C.L.G. Chill Chartha

C.L.G. Chill Chartha[1] is a GAA club based in Kilcar, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland.[2] They have won the Donegal Senior Football Championship on six occasions, the last in 2017. They regard themselves as being "down the trough".[3]

C.L.G. Chill Chartha
C.L.G. Chill Chartha
Founded:1924
County:Donegal
Colours:Blue and yellow
Grounds:Towney Park
Coordinates:54°37′32.97″N 8°36′06.64″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Donegal
champions
Football: - - 6
One of the club's GAA pitches in a rural setting

They have an intense rivalry with Na Cealla Beaga.[4] They also maintain a strong rivalry with their neighbours, Naomh Columba.

History

League

CLG Chill Chartha play in Division 1 of the Donegal All County league and are 10 times league Champions. They were relegated 2009 despite finishing a point off a league semi place they went down after a number of playoffs they made their return to the top flight after winning the Division 2 title in 2011.

They won the senior Division One League title for the first time since 1989 following a 5–17 to 0–10 win away to Gaoth Dobhair in 2014.[5]

Championship

They won the Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta on five occasions the last being in 2008 by defeating their rivals, Naomh Columba, in the final at Pairc na nGael in Glencolmcille – this was the second time they won it in Paric na nGael.[6][7] It was the club's first major senior trophy since they won the Doctor Maguire Cup in 1993, the club has had great success at underage level are current County Under 21 Champions.[6]

County players

The club have six players who have played at senior inter-county level for Donegal in recent years: brothers Patrick and Stephen McBrearty; Ciaran McGinley; brothers Mark and Ryan McHugh and their cousin Eoin McHugh.

Patrick McBrearty and Mark McHugh are winners of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Notable players

Managers
Years Manager
1924–19??N/A
c. 1999Michael Molloy[11]
c. 1999–20??N/A
20??–2014Rory Gallagher[11]
2015–201?Michael Molloy[11]
201?–2017Martin McHugh[12]
2017–20??Barry Doherty[13][14]
20??–John McNulty[4]

Chairmen

The following men have been chairman of the club.

Years Chairman
1924–??N/A
?–presentJohn Carr[15]

Honours
  • Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1925, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2017
  • All-County Football League Division 1 title: 2016,[12] 2017[13]
  • Donegal Senior League Championship: 1933, 1935, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Donegal Senior Football League Shield Championship: 1982, 1983, 1985
  • Donegal Senior Reserve Football Championship: 1991, 1994, 2011, 2016
  • Donegal Senior Reserve Football League Championship: 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2017
  • Donegal Junior Football Championship: 1971, 1993
  • Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Senior All Ireland Championship: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2008, 2014
  • Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Senior Donegal Football Championship: 1970, 1975, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2014
  • Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Junior All Ireland Championship]]: 1975, 1989
  • Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Junior Donegal Championship: 1990, 2008
  • Donegal Under-21 Football Championship: 1972, 1973, 1974, 2011, 2013, 2015
  • Donegal Minor Football Championship: 1964, 1998, 2010, 2012

References
  1. "Mark McHugh rejoins the Donegal football squad". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014. The Chíll Chartha club man has been named in Rory Gallagher's first panel as county manager
  2. "Kilcar gear up for car draw". Hoganstand.com. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. McNulty, Chris (3 December 2012). "Minor Cup is 'back down the trough' after Kilcar win". Donegal News. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. Craig, Frank (16 July 2020). "Kilcar host fierce rivals Killybegs". Donegal News. p. 85. There is a chnage of manager this term 'in through' with John McNulty taking over the reins from 2017 SFC winning boss Barry Doherty.
  5. Forker, Mark (29 October 2014). "GAA News: Kilcar win Division One title for the first time since 1989". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. "Kilcar are crowned the All-Ireland Gaeltacht champions". Donegal News. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  7. "Gaeltacht championships in Ardara this weekend". Donegal Democrat. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  8. Campbell, Peter (15 July 2008). "Donegal heroes of 1983". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2008. Without Mulgrew, Padraig Carr got the chance with Martin McHugh, wearing 13, but filling the centre-forward role in Mulgrew's absence. The Kilcar man put in a storming display, notching 0–7 in the 1–14 to 1–11 victory, but just like the Donegal club final of 1980, his clubmate Michael Carr won the man of the match award.
  9. "Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League". The42.ie. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1–14 to 2–10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut.
  10. Keys, Colm (30 January 2013). "Ten young guns aiming to fire in the league". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  11. McNulty, Chris (5 January 2015). "Liam Bradley to be new Malin manager". Donegal News. Retrieved 5 January 2015. Meanwhile, Michael Molloy has been confirmed as Kilcar's new manager, 16 years after his last stint in charge at Towney. With Rory Gallagher leaving the post to become the new Donegal manager, Kilcar man Molloy will fill the void.
  12. McNulty, Chris (26 February 2017). "Martin McHugh steps down as Kilcar manager - new league season just two weeks away". Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. McNulty, Chris (6 January 2018). "Barry Doherty returned as Kilcar manager". Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. McNulty, Chris (26 November 2018). "Barry Doherty returned to Kilcar hotseat for 2019". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  15. Craig, Frank (24 September 2020). "Situation was avoidable says Kilcar chairman". Donegal News. p. 64. Kilcar chairman John Carr says that while the right decision to postpone the Donegal SFC final was eventually reached on Tuesday, he insists that the situation should never have reached the point it did…
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