Kildress Wolfe Tones GAC

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Kildress Wolfe Tones
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Founded:1952
County: Tyrone
Nickname:The wolfeTones
Colours:Green, White and Gold
Grounds:Tierney Park, Gortacladdy
Coordinates: 54°38′23.43″N6°55′28.49″W / 54.6398417°N 6.9245806°W / 54.6398417; -6.9245806
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Kildress Wolfe Tones are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Tyrone.

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History

The first record of a football match that can be found was played on a June Sunday in 1904 in Gortreagh when a game was arranged to coincide with the formation of a Gaelic football team there. P.T. Devlin told of his memories of that day in a letter to "TheDungannon Observer" dated 8 May 1954. [1]

Kildress was named after Theobald Wolfe Tone. [2] Kildress's team is green, white and orange, the badge bears the symbol of the Beaghmore Stone Circles, a major landmark in Kildress.

Kildress currently play in the Division 2 of the Tyrone League. [3]

Achievements

Notable players

[4]

Managers

YEARMANAGEMENTSTATUS
2024Dean Mc Nally Cathal CoreyIntermediate
2023Declan TreanorIntermediate
2022Declan TreanorIntermediate
2021Roger Keenan; Tony Scullion Intermediate
2020Roger Keenan; Tony Scullion Junior
2019Martin Grimes; Fran LoughranJunior
2018Sean Beggs; Damian KellyIntermediate
2017Sean Beggs; Damian Kelly; Aidan O'GaraIntermediate
2016Barry DillonSenior
2015Barry DillonIntermediate
2014Aidan O'ConnorIntermediate
2013Aidan O'ConnorIntermediate
2012 Johnny McGurk Senior
2011 Gavin Devlin Intermediate
2010Tiffy Quinn; Brian NeillSenior
2009Joe Gilligan; Ciaran LoughranSenior
2008John BrennanSenior
2007Ciaran CareySenior
2006Gerry BA Devlin; Conleth DonnellySenior
2005Paddy McGuigan; Gerry BA DevlinSenior
2004Paddy McGuiganSenior
2003 Cathal Corey Senior
2002Noel DonnellySenior
2001 Tony Scullion; Cathal Corey Senior
2000 Tony Scullion; Cathal Corey Senior
1999 Tony Scullion; Cathal Corey Senior
1998 Tony Scullion; Cathal Corey Intermediate

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Reference List

  1. "Kildress Wolfe Tones GAC - A Little Bit of History". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. Theobald Wolfe Tone
  3. 1 2 "Tyrone GAA - Official Website of the Tyrone GAA County Board".
  4. "'Gaelic Life' Looks at Kildress". 29 April 2016.


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