LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL LEAGUES

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH McALEER & RUSHE AND O’NEILLS he GAA is central to Tyrone and the people 3 in it. It makes clear statements about Who Working as a Team we are and Where we’re from, both as Tindividuals and as a community. The Red CLG Thír Eoghain … Hand Fan is now a fixed part of the lead-in to the working to develop TYRONE GAA & OUR SPONSORS new Season for our young people. Read it. Enjoy it. and promote Gaelic But above all, come along to the Tyrone games and games and to foster be part of it all. ‘Walk into the feeling!’ local identity and After another McKenna Cup campaign culture across Tyrone that we can take many positives from, we’re approaching the Allianz League in It’s a very simple but very significant a very positive mind-set. We’ve always fact that the future of Tyrone as a prided ourselves on the importance and the future of the GAA we place on every game and this year’s in our County, currently sit with Allianz League is no exception. the 20,000 pupils who attend our schools.

These vitally important young Tyrone people are the main focus of the work we all do at Club, School and County level. Tyrone GAA is about providing a wholesome focus for our young people, about building their sense of ‘Who they are’ and ‘Where they are from’ and about bolstering their self-esteem and personal contentment.

We’re producing this Fanzine for all those pupils … and also, of course, for their parents, guardians, other family members and, very importantly, their teachers. You are all vitally important to us and we appreciate the help and support you give us. Without you, Tyrone GAA would be just a shadow of what it is and has Le chéile ar son Thír Eoghain For the first time in a few years, been. Coiste Chontae Thír Eoghain CLG wishes to acknowledge the we’re delighted to have four home matches in the Allianz League. As generous financial support provided towards its County Teams Yet again we have a good always at this level, they’re all huge programme of Tyrone County and the Association in Tyrone for 2015 from all of its sponsors. games. This year we welcome our games coming up this spring. Our neighbours, Monaghan and four home Allianz League fixtures , and the ‘big two’ in Munster, include a visit from the All- and Kerry, to . At this Champions, Kerry, on Easter Sunday. stage, we’re familiar with all of them Your support can help Tyrone and each game is sure to be a tough, through these major tests. Together intriguing battle. we are so much stronger. Giorraíonn beirt bóthar! The Tyrone support has always given us great backing both in Healy Roisin Jordan, Park and on the road in the Allianz Tyrone County Chairperson League and we’re sure that they’ll be particularly vocal this year for each Hugh McAleer, of these big games. Chairman Club Tyrone

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fter some good preparation in the McKenna Cup, we’re determined to make up for a disappointing year Ain 2014 and getting off to a good start is always important in the Allianz League. Remember, there is FREE Games in Healy Park have a unique atmosphere and when we are out in the middle of the field it’s ADMISSION for all Under-16s easy to ‘get on a roll’ from the noise that is generated from the Tyrone support. If you can be there, then * be there to shout your support for us in these to all these games as long as they crucial home Allianz League games against Monaghan, Derry, Cork and Kerry. are accompanied by an adult. *except for the Ulster Championship matches on 17 May in Ballybofey In games against neighbours and rivals what may seem to be small things can often make a big difference. I’ve seen us lift our game in the past and win because we’ve got that little bit of extra energy from the Tyrone supporters. You’ve already done it throughout the McKenna Cup so let’s keep it going.

Allianz Football League Division 1

Sat 31 January: Tír Eoghain v Muineachán, Healy Park, 7.00pm Sun 8 February: Maigh Eo v Tír Eoghain, Elverys MacHale Park, 2.00pm Sat 28 February: Tír Eoghain v Doire, Healy Park, 7.00pm Sat 7 March: Áth Cliath v Tír Eoghain, Croke Park 7.00pm Sun 15 March: Tír Eoghain v Corcaigh, Healy Park , 2.30pm DOUBLE HEADER Sun 29 March: Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Ballybofey, 3.00pm Sun 5 April: Tír Eoghain v Ciarraí, Healy Park, 3.00pm Allianz League Division 3A

Sun 15 February: Tír Eoghain v Muineachán, Healy Park, 2.00pm Sun 22 February: v Tír Eoghain, Swords, 2.00pm Sun 8 March: Fear Manach v Tír Eoghain, Brewster Park, 2.00pm Sun 15 March: Tír Eoghain v An Lú, Healy Park, 12.45pm DOUBLE HEADER Sun 22 March: Tír Eoghain v Ros Comáin, Healy Park, 2.00pm Ulster Under 21 Football Championship

