Fintona Pearses
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Fintona Pearses is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club. The club is based in Fintona
, County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
, and is named after the Irish
poet and revolutionary, Patrick Pearse
.
The club primarily concentrates on Gaelic football
and there is also a Ladies Gaelic football club of the same name. Both clubs play at the same grounds, Saint Lawrence's Park.
The senior team in 2011 will compete in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and will play in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship
.
Fintona was also home to the first Camogie
club in Tyrone, called Fintona Rose Kavanaghs which was founded around the same time as Fintona Davitts.
Since the formation of the club, other past clubs in the local area have included Fintona Pearse Og, Aughafad and Carnlea. The St Brigid's camogie club also existed in the 1940s and 1980s.
An Intermediate Football Championship
title was claimed in 1978 defeating Killyclogher and the Junior Football Championship
title in 1975 after beating Gortin.
The club has the distinction of being the only one in Tyrone to have won the Senior, Intermediate, Junior, and all three Reserve Football Championships in its existence.
The Ladies Gaelic football club won the Tyrone Junior Ladies B Football Championship and League double in 2010 after defeating Sigersons in the championship final and the same team again in the league final after a replay. They also won the Tyrone Junior Ladies Football Championship in 2005, defeating Cill Iseal in the final. In the Ulster Junior Ladies Club Football Championship a win against Derry
champions Claudy was recorded in the quarter-final before losing out to the eventual Ulster Champions, Clones from Monaghan
.
The Under 14 boys football team won the Teamtalk Under 14 Grade 2 Championship in 2009, after defeating Loughmacrory 3-09 to 2-10 in the final at Killyclogher.
Paul Martin played for the Tyrone Minor Football team which won the 2007 Ulster Minor Football Championship and also for the Tyrone Vocational Schools Football Team that won the 2007 All-Ireland Inter-County Vocational Schools Championship.
Former club player Aidan McCarron played for Tyrone
in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Dr McKenna Cup
competitions. McCarron also played for New York
in the Preliminary Round of the Connacht Senior Football Championship
2006 where they lost to Roscommon
1-14 to 0-9 with McCarron contributing 0-4.
Other Fintona players who have played Gaelic football for Tyrone in the recent past include Ted Garrity, Dermot King, Adrian McAshea, Gerard McCallen & Liam Grugan, as well as Tyrone Senior Ladies Manager of 2007 Jimmy McCloughan. Niall Donnelly, Mark Donnelly and Gerard McCarroll have also played at Minor level.
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. The club is based in Fintona
Fintona
Fintona is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second largest settlement in the Omagh District Council area, after Omagh itself. Its 2010 population was estimated to be 1,410.-History:...
, 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
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and is named after the Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
poet and revolutionary, Patrick Pearse
Patrick Pearse
Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916...
.
The club primarily concentrates on Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and there is also a Ladies Gaelic football club of the same name. Both clubs play at the same grounds, Saint Lawrence's Park.
The senior team in 2011 will compete in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and will play in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship
Tyrone Junior Football Championship
The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the 18 Tyrone clubs competing in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club...
.
History
Fintona Pearses was founded in September 1916 and despite some stop-starts in the 1920s, the club has been continuously active since 1932. At the time of founding there was already a club in the village, Fintona Davitts, which had been in existence since 1907 and the two sides met each other in competition twice in 1917. The Davitts club however went out of existence shortly afterwards.Fintona was also home to the first Camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
club in Tyrone, called Fintona Rose Kavanaghs which was founded around the same time as Fintona Davitts.
Since the formation of the club, other past clubs in the local area have included Fintona Pearse Og, Aughafad and Carnlea. The St Brigid's camogie club also existed in the 1940s and 1980s.
Honours
The club won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship in 1938, defeating Cookstown in the final. The Davitts club also won the 1913-14 championship. The last appearance in the final was in 1979 when they lost out to Carrickmore.An Intermediate Football Championship
Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship
The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the 16 Tyrone clubs competing in Division 2 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster...
title was claimed in 1978 defeating Killyclogher and the Junior Football Championship
Tyrone Junior Football Championship
The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the 18 Tyrone clubs competing in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club...
title in 1975 after beating Gortin.
The club has the distinction of being the only one in Tyrone to have won the Senior, Intermediate, Junior, and all three Reserve Football Championships in its existence.
The Ladies Gaelic football club won the Tyrone Junior Ladies B Football Championship and League double in 2010 after defeating Sigersons in the championship final and the same team again in the league final after a replay. They also won the Tyrone Junior Ladies Football Championship in 2005, defeating Cill Iseal in the final. In the Ulster Junior Ladies Club Football Championship a win against Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
champions Claudy was recorded in the quarter-final before losing out to the eventual Ulster Champions, Clones from Monaghan
Monaghan GAA
The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...
.
The Under 14 boys football team won the Teamtalk Under 14 Grade 2 Championship in 2009, after defeating Loughmacrory 3-09 to 2-10 in the final at Killyclogher.
Notable players
Aaron McCarney was a member of the 2009 Tyrone Minor Football team.Paul Martin played for the Tyrone Minor Football team which won the 2007 Ulster Minor Football Championship and also for the Tyrone Vocational Schools Football Team that won the 2007 All-Ireland Inter-County Vocational Schools Championship.
Former club player Aidan McCarron played for Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Dr McKenna Cup
Dr McKenna Cup
The Dr McKenna cup is a gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. It is the secondary gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, and the fourth most important inter-county competition in which...
competitions. McCarron also played for New York
New York GAA
The New York County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or New York GAA, is one of the county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the New York metropolitan area...
in the Preliminary Round of the Connacht Senior Football Championship
Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Bank of Ireland Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in July....
2006 where they lost to Roscommon
Roscommon GAA
For more details of Roscommon GAA see Roscommon Senior Club Football Championship or Roscommon Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games...
1-14 to 0-9 with McCarron contributing 0-4.
Other Fintona players who have played Gaelic football for Tyrone in the recent past include Ted Garrity, Dermot King, Adrian McAshea, Gerard McCallen & Liam Grugan, as well as Tyrone Senior Ladies Manager of 2007 Jimmy McCloughan. Niall Donnelly, Mark Donnelly and Gerard McCarroll have also played at Minor level.