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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2020}} ~~'':For more information on Fermanagh GAA see: [[Fermanagh Senior Club Football Championship]] or [[Fermanagh Senior Club Hurling Championship]].''~~ {{Short description\|Gaelic games governing body}} {{Use Hiberno-English\|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox Gaelic games county board \| 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)\|Brewster Park]], [[Enniskillen]] \| county colours = {{color box\|008000}} Green {{color box\|FFFFFF}} White \| website = \| sfc champs = ~~{{GAA county infobox \|~~ \| sfc year = ~~county gaa = Fermanagh GAA\|~~ \| shc champs = ~~crest = [[Image:Fermanaghnewcrest.jpg]] \|~~ \| shc year = ~~irish = Fear Manach\|~~ \| nfl div = Division 3 ~~province = Ulster\|~~ \| nhl div = Division 3A ~~nickname = The Ernesiders\|~~ \| football champ = Tailteann Cup ~~county colours = Green and white \|~~ \| hurling champ = Nicky Rackard Cup ~~grounds = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)\|Brewster Park]], [[Enniskillen]] \|~~ \| ladies football = Brendan Martin Cup ~~dominant sport = Gaelic football \|~~ \| camogie = ~~nfl div = Division 1\|~~ }} ~~nhl div = Division 3\|~~ The Fermanagh County Board of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) ({{langx\|ga\|Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Fear Manach}}) or '''Fermanagh GAA''' is one of the 32 [[County board (Gaelic games)\|county board]]s of the GAA in [[Ireland]] and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. ~~football champ = Sam Maguire Cup\|~~ ~~hurling champ = Nicky Rackard Cup\|~~ ~~ladies football = Brendan Martin Cup\|~~ ~~camogie = O'Duffy Cup\|~~ ~~pattern_la=_whiteshoulders\|pattern_b=_whiteshoulders\|pattern_ra=_whiteshoulders\|~~ ~~leftarm=00CD00 \|body=00CD00 \|rightarm=00CD00 \|shorts=FFFFFF \|socks=00CD00 \|~~ ~~\|}}~~ The Fermanagh County Board of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] ([[Irish language\|Irish]]: ''Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Fear Manach'') or '''Fermanagh GAA''' is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in [[Ireland]], and is responsible for [[Gaelic Games]] in [[County Fermanagh]]. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county [[Gaelic football\|football]], [[hurling]], [[camogie]] and ladies football teams. The [[Fermanagh county football team\|county football team]] reached an [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final replay in 2004, its best performance in the competition. ~~==History==~~ Fermanagh have the smallest GAA playing population in Ireland. Despite this they have a strong GAA tradition in the county which went largely unrewarded until the remarkable achievement of the 2004 team in reaching the All Ireland semi-final and forcing the match to a replay. Fragments of a poem from 1806 describe a football match between Louth and Fermanagh at Inniskeen, Co Monaghan. ==Football<!--THE GAA ORGANISES GAELIC FOOTBALL ONLY. IT DOES NOT ORGANISE RUGBY OR AMERICAN FOOTBALL.-->== ~~==Gaelic football==~~ ===Clubs=== Fermanagh are a beneficiary of the change to the GAA championship in the 2000s. In 2003 they beat Donegal in the Ulster championship, then Meath and Mayo in the All Ireland qualifiers to reach the quarter-final. They went to a replayed semi-final in 2004, beating Meath, Cork and Donegal and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo. In 2006 despite running All-Ireland favourites Armagh close twice in the Ulster Championship, Fermanagh yet again ended the season without a trophy after losing out to neighbours Donegal in the fourth round of the Qualifiers. {{further\|List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland#Fermanagh}} Clubs contest the [[Fermanagh Senior Football Championship]]. [[Lisnaskea Emmetts GAC\|Lisnaskea]]'s win against [[St James' GAA (Galway)\|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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2011/02/lisnaskea-claim-historic-win/\|title=Lisnaskea claim historic win\|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> Poor pitches, opposition from the "never on Sunday" puritanism of the Unionist opponents of the GAA, and the smallest population of the thirty-two counties have conspired to keep Fermanagh away from the big-time. Under-age competitions have been organised with 13-a-side and even 11-a-side teams because of the lack of numbers. Yet, under manager Pat King, they managed a hat-trick of success in 1997 in the B Championship, McKenna Cup and Division 4 of the National League. 