Fermanagh GAA

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Short description|Gaelic games governing body}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox Gaelic games county board | name = Fermanagh GAA | crest = Fermanagh GAA crest.svg | irish = Fear Manach | nickname = The Ernesiders | founded = | province = Ulster | dominant sport = Gaelic football | grounds = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]], [[Enniskillen]] | county colours = {{color box|008000}} Green {{color box|FFFFFF}} White | website =

| sfc champs = | sfc year = | shc champs = | shc year = | nfl div = Division 3 | nhl div = Division 3A | football champ = Tailteann Cup | hurling champ = Nicky Rackard Cup | ladies football = Brendan Martin Cup | camogie = }} The Fermanagh County Board of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) ({{langx|ga|Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Fear Manach}}) or '''Fermanagh GAA''' is one of the 32 [[County board (Gaelic games)|county board]]s of the GAA in [[Ireland]] and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]].

The [[Fermanagh county football team|county football team]] reached an [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final replay in 2004, its best performance in the competition.

==Football== ===Clubs=== {{further|List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland#Fermanagh}} Clubs contest the [[Fermanagh Senior Football Championship]].

[[Lisnaskea Emmetts GAC|Lisnaskea]]'s win against [[St James' GAA (Galway)|St James']] in the [[2010–11 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship]] final meant it was the first Fermanagh GAA club to win an All-Ireland title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2011/02/lisnaskea-claim-historic-win/|title=Lisnaskea claim historic win|date=14 February 2011}}</ref>

Fermanagh (22) has the second smallest number of clubs of any county in Ireland, behind Longford (21). 21 of the 22 offer football, while [[Lisbellaw St Patrick's GAA|Lisbellaw St Patrick's]] offers hurling.

;Fermanagh football clubs {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Club ! As Gaelige ! Colours ! Dathanna |- | [[Aghadrumsee St Macartan's GAC|Aghadrumsee]] | Átha Droim Sí | Black and White | Dubh agus Bán |- | Belcoo | Béal Cú | Light Blue and Navy | Gorm agus Cabhlach |- | [[Belnaleck Art McMurroughs GAC|Belnaleck]] | Béal na Leice | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |- | Brookeborough | Achadh Lun | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |- | Coa | An Cuach | Black and Gold | Dubh agus Ór |- | [[Derrygonnelly Harps GFC|Derrygonnelly]] | Doire Ó gConaile | Purple and Yellow | Corcra agus Buí |- | Derrylin | Doire Ó Loinn | Green, White and Gold | Glas, Bán agus |- | [[Devenish St Mary's GAA|Devenish]] | Daibhinis | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |- | [[Ederney St Joseph's GAC|Ederney]] | Eadarnaigh | White and Green | Bán agus Glas |- | [[Enniskillen Gaels GAC|Enniskillen Gaels]] | Inis Ceithleann | Blue and Yellow | Gorm agus Buí |- | [[Erne Gaels GAC, Belleek|Erne Gaels]] | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |- | [[Irvinestown St Molaise GFC|Irvinestown]] | Na Cearna | Green and Gold | Glas agus Ór |- | Kinawley | Cill Naile | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |- | Knocks | Na Cnoic | Orange and White | Oráiste agus Bán |- | [[Lisnaskea Emmetts GAC|Lisnaskea]] | Lios na Scéithe | Red and Green | Dearg agus Glas |- | Maguiresbridge | Droichead Mhic Uidhir | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |- | [[Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs GAA|Newtownbutler]] | An Baile Nua | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |- | [[Roslea Shamrocks]] |Seamróga Rosliath | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |- | [[St Patrick's GFC, Donagh|St Patrick's (Donagh)]] | Naomh Pádraig | White and Red | Bán agus Dearg |- | [[Teemore Shamrocks GFC|Teemore]] | An Tigh Mór | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |- | [[Tempo Maguires GAC|Tempo]] | An tIompú | Maroon and White | Marún agus Bán |}

===County team=== {{main|Fermanagh county football team}} The county team has never won an [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] (SFC) but has contested the final on six occasions: 1914, 1935, 1945, 1982, 2008 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2008/0720/234928-armagh_fermanagh/|title=Armagh Fermanagh|publisher=RTÉ|date=20 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2008/07/usfc-armagh-make-it-7-out-of-10/|title=USFC: Armagh make it 7 out of 10|publisher=Ulster GAA|date=28 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0624/972816-ruthless-donegal-end-fermanaghs-ulster-title-dream/|title=Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream|publisher=RTÉ|date=24 June 2018}}</ref> Fermanagh is the only team in its province to have never won an Ulster SFC.

