C.L.G. Na Cealla Beaga
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| Founded: | 1924 | ||||||||
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°38′17.62″N 8°29′05.29″W / 54.6382278°N 8.4848028°WCoordinates: 54°38′17.62″N 8°29′05.29″W / 54.6382278°N 8.4848028°W | ||||||||
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C.L.G. na gCealla Beaga[1] is a GAA club based in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland.
History
Founded in 1924,[2] the club has had teams break up several time in its history.[2] Na Cealla Beaga play Gaelic football and, in the past, played hurling. Na Cealla Beaga have won the Donegal Senior Football Championship 6 times, the last coming in 1996.[3] They also reached the final of the 1991 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
In 2002, the team was thrown out of the Championship at the semi-final stage after breaking the rules.[4]
They came from nowhere to reach the final of the 2010 Donegal Senior Football Championship, with Manus Boyle even coming out of retirement at the age of 44.[5]
Honours
- 7 Donegal Senior Football Championships (1952, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2016) Runners-Up 2013 [6]
Notable players
- Manus Boyle (1992 All-Ireland winner)
- Barry Cunningham (1992 All-Ireland winner)
- Barry McGowan (1992 All-Ireland winner)
- Séamus Coleman (now a professional soccer player)[5]
- Matthew Smyth
- Hugh McFadden (2014 Ulster Championship winner)
- Eoghan Bán Gallagher (2014 Ulster Minor Championship & Donegal Senior player 2015-)
References
- ↑ "killybegsgaa". Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- 1 2 "Club history". Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ↑ "Roll of honour". Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ↑ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2002). "Furious Killybegs thrown out of championship". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2002.
- 1 2 Boyle, Donnchadh (2 October 2010). "Boyle looks to defy logic and inspire injury-hit Killybegs to shock title success". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
The 44-year-old started training for a marathon, but the hard road was unforgiving and reignited a few old injuries. The sod of the club's field was more forgiving [...] Incredibly, he has featured off the bench in recent matches and he's likely to do the same tomorrow.
- ↑ "Donegal SFC final: Murphy delivers man-of-the-match display". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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