Wed 18 March: Tír Eoghain v Fear Manach, Healy Park, 8.00pm Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championships, Preliminary Round

Sun 17 May: Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Mac Cumhaill Park, Ballbofey

All Dates & Times are subject to change Check www.tyronegaa.ie for up to date information 6 7 Tyrone: The Facts Tyrone is home to 181,000 people, 110,000 of whom are of the ‘Gaelic tradition’ Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 313,000 people lived here By 1911 this had fallen by over a half to 143,000: our population bottomed out at 127,600 in 1937 Our County’s main towns are (25,000), (15,000), (13,000) and (12,000)

Oileán na Ghuail na Ghuail Oileán There are 48 GAA Clubs in Tyrone that play football only and 5 which play hurling only At All-Ireland Football level Tyrone have won 3 x Senior, 4 x U21 and 8 x Minor titles plus 2 x National League titles Doire Locháin At Ulster level we have 13 x Senior, 11 x Under 21 and 23 x Minor titles Tyrone has won 40 All-Star Awards spread across 22 players: has claimed 6 of them and Sean Cavanagh 5

The GAA is fundamentally about Who we are Achadh Breac and Where we’re from. In Tyrone our Clubs An Baile Nua Nua An Baile represent 48 different places. The meanings of those place-names are: CAISLEÁN NA DEIRGE CAISLEÁN NA DEIRGE An Droim Mór Aghaloo: Achadh Lú ‘Lughaigh’s field’ Eglish: An Eaglais ‘The church’ Aghyaran: Achadh Uí Aráin ‘The charioteer field’ Errigal Ciaran: Aireagal Chiaráin ‘Church of St Ciaran’ Ardboe: Ard Bó ‘The high hut’ Eskra: Eiscreach ‘Ridges of sand hills’ Augher: Eochair ‘A cattle enclosure’ Fintona: Fionntamhnach ‘The white land’ Beragh: Bearach ‘Place of points, hills or standing stones’ Galbally: Gallbhuaile ‘The stone booley’ Brackaville: Breac an Bhile ‘The sacred place of the Glenelly: Gleann Eallaigh ‘The glen of the cattle’ speckled tree’ Gortin: An Goirtín ‘The little field’ Brocagh: An Bhrocach ‘The badger warren’ Greencastle: An Caisleán Glas ‘The green castle’ Carrickmore: An Charraig Mhór ‘The big rock’ Kildress: Cill Dreasa ‘The church of the brambles’ Castlederg: Caisleán na Deirge ’The castle on the Derg’ Killeeshil: Cill Íseal ‘The low church’ Clann na nGael: Achadh Breac ‘The speckled field’ Killyclogher: Coill an Chlochair ‘Wood of the church’ Dún na Manach ‘The fort of the monks’ Killyman: Cill na mBan ’Church of the women’ Clogher: Clochar ‘The convent’ Leckpatrick (Owen Roes): Leac Phádraig ‘Patrick’s stone’ Clonoe: Cluain Eo ‘Lawn of the yew trees’ Loughmacrory: Loch Mhic Ruairí ‘MacRuairi’s lake’ Coalisland: Oileán na Ghuail ‘The island of coal’ Moortown: Baile na Móna ‘Place of the turf’ Cookstown: An Chorr Chríochach ‘The round hill Moy: An Mhaigh the plain or level piece of land’ of the boundary’ Newtownstewart: An Baile Nua ‘The new town’ Doire Locháin ‘Oak wood of the lake’ Derrylaughan: Omagh: An Ómaigh ‘The sacred plain’ Doire Treasc ‘Grove of the brewer’s grains’ Derrytresk: Pomeroy: Cabhán an Chaorthainn ‘The round hill of Donaghmore: Domhnach Mór ‘The great church’ the mountain ash’ Dregish: Dairiges ‘The hill of the oak tree’ Rock: An Charraig ‘The rock’ Dromore: An Droim Mór ‘The big ridge’ Stewartstown: An Chraobh ‘The tree branch’ Drumquin: Droim Chaoin ‘The pleasant ridge’ Strabane: An Srath Bán ‘The white holm’ Drumragh: Droim Ratha ‘Ridge of the rath or fort’ Tattyreagh: An Táite Riabhach ‘The grey area’ Dungannon: Dún Geanainn ‘Gannon’s fort’ Trillick: Trí Leac ‘Three standing stones’ Edendork: Éadán na dTorc ‘Hill of the pigs’ Urney: Urnaí ‘Place of prayer’ 8 Cork: The Facts 9 Cork is now home to 520,000 people… Monaghan: The Facts one-person-in-every-twelve in Ireland Before the Great Famine (in 1841) over Monaghan is home to 60,500 people 854,000 people lived there Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) By 1901 this had more than halved to 200,500 people lived there 404,600 and it kept falling until it reached 330,400 in 1961 By 1901 this had fallen by more than COLM O’NEILL Since then Cork’s growth has been two-thirds to 74,600, bottoming out at BORN: 22 September 1988 46,250 in 1971 unrelenting and it passed the half-million mark in 2011 HEIGHT: 6’ 2” The County’s main towns are Monaghan CLUB: Ballyclough CONOR McMANUS (6,600), Carrickmacross (2,000), Cork city is home to 120,000 people and POSITION: Forward BORN: 25 October 1989 Castleblaney (1,800) and Clones (1,500) the other main towns are Mallow (8,600), SCHOOL: Davis College, Mallow HEIGHT: 6’ Youghal (7,000) and Clonakilty (4,000) There are 50 GAA Clubs in Monaghan HONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland SFC (2010), CLUB: Clontibret O’Neills There are 259 GAA Clubs in Cork 2 x All-Ireland U21 (2007, 2009), POSITION: Forward Truagh Gaels are the current All-Ireland 1 x Munster SFC (2012), SCHOOL: Beech Hill College, Intermediate Club Champions Cork city’s Nemo Rangers has won 7 3 x NFL (2010-12), 1 x All-Star (2012) Monaghan All-Ireland Senior Club titles Monaghan has won 14 x Ulster SFC titles, 4 x & 1 x Cadbury’s Hero of the Future (2009) HONOURS: 1 x Ulster SFC (2013), Ulster MFC titles and 2 x Ulster U21 FC titles At All-Ireland Football level Cork have won 7 OCCUPATION: Bank Official 1 x NFL Division 2 (2014), plus 1 x National League Division 1 title x Senior, 11 x U21 and 10 x Minor titles plus 8 1 x NFL Division 3 (2013), x National Leagues, including three-in-a-row, 5 x Monaghan SFC (‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10 & 2014), The County has won 9 All-Star Awards, 1 x All-Star (2013) 2010-12 spread across 7 players: the great Nudie OCCUPATION: Area Sales Manager Hughes won three All-Stars, both as a The County has won 64 All-Star Awards defender and as a forward spread across 40 players