In [[Charlie Mulgrew (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Mulgrew]]'s first season in charge, the county team reached the [[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] quarter-final after beating [[Meath county football team|Meath]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2003/0706/173839-fermanagh/|title=Fermanagh roast Meath in football qualifier|publisher=RTÉ|date=6 July 2003}}</ref> and [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]] in the qualifiers. The team went to a replayed [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0610/182394-tipperary/|title=Tipperary footballers withdraw from team|publisher=RTÉ|date=10 June 2004}}</ref> semi-final, beating Meath, [[Cork county football team|Cork]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0717/183689-fermanagh/|title=Brilliant Fermanagh blitz Cork in second half|publisher=RTÉ|date=17 July 2004}}</ref> and [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0724/183919-fermanagh/|title=Fermanagh through after extra time|publisher=RTÉ|date=24 July 2004}}</ref> and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo.

==Hurling== Clubs contest the [[Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship]].

However, the competition has not been contested since 2013, with Fermanagh better known for providing the sport with the father of [[Seán Óg Ó hAilpín]] and featuring in a [[Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh]] quote about Ó hAilpín, as not being "a hurling stronghold".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2023/0821/1400831-green-shoots-emerging-in-fermanagh-hurling-landscape/|title=Green shoots emerging in barren Fermanagh hurling landscape|publisher=RTÉ|first=Niall|last=McCoy|date=21 August 2023|quote=Fermanagh may not be a hurling stronghold, as Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh famously told us…}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0625/1456635-micheal-o-muircheartaighs-most-memorable-lines/|title=Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's most memorable lines of commentary|publisher=RTÉ|date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

;Fermanagh hurling clubs {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Club ! As Gaelige ! Colours ! Dathanna |- | [[Lisbellaw St Patrick's GAA|Lisbellaw]] | Lios Béal Átha | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |- | [[Erne Gaels GAC, Belleek|Erne Gaels]] | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |}

Joe Baldwin managed Fermanagh for six years until May 2025, including to the [[2024 Lory Meagher Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/336416|title=Fermanagh hurling boss Baldwin steps down|work=Hogan Stand|date=20 May 2025}}</ref> After criticising his own players, Baldwin announced he had "temporarily stepped aside" to allow selectors Conor Tinnelly and Seamus Breslin take charge of the [[2025 Nicky Rackard Cup]]'s last two games; Baldwin later stated he knew he had "lost the changing room", but preferred to wait until the campaign had concluded so that his departure would not distract the players.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2025/0521/1514057-pride-and-frustration-nurturing-fermanagh-green-shoots/|title=Pride and frustration for Joe Baldwin after nurturing Fermanagh hurling's green shoots|publisher=RTÉ|first=Eoin|last=Ryan|date=21 May 2025}}</ref>

Fermanagh has the following achievements in hurling.

=== All-Irelands (4) ===

* '''[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: 0''' * '''[[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]]/[[Nicky Rackard Cup]]: 1''' ** Champions (1): 1994 ** Runners-Up (1): 1977 * '''All-Ireland Junior B Hurling Championship/[[Lory Meagher Cup|Lory Meagher Cups]]: 3''' ** Champions (3): [[2015 Lory Meagher Cup|2015]], [[2021 Lory Meagher Cup|2021]], [[2024 Lory Meagher Cup|2024]] ** Runners-Up (3): [[2012 Lory Meagher Cup|2012]], [[2014 Lory Meagher Cup|2014]], [[2020 Lory Meagher Cup|2020]] * '''All-Ireland Minor C Championships: 1''' ** 2009

=== Provincials (1) ===

* '''[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]: 0''' * '''[[Ulster Junior Hurling Championship|Ulster Junior Hurling Championships]]: 1''' ** 1994

=== Leagues (3) ===

* '''[[National Hurling League|National Hurling League Division 4]]: 1''' ** [[1994–95 National Hurling League|1995]] * '''[[National Hurling League|National Hurling League Division 3 Shield]]: 1''' ** [[2007 National Hurling League|2007]] *'''[[National Hurling League|National Hurling Division 3B]]: 1''' ** [[2022 National Hurling League|2022]]

==Ladies' football== Fermanagh has a ladies' football team. They currently play in the [[All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship]]. They became runners-up in 2009 and 2014.

==Camogie== Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939<ref>[http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/irish-independent.php Irish Independent] (via [[Irish Newspaper Archives]]) {{subscription required}} 2 May 1939</ref> around a base in [[Newtownbutler]] and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested the [[Féile na nGael]] camogie first division final in 1977 and Teemore won divisional honours in 1993, 1994 and 1995.

Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/final-goal-for-camogie-2115510.html|title=Final goal for camogie|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=29 March 2010|access-date=29 March 2010}}</ref> three new camogie clubs were to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.<ref>National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on [http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx camogie.ie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901210357/http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx |date=1 September 2010 }}, pdf download (778k) from [http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf Camogie.ie download site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916083041/http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf |date=16 September 2011 }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official website}} * [http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/ Fermanagh on Hoganstand.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051125074057/http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Profile.aspx National and provincial titles won by Fermanagh teams] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060125012854/http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Titles.aspx Club championship winners] * [http://www.kinawleygfc.com/ Up to date League tables for Club football in Fermanagh] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923231653/http://www.freewebs.com/comeonfermanagh/ COME ON FERMANAGH - team support song, official site]

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