Enniskillen Gaels GAC explained

Club Gaa:Enniskillen Gaels
Irish:Gaeil Inis Ceithleann
Crest:File:EnniskillenGaelsCrest.png
Founded:1927
Province:Ulster
County:Fermanagh
Nickname:The Gaels
Colours:Yellow and Blue
Grounds:Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Coordinates:54.3501°N -7.6348°W
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Enniskillen Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in based in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

History

The club completed a six-in-a-row of Fermanagh titles between 1998 and 2003. Gaels reached the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice during this period, losing to Crossmaglen Rangers in 1999 and to Errigal Ciarán in 2002.[1] [2] The bid for seven championships in a row was ended by Derrygonnelly Harps in the 2004 county final.[3] That great team went on to win one further county title in 2006.[4]

The club went into decline over the next decade, and by 2016, were on the brink of relegation to Junior football, scraping through a relegation play-off.[5]

Backboned by the 2017 Ulster Minor winning team,[6] the club would claim the Fermanagh Intermediate crown in 2020.[7] In the team's first year at senior, they reached the county final.[8] A youthful Gaels team lost by nine points to Derrygonnelly.[9]

The Gaels reached their second consecutive final in 2022, facing Erne Gaels Belleek. Enniskillen were comfortable winners and ended a 16-year wait for the New York Cup.[10]

Notable players

Honours

Football

Hurling

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rangers poach a late victory. 22 November 1999. Irish Independent. 31 January 2022.
  2. News: Errigal triumph in survival of the fittest. 2 December 2002. The Irish Times. 31 January 2022.
  3. News: Derrygonnelly overthrow champions. 18 October 2004. Irish Independent. 18 January 2022.
  4. News: Enniskillen win Fermanagh title. 24 September 2006. BBC Northern Ireland. 8 January 2022.
  5. News: Enniskillen Gaels captain O'Callaghan aiming for revenge against Derrygonnelly. 16 November 2021. The Irish News. 26 November 2021.
  6. News: Enniskillen Gaels make up for past disappointments with long-awaited Ulster title. 2 January 2018. Belfast Telegraph. 31 January 2022.
  7. News: Enniskillen Gaels defeat Maguiresbridge in Intermediate final. 26 September 2020. The Impartial Reporter. 26 November 2021.
  8. News: How Enniskillen Gaels found their way back. 19 November 2002. The Irish Times. 31 January 2022.
  9. News: Harps back on top in Fermanagh as Enniskillen dismissed. 21 November 2021. RTÉ. 26 November 2021.
  10. News: Emphatic Enniskillen end 16-year wait to become Fermanagh champions. 30 October 2022. Irish Examiner. 30 October 2022.
  11. News: From Enniskillen Town to Manchester United: The rise and rise of Kieran McKenna. 4 April 2020. The Irish News. 31 January 2022.
  12. News: ‘I’m very lucky to have done what I did, and to have won what I won’. 8 February 2021. The Impartial Reporter. 31 January 2022.
  13. News: Old hands steer the Gaels to victory. 24 September 2013. Fermanagh Herald. 31 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Roll of Honour. Fermanagh GAA. 8 January 2022.

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