St Faithleach's GAA explained

Club Gaa:St Faithleach's GAA
Irish:CLG Naomh Faíthleach
Founded:1962
Province:Connacht
County:Roscommon
Colours:Red and White
Grounds:Ballyleague
Coordinates:53.6761°N -8.0095°W
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St Faithleach's GAA (Irish: CLG Naomh Faíthleach) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballyleague, County Roscommon. The club plays in white and red and draws its membership from the parishes of Kilgefin and Cloontuskert.

History

The club, which was formed in 1962, serves the areas of Curraghroe, Ballyleague, Cloontuskert, and Kilrooskey.[1] The club is named after Saint Faithleachs, who founded an abbey at Cloontuskert in 520AD. Saint Faithleachs was a son of Fionnlugh Mac Olchú, and a brother of Brendan the Navigator also known as ‘The Voyager’.[2]

The club won a Junior title in their first year, 1963, and reached a Roscommon Senior Football Championship final in 1965. They faced reigning county champions Shannon Gaels and won by one point, 0-10 to 1-06. This is the clubs first and only to date senior county title.[3]

Since 1965, St Faithleach's have made it to the county final four times, being beaten by Clann na nGael in 1981 and St Brigid's three times, in 2006, 2007 and 2014.[4] [5] [6]

Despite winning the O'Rourke Cup (Division One League) in 2019, the club was relegated to the Roscommon Intermediate Football Championship in the same year, after losing a relegation final against St Croan's GAA. This ended a 17 year stint in Roscommon's top competition.

However, in 2021, the club captured their third Intermediate county title and promoted back to the senior championship.[7] The team went on to win their first Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship defeating Naomh Anna of Galway by 2-14 to 2-12 in extra time, thanks to a last chance goal by Mikey Cox.[8] [9]

Notable players

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Faithleachs GAA: About the Club . St Faithleachs GAA.
  2. Web site: St Faithleach's GAA . St Faithleach's GAA.
  3. Web site: Stars of 65' . Lough Ree Community Resources. 3 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Captain Frankie ready for his seventh final . Roscommon People. 2007.
  5. Web site: THREE-mendous: no stopping Brigids on their date with destiny . Roscommon People. 2007.
  6. Web site: O’Brien delight as St Brigid’s complete ‘drive for five’ . Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Gunn shoots Faithleachs to Intermediate glory . Roscommon Herald. 24 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Faithleachs conquer Connacht after thriller . Roscommon People. 20 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Last gasp victory for St Faithleachs in Connacht Intermediate Final . Shannonside. 15 January 2022.
  10. Web site: My Club: Diarmuid Murtagh - St Faithleachs . GAA.ie. 7 July 2016.
  11. Web site: Murtagh joins Roscommon centurion club . Hogan Stand. 1 March 2023.
  12. Web site: St Faithleachs Roll of Honour . Roscommon GAA.

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