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Omagh St. Enda's An Ómaigh Naoimh Éanna Founded: 1932 County: Tyrone Nickname: St. Enda's Club colours: White & Black Grounds: Healy Park Coordinates: 54°36′49.26″N 7°17′46.38″W / 54.6136833°N 7.2962167°WCoordinates: 54°36′49.26″N 7°17′46.38″W / 54.6136833°N 7.2962167°W Playing kits 
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championsFootball : - - 7 Hurling : - - 3 Omagh St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Their home ground is Healy Park which was opened in 1972.
Omagh St. Endas have won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship seven times, and are one of few clubs in the county to have won the competition three times in a row.[1] They have won the Tyrone Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions as well.[2] The club also has a proud history in the Scór.
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History
Omagh St. Enda's was founded in 1932. However previous clubs existed in 1904-09 (including hurling and camogie), 1917–20 and intermittently in 1920s within the parish. Among there outstanding achievements include victories in Tyrone Senior Football Championship in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957 1963, 1988 (finalists in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1998), Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship in 1977, Tyrone Minor Football Championship in 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2009, Ulster Minor Club Champions 2009, Tyrone Juvenile Football Championship in 1954, 1956, 1970, 1976, 1982 1983, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and Tyrone Senior Hurling Championship champions in 1967, 1971 and 1973 as well as numerous under-age titles.[3] St Enda’s have also won fourteen titles in Scór during the 39 years that has been running including six Irish dancing.[4]
Recent successes
St.Enda’s last Tyrone Senior Football Championship came in 1988, however the club have reached three finals since, the most recent being 2005 were they narrowly lost to Carrickmore St. Colmcille's.[5]
St. Enda’s have also had great success at youth level over the last number of years. 2009 was a great year for the club which saw the Minor’s capture Ulster Minor Club Football Championship by beating Kilcoo GAC in the final.[6] 2009 also saw the Tyrone U-21 Football Championship; Tyrone Minor Football Championship and League, Tyrone Juvenile Football Championship and League come to the club.
The club fields underage teams in football from U-8 to U-21 as well as Senior and Reserve teams. Ladies football is also played in the club. The seniors play in the Tyrone Senior League and Tyrone Senior Football Championship. Omagh had two players on the victorious 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team, brothers Joe McMahon and Justin McMahon. Justin went on to win an All-Star for the ful-back position in the same year. The current manager of Omagh is Paddy Crozier.[7] Omagh St. Endas Hurling teams recently amalgamated with neighbouring team Killyclogher St. Mary's to form a new Hurling Club. [8]
Roll of honour
Senior
- Tyrone Senior Football Championship:(7 times)
1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1988
- Tyrone Senior League (3 times):[9]
1980, 1988, 1990
1977
- Tyrone Senior Hurling Championship (3 times):[11]
1967, 1971, 1973
U-21
- Tyrone U-21 Football Championship (1 time):[12]
2009
Minor
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championship (1 time):
2009
- Tyrone Minor Football Championship (8 times):[13]
1946, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2009
Juvenille
- Tyrone Juvenille Football Championship (12 times):[14]
1954, 1956, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
References
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section0/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section7/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/club/section3/
- ^ http://www.omaghstendas.com/ocms/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=77
- ^ http://www.hoganstand.com/general/results/2005/countyfinal.aspx
- ^ http://www.hoganstand.com/tyrone/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=123085
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/8427816.stm
- ^ http://www.camowengaels.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section6/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section1/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section7/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section3/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section4/
- ^ http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section5/
External links
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- Sports clubs established in 1932
- Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Tyrone
- Gaelic football clubs in County Tyrone
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