Four Masters GAA explained

Club Gaa:Four Masters
Irish:Na Ceithre Máistir
Crest:Four Masters GAA logo.jpg
Founded:1932
Province:Ulster
County:Donegal
Colours:Blue and White
Grounds:Pairc Tir Conaill
Coordinates:54.6548°N -8.122°W
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Four Masters is a GAA club located in the town of Donegal in County Donegal, Ireland. They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in Donegal.[1]

History

Based in the parishes of Townawilly and Killymard, Donegal Town, Four Masters is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Donegal having won 3 Donegal Senior Football Championships.[2]

The GAA club under Warwickshire County Board in Coventry, England, is named after the Four Masters club in Donegal. That club was unable to register as a Donegal Club but reserved the Four Masters name.

Austin O'Kennedy, a top GAA doctor who oversaw all Donegal county teams for 22 years, has also been involved with Four Masters for even longer.[3] Tom Conaghan who managed the Four Masters to two county championships in 1982 and 1984 went on to manage the county team during the late 80s. He managed Donegal to the 1989 Ulster Final which they lost in a replay to Tyrone.

The club has more All Stars Awards than any other club in the county, Donal Monaghan winning one in 1974 (the year he was Man of the Match against Down in the Ulster Senior Football Championship final), Joyce McMullan winning one in 1990, Paul Durcan winning two in 2012 and 2014 and Karl Lacey winning four in 2006 and 2009 at corner back and 2011 and 2012 at centre-half back. Lacey also won the GAA GPA Player of the year award in 2012.[4]

After the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, Four Masters organised the homecoming for the victorious Donegal county team.[5]

Notable players

Managers

YearsManager
1932–2020
2020–2021Pat Campbell[9]
2022–Kevin Sinclair[10]

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Damian. Cullen. Final countdown. The Irish Times. 20 September 2012. 20 September 2012. The strongholds of Gaelic football in the county — particularly since the turn of this century — such as Gweedores Gaoth Dobhair, Letterkennys St Eunans, Ardara, Four Masters from Donegal Town and Naomh Conaill from Glenties have all been well represented on the pitch this summer.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412212029/http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/final-countdown-1.534476. 12 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Roll: Football. 6 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20071117021429/http://www.fourmastersgaa.com/roll.htm#Football. 17 November 2007. dead.
  3. News: Niall. McCoy. Time for a club GPA. Gaelic Life. 14 December 2012. 14 December 2012.
  4. Web site: Four Masters GFC Club History . fourmastersgaa.co.uk . 14 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081112040845/http://www.fourmastersgaa.co.uk/history.htm . 12 November 2008 .
  5. News: Huge crowds expected in The Diamond for Donegal's heroes. Donegal Daily. 24 September 2012. 24 September 2012. Gardaí have revealed that the Diamond area and surrounding streets will be closed to traffic from around 4pm onwards to prepare for the huge crowds expected on the streets. The homecoming to the Diamond is being organised by the local Four Masters club who are co-ordinating parking..
  6. News: Matt. Britton. Tom Conaghan: A farmer, a Mayor and above all, a father. Donegal Democrat. 1 July 2012. 1 July 2012.
  7. News: Harry. Walsh. Thirteen new faces on Gallagher's first Donegal panel. Donegal News. 21 December 2014. 21 December 2014. Other new names on the Donegal panel include… Kevin McBrearty (Four Masters)…. 8 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708155902/http://donegalnews.com/2014/12/thirteen-new-faces-on-gallaghers-first-donegal-panel/. dead.
  8. News: Alan. Foley. Last-gasp Galway snatch victory in Donegal to make it two from two. The42.ie. 4 February 2018. 4 February 2018.
  9. News: Ryan. Ferry. Gaoth Dobhair travel to Donegal Town. Donegal News. 30 July 2020. 58. Pat Campbell is managing Four Masters this season….
  10. News: Ryan. Ferry. New territory for Letterkenny. Donegal News. 31 March 2022. 68. Francie Martin's Red Hughs and Kevin Sinclair's Four Masters are not playing this weekend..

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