Dungloe GAA
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
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| Nickname: | Rosses Men | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Rosses Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°57′08.48″N 8°21′07.55″W / 54.9523556°N 8.3520972°W | ||||||||
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CLG An Clochán Liath[1][2] is a GAA club based in An Clochán Liath, a Gaeltacht town along the Wild Atlantic Way in west County Donegal, Ireland. The club fields both men's and ladies' teams at all age grades in Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Camogie.
History
[edit]An Clochán Liath has won the Donegal Senior Football Championship title on seven occasions, the last coming in 1958.
The club has had two players selected to the All-Ireland SFC All Star team: All-Ireland winning full forward Tony Boyle in 1992 and Adrian Sweeney in 2003.
Noel McCole was the goalkeeper on the 1974 and 1983 Ulster Championship winning teams for Donegal, although he had transferred to St Eunan's in 1979. The Sweeney brothers, Adrian and Raymond, played for An Clochán Liath and Donegal.[3] Ciaran Sharkey was a substitute goalkeeper on the county team that won the 2007 NFL. Danny Rodgers played as Donegal goalkeeper in the 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final.[1]
Notable players
[edit]- Tony Boyle: 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner; two-time Ulster SFC winner (1990, 1992); All Star winner in 1992.
- Adrian Hanlon: member of 2012 All-Ireland SFC winning panel.
- Noel McCole: 123 appearances for Donegal. two-time Ulster SFC winner (1974, 1983).
- Mark Curran: Ulster SFC winner in 2024; Sigerson Cup winner with UCD in 2020.
- John "Hughie" O'Donnell (1910-1954): Four-time Donegal Club Championship winner (1930, 1931, 1933, 1936); first Donegal man to win the Sigerson Cup - back-to-back champion with UCD (1930, 1931); captain of the first Donegal team to play in Croke Park.
- Adrian Sweeney: 136 appearances for Donegal. All Star winner in 2003.
- Paddy Prendergast: Won All-Ireland Championship with Mayo in 1950 and 1951. Last surviving member of the 1951 "cursed" Mayo All-Ireland winning team.
- Gerard McElwee: Ulster SFC winner in 1974.
- Raymond Sweeney: All Star nominee in 2003.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kelly, Niall (21 September 2014). "Kerry end 20-year wait for All-Ireland minor glory". The42.ie. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "CLG An Clochán Liath". Facebook.
- ^ "National Football League: Division 2A" (PDF). 12 February 2006.