Fermanagh GAA
Gaelic games governing body
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fermanagh GAA |
| crest | Fermanagh GAA crest.svg |
| irish | Fear Manach |
| nickname | The Ernesiders |
| province | Ulster |
| dominant sport | Gaelic football |
| grounds | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| county colours | Green White |
| nfl div | Division 3 |
| nhl div | Division 3A |
| football champ | Tailteann Cup |
| hurling champ | Nicky Rackard Cup |
| ladies football | Brendan Martin Cup |
| :: |
| 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 | county colours = Green 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) () or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
The county football team reached an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay in 2004, its best performance in the competition.
Football
Clubs
Clubs contest the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship.
Lisnaskea's win against 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.
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 offers hurling.
;Fermanagh football clubs ::data[format=table]
| Club | As Gaelige | Colours | Dathanna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aghadrumsee | Átha Droim Sí | Black and White | Dubh agus Bán |
| Belcoo | Béal Cú | Light Blue and Navy | Gorm agus Cabhlach |
| 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 | Doire Ó gConaile | Purple and Yellow | Corcra agus Buí |
| Derrylin | Doire Ó Loinn | Green, White and Gold | Glas, Bán agus |
| Devenish | Daibhinis | Blue and White | Gorm agus Bán |
| Ederney | Eadarnaigh | White and Green | Bán agus Glas |
| Enniskillen Gaels | Inis Ceithleann | Blue and Yellow | Gorm agus Buí |
| Erne Gaels | Gaeil na hÉirne | Yellow and Black | Buí agus Dubh |
| 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 | Lios na Scéithe | Red and Green | Dearg agus Glas |
| Maguiresbridge | Droichead Mhic Uidhir | Red and Black | Dearg agus Dubh |
| Newtownbutler | An Baile Nua | Red and White | Dearg agus Bán |
| Roslea Shamrocks | Seamróga Rosliath | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| St Patrick's (Donagh) | Naomh Pádraig | White and Red | Bán agus Dearg |
| Teemore | An Tigh Mór | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| Tempo | An tIompú | Maroon and White | Marún agus Bán |
| :: |
County team
Main article: 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. Fermanagh is the only team in its province to have never won an Ulster SFC.
In Charlie Mulgrew's first season in charge, the county team reached the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final after beating Meath and Mayo in the qualifiers. The team went to a replayed 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final, beating Meath, Cork and Donegal 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".
;Fermanagh hurling clubs ::data[format=table]
| Club | As Gaelige | Colours | Dathanna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbellaw | Lios Béal Átha | Green and White | Glas agus Bán |
| 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. 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.
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 Cups: 3
- All-Ireland Minor C Championships: 1
- 2009
Provincials (1)
Leagues (3)
- National Hurling League Division 4: 1
- National Hurling League Division 3 Shield: 1
- National Hurling Division 3B: 1
Ladies' football
Fermanagh has a ladies' football team.
Camogie
Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939 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", three new camogie clubs were to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.
References
References
- (14 February 2011). "Lisnaskea claim historic win".
- (20 July 2008). "Armagh Fermanagh". RTÉ.
- (28 July 2008). "USFC: Armagh make it 7 out of 10". Ulster GAA.
- (24 June 2018). "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ.
- (6 July 2003). "Fermanagh roast Meath in football qualifier". RTÉ.
- (10 June 2004). "Tipperary footballers withdraw from team". RTÉ.
- (17 July 2004). "Brilliant Fermanagh blitz Cork in second half". RTÉ.
- (24 July 2004). "Fermanagh through after extra time". RTÉ.
- McCoy, Niall. (21 August 2023). "Green shoots emerging in barren Fermanagh hurling landscape". RTÉ.
- (25 June 2024). "Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's most memorable lines of commentary". RTÉ.
- (20 May 2025). "Fermanagh hurling boss Baldwin steps down". Hogan Stand.
- Ryan, Eoin. (21 May 2025). "Pride and frustration for Joe Baldwin after nurturing Fermanagh hurling's green shoots". RTÉ.
- [http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/irish-independent.php Irish Independent] (via [[Irish Newspaper Archives]]) {{subscription required 2 May 1939
- (29 March 2010). "Final goal for camogie". Independent News & Media.
- National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on [http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx camogie.ie] {{Webarchive. link. (1 September 2010 , pdf download (778k) from [http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf Camogie.ie download site] {{Webarchive). link. (16 September 2011)
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