 21 Football Championship81964, 1965, 1971, 1972, 2000, 2017, 2022, 2023
Under 21 Football Championship 13-a-side11994
Minor Football Championship (1, 2)91950, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1998, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023
Juvenile Football Championship (3)91959, 1965, 1967, 2001, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Under 14 Football Championship (4)71980, 1984, 1999, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Longford Senior Hurling Championship72003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2023[5]
Under 21 Hurling Championship51998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Minor Hurling Championship61996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010
Juvenile Hurling Championship111969, 1984, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023
Táin Hurling League Division 512012

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Names History . Longford Gaelic Stats.
  2. Web site: Clonguish complete super trophy haul . Irish Independent . en.
  3. Web site: A Clonguish cruise . The Irish Times . en.
  4. Web site: Barden sees it end well for Clonguish . The Irish Times . en.
  5. Web site: Clonguish retain Longford SHC crown . 11 September 2023 . . 11 September 2023.