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 GAA\|Lisbellaw St Patrick's]] offers hurling. Peter McGinnity was the outstanding player of the under-21 team which reached two All Ireland finals and defeated Derry and Tyrone to reach the 1982 Ulster final, Despite a Peter McGinnity goal that put them in the lead with 20 minutes remaining, they lost 0-10 to 1-4 to Armagh. Fermanagh beat the reigning national league champions Down the following year but have failed in four semi-finals since then and as yet remain the only county in the province to never win the Anglo-Celt cup. ;Fermanagh football clubs One of Ulster's great footballers, Armagh-born Jim McCullough, played for Fermanagh in the mid-1930s and helped them reach the 1935 Ulster final and 1936 National League final. Earlier still Fermanagh beat Cavan in the 1914 Ulster semi-final and were nominated by the Ulster Council to play against Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. Because the train schedules did not allow them to get back for Sunday night, and the Great Northern Railway Company refused to run a special train because they were opposed to sport on Sunday, Fermanagh had to abdicate the responsibility to Monaghan, who later beat them in the Ulster final anyway. {\| class="wikitable" border="1" ~~===Honours===~~ \|- ! Club ! As Gaelige ! Colours ! Dathanna \|- \| [[Aghadrumsee St Macartan's GAC\|Aghadrumsee]] \| Átha Droim Sí \| Black and White \| Dubh agus Bán \|- \| Belcoo \| Béal Cú \| Light Blue and Navy \| Gorm agus Cabhlach \|- \| [[Belnaleck Art McMurroughs GAC\|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 Harps GFC\|Derrygonnelly]] \| Doire Ó gConaile \| Purple and Yellow \| Corcra agus Buí \|- \| Derrylin \| Doire Ó Loinn \| Green, White and Gold \| Glas, Bán agus \|- \| [[Devenish St Mary's GAA\|Devenish]] \| Daibhinis \| Blue and White \| Gorm agus Bán \|- \| [[Ederney St Joseph's GAC\|Ederney]] \| Eadarnaigh \| White and Green \| Bán agus Glas \|- \| [[Enniskillen Gaels GAC\|Enniskillen Gaels]] \| Inis Ceithleann \| Blue and Yellow \| Gorm agus Buí \|- \| [[Erne Gaels GAC, Belleek\|Erne Gaels]] \| Gaeil na hÉirne \| Yellow and Black \| Buí agus Dubh \|- \| [[Irvinestown St Molaise GFC\|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 Emmetts GAC\|Lisnaskea]] \| Lios na Scéithe \| Red and Green \| Dearg agus Glas \|- \| Maguiresbridge \| Droichead Mhic Uidhir \| Red and Black \| Dearg agus Dubh \|- \| [[Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs GAA\|Newtownbutler]] \| An Baile Nua \| Red and White \| Dearg agus Bán \|- \| [[Roslea Shamrocks]] \|Seamróga Rosliath \| Green and White \| Glas agus Bán \|- \| [[St Patrick's GFC, Donagh\|St Patrick's (Donagh)]] \| Naomh Pádraig \| White and Red \| Bán agus Dearg \|- \| [[Teemore Shamrocks GFC\|Teemore]] \| An Tigh Mór \| Green and White \| Glas agus Bán \|- \| [[Tempo Maguires GAC\|Tempo]] \| An tIompú \| Maroon and White \| Marún agus Bán \|} ===County team=== '''All-Ireland Junior Football Championships:''' 1 {{main\|Fermanagh county football team}} * 1959 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.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2008/0720/234928-armagh_fermanagh/\|title=Armagh Fermanagh\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=20 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2008/07/usfc-armagh-make-it-7-out-of-10/\|title=USFC: Armagh make it 7 out of 10\|publisher=Ulster GAA\|date=28 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0624/972816-ruthless-donegal-end-fermanaghs-ulster-title-dream/\|title=Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=24 June 2018}}</ref> Fermanagh is the only team in its province to have never won an Ulster SFC. ~~'''All Stars'''~~ ~~'''1982'''Peter McGinnity~~ ~~'''2004'''Barry Owens, Martin McGrath~~ In [[Charlie Mulgrew (Gaelic footballer)\|Charlie Mulgrew]]'s first season in charge, the county team reached the [[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] quarter-final after beating [[Meath county football team\|Meath]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2003/0706/173839-fermanagh/\|title=Fermanagh roast Meath in football qualifier\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=6 July 2003}}</ref> and [[Mayo county football team\|Mayo]] in the qualifiers. The team went to a replayed [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0610/182394-tipperary/\|title=Tipperary footballers withdraw from team\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=10 June 2004}}</ref> semi-final, beating Meath, [[Cork county football team\|Cork]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0717/183689-fermanagh/\|title=Brilliant Fermanagh blitz Cork in second half\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=17 July 2004}}</ref> and [[Donegal county football team\|Donegal]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/0724/183919-fermanagh/\|title=Fermanagh through after extra time\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=24 July 2004}}</ref> and most memorably of all Armagh, thanks to a late point by Tom Brewster, before losing to Mayo. ~~==Famous Players==~~ <!-- THE ABOVE SECTION IS INTENDED AS A SUMMARY OF THE TEAM'S HISTORY. INSTEAD, PLEASE INSERT MOST UPDATES INTO THE HISTORY SECTION OF [[Fermanagh county football team]] OR INTO ANY RELEVANT SEASON OR COMPETITION ARTICLE --> ==Hurling== * [[Peter McGinnity\|P. McGinnity]] 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".