Derry: The Facts Derry is home to more than 250,000 people Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 222,000 Kerry: The Facts people lived there but by 1901 this had fallen MARK LYNCH to 144,400 and it continued to decline until Kerry is home to 145,500 people it reached 139,700 in 1926 BORN: 20 February 1986 HEIGHT: 6’ 2” Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 294,000 people lived there The County’s main towns are Derry city CLUB: St Mary’s, Banagher (95,000), Coleraine (25,250), Limavady POSITION: Forward/Defender By 1901 this had fallen by nearly half to (12,700), Magherafelt (8,700) and SCHOOL: St Patrick’s, Maghera 165,700 and it kept falling until it went Portstewart (8,200) below 113,000 in 1971 HONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland Minor (2002), There are 60 GAA Clubs in Derry, including, 1 x Ulster Minor (2002), 1 x NFL (2008), The County’s main towns are of course, the current Ulster Senior Club 1 x Hogan Cup (2003), (21,000) and (12,700) 1 x Macrory Cup (2003) Football Champions, Slaughtneill PETER CROWLEY There are 73 GAA Clubs in Kerry OCCUPATION: Civil Engineer Bellaghy, Lavey and Ballinderry have all BORN: 22 May 1990 Austin Stacks, Tralee, are the current won All-Ireland Senior Club Football titles HEIGHT: 6’ Munster Club SF Champions CLUB: Laune Rangers At All-Ireland Football level Derry has won At All-Ireland Football level Kerry have POSITION: Centre-Back 1 x Senior, 2 x U21 and 4 x Minor titles plus won 37 x Senior, 10 x U21 and 12 x Minor 5 x National League Division I titles SCHOOL: Intermediate School titles plus 19 x National Leagues HONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland SFC (2014), 2 x Munster SFC (2013, The County has won 134 All-Star The County has won 28 All-Star Awards, 2014), 1 x Munster MFC (2008), 1 x All-Star (2014) Awards as well as 19 Footballer of the 4 each going to and Anthony OCCUPATION: Pharmacist Year awards. Tohill (now Chief Executive of the new Mid- Ulster Council) Saturday 31 January, THROW IN 7:00PM

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