CLG Eoghan Rua Cúil Raithin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Coleraine. Despite some of the club's catchment area being in County Antrim, the club is a member of the Derry GAA. Eoghan Rua currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie, and also compete in Scór and Scór n nÓg. The club's name is taken from Eoghan Rua Ó Néill. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Doire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Derry. ... University of Ulster Logo The Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster (UUC) is the administration headquarters of the University and is the most traditional in outlook, with a focus on science and the humanities. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_greenhorizontal. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Coleraine Borough UK Parliament: East Londonderry European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Coleraine Postal District(s): BT51, BT52 Population (2001) 24,042 Coleraine (from the Irish: Cúil Raithin meaning Ferny corner) is a large town... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Doire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Derry. ... Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ... Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team sport, the womens variant of hurling. ... Logo of Scór Scór (English: Score) is a sub-group, and series of annual competitions, as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association that actively pursues the goals of Rule 4 of the GAAs official guide; The Association shall actively support the Irish language, traditional Irish dancing, music, song... Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, anglicised as Owen Roe ONeill (c. ...

In addition to drawing players from Coleraine, the club's catchment area includes Portstewart and Portrush. The club's grounds are under development on the main road between Coleraine and Portstewart and are expected to be ready for use in time for the 2007 season. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Doire) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Derry. ...

The club's biggest success was when they won the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. They also won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship for the first time that year. The Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of intermediate football clubs in Ulster. ... [[Image:|thumb|The Derry GAA Crest]] For the current Senior Championship see 2006. ...

Well known players

• Barry McGoldrick - Current Derry footballer. First ever Eoghan Rua player to play for Derry in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Has also played hurling for Derry.
• Seán Leo McGoldrick - Current Derry hurler. Has also played football for Derry after making his debut in the 2007 McKenna Cup.
• Anton Rafferty - Has played hurling for Derry.

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Gaelic football

Eoghan Rua fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They have won the Derry Intermediate Championship once and the Ulster Intermediate Championship once and are the reigning champions of both competitions. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Championship and Division 3 of the Derry ACFL. The following is a list of terminology used by Gaelic Games // All Star : An award issued by the GAA or a winner of the award All Ireland : Competitions run by the GAA such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship GAA :Short for Gaelic Athletic Association] Gah : Slang term for... The following is a list of terminology used by Gaelic Games // All Star : An award issued by the GAA or a winner of the award All Ireland : Competitions run by the GAA such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship GAA :Short for Gaelic Athletic Association] Gah : Slang term for...

Hurling

The club has U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior hurling teams and currently competes in the Derry Intermediate and Derry Junior Championships and Division 2 of the Derry ACHL.

Camogie

Eoghan Rua fields Camogie teams at U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. The club currently competes in the Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship and the Derry Intermediate Camogie League.

History

Gaelic football

CLG Eoghan Rua were established in 1957^{[citation needed]}. The club first major football success came in 2006 when they won the Derry Intermediate Club Football Championship, defeating Foreglen in the final. The team went on to win the 2006 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship, with victory over Ballymacnab of Armagh in the final (which was played in February 2007 due to delays). In the All-Ireland Club semi-final they beat Mayo champions Tourmakeady, before losing narrowly to Ardfert of Kerry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final on 10th March 2007 in Croke Park. In May 2006 Barry McGoldrick became the first Eoghan Rua player to play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship when he was part of the Derry team that defeated Tyrone in the first round of the Ulster Championship in Healy Park. His brother, Seán Leo McGoldrick made his debut for Derry in the 2007 McKenna Cup v Queen's University Belfast. For the current Senior Championship see 2006. ... Senior Club Championships OBriens GAC Foreglen (Irish: CLG Uí Briain Fothaír Ghleann) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Foreglen. ... The Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of intermediate football clubs in Ulster. ... The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Armagh. ... The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county football and hurling teams. ... The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kerry. ... History: The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is a competition started up in 2003 to be played by the winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each County. ... Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands biggest sporting organisation. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... :For more details of Tyrone football see Tyrone Senior Club Football Championship or Tyrone Senior Club Hurling Championship. ... The Ulster Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Ulster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. ... Healy Park (Irish: Páirc Uí hEilí) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a capacity of approximately 25,000. ... Queens University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a member of the Russell Group (a lobby group of major research universities in the United Kingdom). ...

Hurling

Previous to the founding of CLG Eoghan Rua, there had been a hurling club in Coleraine called Mitchel's and they had won the 1943 and 1945 Derry Senior Hurling Championships. Eoghan Rua entered a Senior Hurling team in 2002, having fielded underage teams for a few years before this.^[1]. 2006 saw the club win both the Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship and the Derry Junior Hurling Championship. The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs. ...

Camogie

A Senior Camogie team fielded for the first time in 2001/2?^[1]. The club won their first Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship in 2005. Current senior camogs Gráinne McGoldrick, Jane Carey, Méabh McGoldrick and Roma McDonald were on the Derry senior squad that contested the 2006 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Final. They were defeated by Dublin. The same four players were part of the Derry team that went one step further in 2007 and won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship, defeating Clare in the final. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Dublin. ... :For more details of Clare GAA see Clare Senior Club Football Championship or Clare Senior Club Hurling Championship. ...

Honours

Football

Senior

• Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

• Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
  • 1997

The Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of intermediate football clubs in Ulster. ... [[Image:|thumb|The Derry GAA Crest]] For the current Senior Championship see 2006. ... For the current Senior Championship see 2007. ...

Minor

• Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
  • 2000

• North Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2000

U-16

• North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 3
  • 2000, 2002, 2007

U-14

• North Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 2
  • 2003, 2007

Hurling

Senior

• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1?
  • 2006

• Derry Junior Hurling Championship: 1?
  • 2006

Camogie

• Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship: ?
  • 2005

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

• Derry Intermediate Football Championship
• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship
• Derry Junior Hurling Championship
• List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry

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External links

• CLG Eoghan Rua website
• Official Derry GAA website
• Derry Club GAA

References