Tír Conaill Harps

Infobox GAA overseas club
club gaa = Tir Conaill Harps
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irish = Tír Conaill Clársachaí
county = Scotland
province= Britain
nickname = The Harps
colours = Green and Gold
grounds = Nethercraigs Sports Complex
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Tír Conaill Harps GAC is a GAA Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays both men and women's Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Ladies Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated youth system fielding teams for all age groups. The club has a strong anti-drugs policy and as a reward for such a gaelic ground was constructed by Glasgow City Council in Bellahouston Park for the club to play their home matches. However the poor playing surface has seen the club forced to remain at nearby Nethercraigs. The club's colours are green and gold. The club captain is currently Anton Gallagher. Other notable players include Ciarán White, Seán Rafter, Chris Pendergast and Paul Doohan. In the last year Tír Conaill Harps has formed links with Glasgow Caledonian University who have there own GAA club with a few of there players staying for the summer to play for the Harps. With great talent some of these players have pushed the club forward. Some of these players are John Little, Eoghan Quinn, Gavin O'Kane, Cathal O'Kane, Micky Mullan, Paddy McCauley and John O'Neill

History

The Tír Conaill Harps club was formed in 1994 following an amicable break away from the Pearse Harps club by the underage football section, who left to form the club, at a meeting in the Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre, in Glasgow's south side.

Tir Conaill is the Irish for County Donegal in the north west of Ireland, and this reflects the long tradition of people from there settling in the area. A number of members and players have family links to the county.

ee also

* Tir Conaill Harps Shinty Team

External links

* [http://www.conaill.fsnet.co.uk/ Official Site]