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| Founded: | 1963 | ||||||||
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°29′52″N8°11′29″W / 54.497863°N 8.191321°W Coordinates: 54°29′52″N8°11′29″W / 54.497863°N 8.191321°W | ||||||||
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St Joseph's Gaelic Football Club was a Gaelic football club in County Donegal, Ireland. [1] [2]
The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of Aodh Ruadh, based in Ballyshannon, and Réalt na Mara, based in Bundoran. [3] [4]
Brian McEniff explained in 2013 that St Joseph's was formed when the clubs in the two towns "were doing rather poorly. In spite of the great rivalry, they came together. The bonding factor was the De La Salle College in the upper part of our parish. The De La Salle Brothers ran a very good school. There were no more than 200 boys but they could play well above their lot. It was a great GAA school. All of the boys — except myself, I went to a boarding school in Monaghan — were from De La Salle. It was a natural transition". [5]
St Joseph's won an unofficial Ulster Senior Club Football Championship against St John's in Irvinestown in 1966, [5] reached the first official final in 1968 [5] and won the official tournament in 1975; they remained the only Donegal club to do so until 2018 when Gaoth Dobhair won Ulster.
The clubs separated in 1977.
Ballyshannon is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located at the southern end of the county where the N3 from Dublin ends and the N15 crosses the River Erne. Incorporated in 1613, it is one of the oldest towns in Ireland.
Bundoran is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. The town is located on the N15 road near Ballyshannon, and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a popular seaside resort, and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy since the 18th century. Bundoran is a world-renowned surfing area and was listed by National Geographic magazine in 2012 as one of the World's Top 20 Surf Towns.
The Donegal County Board or Donegal GAA is one of 32 County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Donegal.
Brian McEniff is a former Gaelic football manager, administrator and player.
The Donegal Senior Football Championship is an annual club football competition organised by Donegal GAA and contested by the highest-level Gaelic football clubs, deciding the best team in County Donegal. Since 2016, it has been known as Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal SFC after its headline sponsor.
CLG Aodh Ruadh are a GAA club based in the town of Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
Brian Roper is an American Gaelic footballer who has lived in Ireland most of his life, and who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.
Michael Boyle is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Termon and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
Gary Walsh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as goalkeeper for Aodh Ruadh, Burren and the Donegal county team.
Matt Gallagher is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and, later, Naomh Bríd, as well as the Donegal county team.
Brian Murray is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for clubs in Donegal, Dublin and Kildare, as well as for the Donegal county team.
Seamus Bonner was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for various clubs, as well as for the Donegal county team.
John Duffy is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.
C.L.G. Réalt na Mara, or, in the English language, Star of the Sea GAA, is a Gaelic football only GAA club based in Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland. The club fields both men's and ladies' teams at underage to Senior level.
Paul Callaghan is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former goalkeeper for the Donegal county team. First called into the senior county team in 1991, he was reserve goalkeeper when the team won the Sam Maguire Cup the following year by defeating Dublin in the final.
Jamie Brennan is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who plays football for Réalt na Mara and the Donegal county team, and has hurled for Aodh Ruadh.
The Donegal county football team represents Donegal in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Donegal GAA, the County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The Donegal Intermediate Football Championship is an annual club football competition organised by Donegal GAA.
Pauric McShea is an Irish Gaelic football pundit and former player for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team. He works as a match analyst for Ocean FM. He also writes a weekly column, "McShea's Say", for the Donegal Post.
Sylvester Maguire is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.
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