Foreglen GAC
Encyclopedia
O'Brien's GAC Foreglen is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Foreglen
, County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
and currently cater for Gaelic football
and Camogie
. The club is named after Irish
nationalist
MP and social revolutionary William O'Brien
.
Foreglen have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
twice and the Derry Junior Football Championship
once. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
and Division 2 of the Derry ACFL.
. They won the competition for a second time in 2004; the final was not played and Foreglen were awarded the title. Foreglen won the Derry Junior Football Championship
in 1990.
Over the last few years re-development work has gone on at O'Brien Park. The pitch was officially re-opened in June 2002 and more work is ongoing.
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
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 Foreglen
Foreglen
Foreglen, known in Irish as An Forghleann meaning "outer glen",/ is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 6km west of Dungiven on the A6 Foreglen Road, a main route linking Belfast and Derry. Limavady is 18 km to the north and Derry is 23 km to the north west. It is designated as a...
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, 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...
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
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...
and currently cater for 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 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....
. The club is named after Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
nationalist
Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
MP and social revolutionary William O'Brien
William O'Brien
William O'Brien was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
.
Foreglen have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
twice and the Derry Junior Football Championship
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
once. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
Gaelic football
Foreglen fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
and Division 2 of the Derry ACFL.
History
O'Brien's first major success came in 1985 when they won the Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
. They won the competition for a second time in 2004; the final was not played and Foreglen were awarded the title. Foreglen won the Derry Junior Football Championship
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
in 1990.
Over the last few years re-development work has gone on at O'Brien Park. The pitch was officially re-opened in June 2002 and more work is ongoing.
Senior
- Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
: 2- 1985, 2004
- Derry Junior Football ChampionshipDerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
: 1- 1990
- Dr. Kerlin Cup 5
- 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2007
- Under 21 All All County
- 2009
Minor
- Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
- 2006
- North Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
- 2006
- North Derry Minor 'B' Football League: 2
- 2001, 2006
- Carlin/Duffy Cup 2
- 2001, 2007
U-16
- North Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
- 1998
- North Derry U-16 Football League: 2
- 2000, 2005
Well known players
* Ozil Bawp Foreglen player of the yearNote: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry