Donegal Boston
Donegal Boston GFC is a Gaelic football club which was founded in 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| Founded: | 1988 | ||||||||
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| County: | Boston | ||||||||
| Colours: | Yellow and Green | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Irish Cultural Centre | ||||||||
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History
Donegal Boston Gaelic Football Club (also known as Donegal GFC or Donegal Boston for short) was founded in 1988 by Irish immigrants. The club won their first Boston Senior Football Championship title in 2002.
Donegal Boston won the 2018 Boston Senior Football Championship.[1]
Honours
- Boston Senior Football Championship winners (5): 2002, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2018
- North American Senior Football Championship runner's up (2): 2002, 2003
Notable players
- Michael Carroll (Donegal inter-county)[1]
- Kevin Cassidy (Donegal)[2]
- Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)[3]
- Eamonn Doherty (Donegal)[4]
- Eoin McHugh (Donegal)[5]
- Antoin McFadden (Donegal)[4]
- Brendan Murphy (Carlow)[6]
- Liam Silke (Galway)[7]
- Declan Walsh (Donegal)[4]
References
- McNulty, Chris (27 August 2018). "Diarmuid Connolly inspires Donegal Boston to Senior Championship title". donegaldaily.com. Donegal Daily. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- Fogarty, John (13 June 2018). "'I hope he's well protected': Diarmuid Connolly will be a target in Boston, warns Cassidy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- Keys, Colm (4 September 2018). "Dublin leave door open for Diarmuid Connolly return ahead of five in-a-row bid". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- McNulty, Chris (13 September 2013). "SFC: Doherty keeps 'Eamon' high for St Eunan's". Donegal News. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
In 2011, Doherty headed to America. In his company were Antoin McFadden, James Carroll and Malin's Declan Walsh, who’ll be an opponent in this weekend's quarter-final. In Boston, they had an enjoyable summer... Doherty says... 'It was great to get over to Donegal Boston to play football'.
- "'I'm really enjoying it at the moment' – McHugh". Donegal News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Brendan Murphy: 'For me, this is the right time to go'". 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- McNulty, Chris (2 June 2018). "Some big guns touch down as Donegal Boston begin Championship campaign". donegaldaily.com. Donegal Daily. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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