🖤💚19th January 1976🖤💚
50 years today since that historic meeting to set up a new GAA Club in the parish of Drumholm was held, with attendance of 20 people. Our first ever Committee elected on that day was:
Chairman: William Walls
Secretary: Tom O’Donnell
Treasurer: Joe McGroarty
Team Manager: John McKenna
Selectors: Vincent Green, Patsy Cassidy
Committee: Michael Gallagher, Francis Dinsmore, Donal McDaid, PJ Gallagher, Patsy Gallagher, Michael Brady, Tom Brogan
The 70s saw a real resurgence of interest in Gaelic games within the County. At the start of that decade Donegal had yet to win an Ulster Senior Title and there were less than twenty clubs registered with the County Board, (less than half the current number of Clubs). The Donegal Senior team finally won a first Ulster Senior title in 1972 and followed this up with another title in 1974. Perhaps it was this success by the County team that saw an upsurge of interest in football, for over the following years, clubs such as Na Rossa, Glenfin, Dunkineely, Naomh Mhuire and of course Naomh Brid all formed.
Along with the increased interest in football, the real spark for the development of a club within the parish started with two games that took place in 1975. The first was an Oldtimers game which was played between Ballintra and Belleek and this was followed up by a game at the local Parish Sports between the Old Boys and Young bucks of the Parish. Both games taking place in the Parish field in Ballintra. Based on what was witnessed at these two games, it was felt that there was enough talent in the parish to enter a junior team and this led to that historic meeting in January 1976 and the setting up of a new GAA club in the parish of Drumholm.
Sports Day Team 1975: Back Row l-r: Cathal Kilpatrick, Sean Gallagher, Thomas McGarrigle, Pierce Ferriter, Eamon Walsh, Joe McGroarty, Michael McGlynn, Frank Gallagher. Front l-r: Vinnie Green, Tom O’Donnell, Danny McNamee, Sean McCafferty, Fr. Oscar O.F.M., Tommy Walls
50 years today since that historic meeting to set up a new GAA Club in the parish of Drumholm was held, with attendance of 20 people. Our first ever Committee elected on that day was:
Chairman: William Walls
Secretary: Tom O’Donnell
Treasurer: Joe McGroarty
Team Manager: John McKenna
Selectors: Vincent Green, Patsy Cassidy
Committee: Michael Gallagher, Francis Dinsmore, Donal McDaid, PJ Gallagher, Patsy Gallagher, Michael Brady, Tom Brogan
The 70s saw a real resurgence of interest in Gaelic games within the County. At the start of that decade Donegal had yet to win an Ulster Senior Title and there were less than twenty clubs registered with the County Board, (less than half the current number of Clubs). The Donegal Senior team finally won a first Ulster Senior title in 1972 and followed this up with another title in 1974. Perhaps it was this success by the County team that saw an upsurge of interest in football, for over the following years, clubs such as Na Rossa, Glenfin, Dunkineely, Naomh Mhuire and of course Naomh Brid all formed.
Along with the increased interest in football, the real spark for the development of a club within the parish started with two games that took place in 1975. The first was an Oldtimers game which was played between Ballintra and Belleek and this was followed up by a game at the local Parish Sports between the Old Boys and Young bucks of the Parish. Both games taking place in the Parish field in Ballintra. Based on what was witnessed at these two games, it was felt that there was enough talent in the parish to enter a junior team and this led to that historic meeting in January 1976 and the setting up of a new GAA club in the parish of Drumholm.
Sports Day Team 1975: Back Row l-r: Cathal Kilpatrick, Sean Gallagher, Thomas McGarrigle, Pierce Ferriter, Eamon Walsh, Joe McGroarty, Michael McGlynn, Frank Gallagher. Front l-r: Vinnie Green, Tom O’Donnell, Danny McNamee, Sean McCafferty, Fr. Oscar O.F.M., Tommy Walls
