Foreglen GAC

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O'Brien's GAC Foreglen
CLG Uí Briain Fothaír Ghleann
County:	Derry
Nickname:
Club colours:	Green and Gold
Grounds:	O'Brien Park
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships All Ireland Ulster champions Derry champions Football : - - -

O'Brien's GAC Foreglen (Irish: CLG Uí Briain Fothaír Ghleann) 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.

Contents 1 Gaelic football 2 Camogie 3 History 4 Honours 4.1 Senior 4.2 Minor 4.3 U-16 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] 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 Championship and Division 3 of the Derry ACFL.

[edit] Camogie

Foreglen also fields Camogie teams at various age-groups.

[edit] History

O'Brien's first major success came in 1985 when they won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship. 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-devlopment work has gone on at O'Brien Park. The pitch was officially re-opened in June 2002^[1] and more work is ongoing.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Senior

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 2
  • 1985, 2004

• Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
  • 1990

• Dr. Kerlin Cup 5
  • 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2007

[edit] Minor

• Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
  • 2006 (shared with Castledawson??)

• North Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

• North Derry Minor 'B' Football League: 2
  • 2001, 2006

• Carlin/Duffy Cup 2
  • 2001, 2007

[edit] U-16

• North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 1998

• North Derry U-16 Football League: 2
  • 2000, 2005

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

[edit] See also

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship
• List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry

[edit] External links

• O'Brien's Foreglen GAC Official Website
• Official Derry GAA website
• Derry Club GAA

[edit] References

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