C.L.C.G. Naomh Conaill
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| Founded: | 1921 | ||||||||
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Davy Brennan Memorial Park (Pairc Daithí Ó Braonáin) | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°47′44″N 8°17′40″W / 54.7956°N 8.2945°WCoordinates: 54°47′44″N 8°17′40″W / 54.7956°N 8.2945°W | ||||||||
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C.L.C.G. Naomh Conaill is a GAA club for the Glenties parish in south-west County Donegal. As well as the town of Glenties, the club also covers the area to the village of Fintown and the areas of Kilraine, The Glen and Maas down to the Gweebara Bridge. Much of this area lies within the Donegal Gaeltacht area.
Naomh Conaill is one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in County Donegal. They reached the final of the 2010 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
The club has used a number of different playing fields in its history before establishing the current Davy Brennan Memorial Park club grounds at Carrickbrack 1971. For a comprehensive history of club grounds pre 1971, refer to Daniel McGeehin's article on glenties.ie. The club have had the honour of hosting the Donegal Senior Football Championship final on 12 occasions (1923,28,31,35,37,38,44,49,51,55,57,73).
The club was formed in 1921, before this time other sports were played in the area, especially association football (soccer). The earliest record of Gaelic games in the area came from 1905, when a hurling match took place between Kilraine and Brackey (Ardara). This predates the organisation of Donegal GAA in 1906, the foundation of which was influenced by Alex McDyer (he became secretary), who jointly arranged this 1905 match and played in the first recorded Donegal team in 1906.
The club played its first match on 24 July 1921 between local teams - "The Town" and Kilraine. Friendly matches between Clady and Dungloe followed in the same year. A first appearance in the Donegal Senior Football Championship Final followed with a defeat to Castlefin - the score is uncertain according to the Donegal Democrat, but Castlefin won by 3 points. The following year the final between Ardara and Ballybofey was played in Glenties. From foundation to the late 1970s the club was usually referred to as Glenties (Na Gleanntaí) although through an amalgamation with the Fintown GAA club, it has since been referred to as Naomh Conaill.
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