Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs GAA

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Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs
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Founded:1887
County: Fermanagh
Nickname:Newtown
Colours:Red and White
Grounds:Newtownbutler GAA Grounds, Newtownbutler
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandUlster
champions		Fermanagh
champions
Football: - - 9
Hurling: - - 1

Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs is a Gaelic football club based in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1887, they are Fermanagh's oldest GAA club.

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History

The club was founded on 13 November 1887 in Reilly's Hotel, Newtownbutler. Historically, club names have varied from the Brehons, St. Aidan's, Geraldines, St. Comhghall's and then back to the famous First Fermanagh's, a name that Michael Cusack, the founder of the GAA, was said to have suggested himself. [1]

The club's most recent senior championship success came in 2007. [2]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "First Fermanaghs Club History". Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs Official Website. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Newtown triumph". Irish Independent . 10 September 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour". Fermanagh GAA . Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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