CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
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CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Moir is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the Gaeltacht
area of Leitir Móir, County Galway
, Ireland
. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable players include Fiachra Breathnach
, Eoin Ó Conghaile and Antoine 'Toto' Ó Griofa, members of the current Galway Gaelic Football Squad
In 2009/10 the club enjoyed the most successful year in their history, capturing the Galway Intermediate Football Championship and also the Connacht Intermediate Club title
. Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir eventually lost out to Cookstown Fr. Rock's
from Tyrone
in the All-Ireland series
on the 24th of January 2010 at Pearse Park
, Longford
.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in the Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
area of Leitir Móir, County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable players include Fiachra Breathnach
Fiachra Breathnach
Fiachra Breathnach is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Galway. Breathnach plays his club football with Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir from the Conamara Gaeltacht and county football for the Galway senior football panel.-Underage Achievements:...
, Eoin Ó Conghaile and Antoine 'Toto' Ó Griofa, members of the current Galway Gaelic Football Squad
In 2009/10 the club enjoyed the most successful year in their history, capturing the Galway Intermediate Football Championship and also the Connacht Intermediate Club title
Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Connacht...
. Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir eventually lost out to Cookstown Fr. Rock's
Cookstown Fr. Rock's
Cookstown Father Rocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In recent years Owen Mulligan and Raymond Mulgrew have both won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with the Tyrone senior team...
from Tyrone
Tyrone
The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone*A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland-Places:...
in the All-Ireland series
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition started up in 2003 to be played by the winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each County. The 2010 final was contested by Spa of Kerry and Cookstown Fr...
on the 24th of January 2010 at Pearse Park
Pearse Park
Pearse Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground has a capacity of 18,000....
, Longford
Longford
Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county...
.
2010 squad
Player | Position |
---|---|
Eoin Ó Conghaile | Goalkeeper |
Stiofáin Ó Báille | Goalkeeper |
Séamus Ó Domhnaill | Goalkeeper |
Brian Ó Conghaile | Goalkeeper |
Cóilín Ó Hógáin | Right Corner-Back |
Colm Tan Ó Confhaola | Full-Back |
Joe Seoighe | Full-Back |
Ciarán Rua Mac Donnacha | Full-Back |
Ciarán Óg Ó Flatharta | Full-Back |
Pádraig Mac an Rí | Left Corner-Back |
Colm Mac Donnacha | Left Corner-Back |
Tomás Ó Gríofa | Right Wing-Back |
Ciarán Bairéad | Centre Back |
Nollaig Ó Ceallaigh | Centre Back |
Éanna Ó Catháin | Centre Back |
Michael Paul Ó Ceallaigh | Left Wing-Back |
Déaglán Ó Catháin | Left Wing-Back |
Antoine 'Toto' Ó Gríofa | Midfield |
Criostóir Ó Flatharta | Midfield |
Pádraic Bairéad | Midfield |
Rónán Ó Ceallaigh | Midfield |
Cormac Ó Confhaola | Right Wing-Forward |
Marcus Ó Fátharta | Right Wing-Forward |
Liam Ó Máille | Right Wing-Forward |
Fiachra Breathnach Fiachra Breathnach Fiachra Breathnach is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Galway. Breathnach plays his club football with Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir from the Conamara Gaeltacht and county football for the Galway senior football panel.-Underage Achievements:... |
Centre Forward |
Pádraig Ó Máille | Centre Forward |
Aonghus Ó Fátharta | Left Wing-Forward |
Ciarán 'Charles' Ó Conghaile | Left Wing-Forward |
Stiofáin Aontoine Mac Donnacha | Right Corner-Forward |
Éamonn Ó Loingsigh | Right Corner-Forward |
Ferdia Breathnach | Full Forward |
Seán Ó Máille | Full Forward |
Pádraig S. Ó Ceallaigh | Full Forward |
Pádraig Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh | Full Forward |
Patsy Seoighe | Left Corner-Forward |
Patrick Mark Ó Fátharta | Left Corner-Forward |
Daithí Mac Donnacha | Left Corner-Forward |
Seán Ó Flatharta | Left Corner-Forward |
Ciarán Ó Fátharta | Manager |
Maitias Bairéad | Selector |
Micheál Ó Tuathail | Selector |
Peadar Ó Súilleabháin | Selector |
Honours
- Connacht Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipConnacht Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipThe Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Connacht...
: 1- 2010
- Galway Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2
- 1995, 2009
- Galway Intermediate Club Football League (West): 2
- 1993, 2001
- Galway Intermediate Club Football Shield (West): 3
- 1999, 2002, 2006
- Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Champions (Junior)Comórtas Peile na GaeltachtaComórtas Peile na Gaeltachta is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by clubs from the Irish language-speaking Gaeltacht areas of Ireland. Clubs compete on a county-basis at first, in order to qualify for the tournament that is hosted by a different club from the Gaeltacht each year...
- 1987