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| Irish: | Fear Manach |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): | The Ernesiders |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football |
| Ground(s): | Brewster Park,Enniskillen |
| County colours: | Green White |
| County teams | |
| NFL: | Division 3 |
| NHL: | Division 3A |
| Football Championship: | Tailteann Cup |
| Hurling Championship: | Nicky Rackard Cup |
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
The Fermanagh County Board of theGaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish:Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Fear Manach) orFermanagh GAA is one of the 32county boards of the GAA inIreland and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games inCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.
Thecounty football team reached anAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay in 2004, its best performance in the competition.
Clubs contest theFermanagh Senior Football Championship.
Lisnaskea's win againstSt James' in the2010–11 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final meant it was the first Fermanagh GAA club to win an All-Ireland title.[1]
Fermanagh (22) has the second smallest number of clubs of any county in Ireland, behind Longford (21). 21 of the 22 offer football, whileLisbellaw St Patrick's offers hurling.
| 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 |
The county team has never won anUlster Senior Football Championship (SFC) but has contested the final on six occasions: 1914, 1935, 1945, 1982, 2008 and 2018.[2][3][4] Fermanagh is the only team in its province to have never won an Ulster SFC.
InCharlie Mulgrew's first season in charge, the county team reached the2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final after beatingMeath[5] andMayo in the qualifiers. The team went to a replayed2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[6] semi-final, beating Meath,Cork[7] andDonegal[8] and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo.
Clubs contest theFermanagh Senior Hurling Championship.
However, the competition has not been contested since 2013, with Fermanagh better known for providing the sport with the father ofSeán Óg Ó hAilpín and featuring in aMícheál Ó Muircheartaigh quote about Ó hAilpín, as not being "a hurling stronghold".[9][10]
| 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 |
Fermanagh has the following achievements in hurling.
Fermanagh has a ladies' football team.
Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939[11] around a base inNewtownbutler and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested theFéile 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",[12] three new camogie clubs were to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.[13]
Fermanagh may not be a hurling stronghold, as Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh famously told us…