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2023/0821/1400831-green-shoots-emerging-in-fermanagh-hurling-landscape/\|title=Green shoots emerging in barren Fermanagh hurling landscape\|publisher=RTÉ\|first=Niall\|last=McCoy\|date=21 August 2023\|quote=Fermanagh may not be a hurling stronghold, as Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh famously told us…}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0625/1456635-micheal-o-muircheartaighs-most-memorable-lines/\|title=Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's most memorable lines of commentary\|publisher=RTÉ\|date=25 June 2024}}</ref> [[Barry Owens\|B. Owens]] ;Fermanagh hurling clubs [[Martin McGrath\|M. McGrath]] {\| class="wikitable" border="1" \|- ! Club ! As Gaelige ! Colours ! Dathanna \|- \| [[Lisbellaw St Patrick's GAA\|Lisbellaw]] \| Lios Béal Átha \| Green and White \| Glas agus Bán \|- \| [[Erne Gaels GAC, Belleek\|Erne Gaels]] \| Gaeil na hÉirne \| Yellow and Black \| Buí agus Dubh \|} Fermanagh has the following achievements in hurling. [[Mark Little (Gaelic Footballer)\|M. Little]] === All-Irelands (4) === Eamon Maguire e. maguire * '''[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: 0''' ~~==Hurling==~~ * '''[[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]]/[[Nicky Rackard Cup]]: 1''' ~~==External links==~~ Champions (1): 1994 Runners-Up (1): 1977 * '''All-Ireland Junior B Hurling Championship/[[Lory Meagher Cup\|Lory Meagher Cups]]: 3''' Champions (3): [[2015 Lory Meagher Cup\|2015]], [[2021 Lory Meagher Cup\|2021]], [[2024 Lory Meagher Cup\|2024]] Runners-Up (3): [[2012 Lory Meagher Cup\|2012]], [[2014 Lory Meagher Cup\|2014]], [[2020 Lory Meagher Cup\|2020]] * '''All-Ireland Minor C Championships: 1''' ** 2009 === Provincials (1) === [http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/ Fermanagh on Hoganstand.com] [http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Profile.aspx National and provincial titles won by Fermanagh teams] * '''[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]: 0''' [http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Titles.aspx Club championship winners] '''[[Ulster Junior Hurling Championship\|Ulster Junior Hurling Championships]]: 1''' [http://fermanagh.gaa.ie/ Fermanagh GAA site] * 1994 === Leagues (3) === * '''[[National Hurling League\|National Hurling League Division 4]]: 1''' ** [[1994–95 National Hurling League\|1995]] * '''[[National Hurling League\|National Hurling League Division 3 Shield]]: 1''' ** [[2007 National Hurling League\|2007]] '''[[National Hurling League\|National Hurling Division 3B]]: 1''' * [[2022 National Hurling League\|2022]] ==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<ref>[http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/irish-independent.php Irish Independent] (via [[Irish Newspaper Archives]]) {{subscription required}} 2 May 1939</ref> 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",<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/final-goal-for-camogie-2115510.html\|title=Final goal for camogie\|newspaper=Irish Independent\|publisher=Independent News & Media\|date=29 March 2010\|access-date=29 March 2010}}</ref> three new camogie clubs were to be established in Fermanagh and a county board formed by 2015.<ref>National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on [http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx camogie.ie] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901210357/http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx \|date=1 September 2010 }}, pdf download (778k) from [http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf Camogie.ie download site] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916083041/http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf \|date=16 September 2011 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official website}} * [http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/ Fermanagh on Hoganstand.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051125074057/http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Profile.aspx National and provincial titles won by Fermanagh teams] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060125012854/http://www.hoganstand.com/Fermanagh/Titles.aspx Club championship winners] * [http://www.kinawleygfc.com/ Up to date League tables for Club football in Fermanagh] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923231653/http://www.freewebs.com/comeonfermanagh/ COME ON FERMANAGH - team support song, official site] {{Fermanagh GAA}} ~~{{GAA League\|Nicky Rackard Cup}}~~ {{Fermanagh GAA clubs}} {{GAA bodies}} [[Category:~~Gaelic~~Fermanagh ~~Games~~GAA\| ~~Governing Bodies~~]] [[Category:Gaelic ~~Athletic~~games ~~Associations~~governing bodies in Northern Ireland]] [[Category:~~Sport~~Gaelic ingames ~~County~~governing bodies in ~~Fermanagh~~Ulster]]