Éire Óg Craigavon GAA
Encyclopedia
Éire Óg is a GAA
Club based in Craigavon
, County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. It was founded in 1969 to promote gaelic games
and Irish culture in the then new city of Craigavon
.
.
By 1970 there were six estates built in Craigavon and Éire Óg's membership and teams grew with the newly developed area. In 1970 they entered the County Armagh all County Leagues and with 2 new primary schools began to field a team and U12 and U14 in the North Armagh league.
By 1972 Craigavon Borough Council had built a Community Hall at Tullygally and at Gaelic pitches in Taghenavan. This helped the club in that they were close by to playing home games. A bus was purchased at this time to bring the teams to games. Also at this time the new Senior football strip of green, orange and amber was registered.
By the time of early 1973 when Lismore Comprehensive School, Craigavon was established in the community, Éire Óg GFC was fielding teams at all under age levels – U10s – Minors.
1974 seen the formation of a ladies sub-committee at Éire Óg and the first Camogie team in the club was formed. Teams were fielded in County Armagh
Senior Camogie league and in both U11 and U13 leagues.
The club had erected goal posts in a field between Carrigart and Pinebank housing estates and in 1979 was in a position to level out and develop this land to a full pitch for its football and camogie teams.
During the 1980s that the club took off and although it was a tumultuous time in Ireland’s recent history Éire Óg started to move up the Divisions and in 1985 had its first championship success winning the Junior Championship. It was in this period that the club were runners up in Intermediate Championship also and during the 80’s Éire Óg won the U16 and U18 championships and U12/U16 and Minor Leagues.
In the 1990s the Senior team reached, in one particular year, the Premier Division of the Armagh County League were it faced the top clubs of Armagh – Crossmaglen, Clan Na Gael, Armagh Harps, Pearse Og.
In 2000 Éire Óg won the Armagh Intermediate Championship for the first time.
In 1999 the then Department Of Environment (D.O.E) agreed to sell the lease of the Éire Óg pitch, the Éire Óg club embarked on providing a state of the art, modern facilities that exist to this day.
Éire Óg has won Armagh
and Ulster
titles and in 2005 its Irish music Instrumental group represented the club at the All-Ireland Scor finals in Co. Kerry. Éire Óg continues to promote Irish Language, Comhltas and Ceol throughout the club and within the Craigavon Community.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
Club based in Craigavon
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
, County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It was founded in 1969 to promote gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
and Irish culture in the then new city of Craigavon
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
.
History
The first matches were played in a used Rugby field in Monbrief, Craigavon and there was no gaelic football facilities in the area. Membership was small in the early days with only several main estates in the area and the 1st set of 2nd hand jerseys was received from a local club in portadownPortadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
.
By 1970 there were six estates built in Craigavon and Éire Óg's membership and teams grew with the newly developed area. In 1970 they entered the County Armagh all County Leagues and with 2 new primary schools began to field a team and U12 and U14 in the North Armagh league.
By 1972 Craigavon Borough Council had built a Community Hall at Tullygally and at Gaelic pitches in Taghenavan. This helped the club in that they were close by to playing home games. A bus was purchased at this time to bring the teams to games. Also at this time the new Senior football strip of green, orange and amber was registered.
By the time of early 1973 when Lismore Comprehensive School, Craigavon was established in the community, Éire Óg GFC was fielding teams at all under age levels – U10s – Minors.
1974 seen the formation of a ladies sub-committee at Éire Óg and the first Camogie team in the club was formed. Teams were fielded in County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
Senior Camogie league and in both U11 and U13 leagues.
The club had erected goal posts in a field between Carrigart and Pinebank housing estates and in 1979 was in a position to level out and develop this land to a full pitch for its football and camogie teams.
During the 1980s that the club took off and although it was a tumultuous time in Ireland’s recent history Éire Óg started to move up the Divisions and in 1985 had its first championship success winning the Junior Championship. It was in this period that the club were runners up in Intermediate Championship also and during the 80’s Éire Óg won the U16 and U18 championships and U12/U16 and Minor Leagues.
In the 1990s the Senior team reached, in one particular year, the Premier Division of the Armagh County League were it faced the top clubs of Armagh – Crossmaglen, Clan Na Gael, Armagh Harps, Pearse Og.
In 2000 Éire Óg won the Armagh Intermediate Championship for the first time.
In 1999 the then Department Of Environment (D.O.E) agreed to sell the lease of the Éire Óg pitch, the Éire Óg club embarked on providing a state of the art, modern facilities that exist to this day.
Éire Óg has won Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
and Ulster
Ulster GAA
The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....
titles and in 2005 its Irish music Instrumental group represented the club at the All-Ireland Scor finals in Co. Kerry. Éire Óg continues to promote Irish Language, Comhltas and Ceol throughout the club and within the Craigavon Community.