Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
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Dungannon Thomas Clarkes (in Irish 'Dún Geanainn Thomáis Uí Cleirigh') is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the town
of Dungannon
in County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
. They play at O'Neill Park in Dungannon. A famed club whose proud sons such as Iggy Jones, Audi Hamilton,Big Dangle Barr and the great Brendy Mallon have graced manys a playing field and have won a lot of championships dating right back to 1956.Fallen on hard time of late, languishing in Division 3, but the new management have it all under control and the comeback is sure to be round the corner.
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes GFC (Cumann Thomáis Uí Chléirigh Dún Geanainn) was formed in 1917 and is named after one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, Thomas J Clarke, who spent his formative years living in Dungannon. The club colours are green, white and yellow.
The club has won 10 Senior Football Championships and 3 Intermediate Football Championships.
O'Neill Park has been the home of the Clarkes since 1947. It was the first GAA owned pitch in Tyrone and represented at the time a growing confidence in the GAA in its ability to develop and organise Gaelic games. A new pavilion was opened in 1967 and was destroyed in a bomb attack on the club in 1971. the existing clubrooms were completed in 1981 and replace the bombed building. The spectator stand was added to the club facilities on the site of the old clubrooms in the late 1980s. Recent development work has made further improvements to the ground which is still regarded by many as the best venue in Tyrone for atmosphere at a big game.
2008 - 2009 Committee
Hon President - Mon Liam McEntegart
Chairman - Christopher "The Raffinator" Rafferty Vice Chairman - Paul Doris and Jimmy McCallien
Secretary - Cathal Skeffington
Treasurer - Oliver " McHugh
Assistant Treasurer - Mickey "the ticket" Kelly
Youth Officer - Nigel McBride
Registrar - Dessie Slater
Football Development Officer - Chris Rafferty
Club Development Officer - Mickey Kelly
Health and Safety Officer - James Devlin
County Board Delegate - Paul Doris
Committee - Shane Casey, Noel O'Hagan, Kevin Mullen, Sean Casey, Michael Jones, Peter Toal, Damian Cahalane, J.J Devlin, Oliver Donnelly, Darragh Begley
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 town
Town
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of Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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. They play at O'Neill Park in Dungannon. A famed club whose proud sons such as Iggy Jones, Audi Hamilton,Big Dangle Barr and the great Brendy Mallon have graced manys a playing field and have won a lot of championships dating right back to 1956.Fallen on hard time of late, languishing in Division 3, but the new management have it all under control and the comeback is sure to be round the corner.
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes GFC (Cumann Thomáis Uí Chléirigh Dún Geanainn) was formed in 1917 and is named after one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, Thomas J Clarke, who spent his formative years living in Dungannon. The club colours are green, white and yellow.
The club has won 10 Senior Football Championships and 3 Intermediate Football Championships.
O'Neill Park has been the home of the Clarkes since 1947. It was the first GAA owned pitch in Tyrone and represented at the time a growing confidence in the GAA in its ability to develop and organise Gaelic games. A new pavilion was opened in 1967 and was destroyed in a bomb attack on the club in 1971. the existing clubrooms were completed in 1981 and replace the bombed building. The spectator stand was added to the club facilities on the site of the old clubrooms in the late 1980s. Recent development work has made further improvements to the ground which is still regarded by many as the best venue in Tyrone for atmosphere at a big game.
2008 - 2009 Committee
Hon President - Mon Liam McEntegart
Chairman - Christopher "The Raffinator" Rafferty Vice Chairman - Paul Doris and Jimmy McCallien
Secretary - Cathal Skeffington
Treasurer - Oliver " McHugh
Assistant Treasurer - Mickey "the ticket" Kelly
Youth Officer - Nigel McBride
Registrar - Dessie Slater
Football Development Officer - Chris Rafferty
Club Development Officer - Mickey Kelly
Health and Safety Officer - James Devlin
County Board Delegate - Paul Doris
Committee - Shane Casey, Noel O'Hagan, Kevin Mullen, Sean Casey, Michael Jones, Peter Toal, Damian Cahalane, J.J Devlin, Oliver Donnelly, Darragh Begley