CLG An Cheathrú Rua is a

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club based in the

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area of An Cheathrú Rua,

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. It is a member of the

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branch of the

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. Notable players to have played for the club include

Seán Óg de Paor Seán Óg de Paor (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team. De Paor comes from An Cheathrú Rua in the Connemara Gaeltacht, where he attended the local national schoo ...

and Sean Ó Domhnaill, members of Galway's

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winning teams of 1998 and 2001. In 1996, they became the first Gaeltacht, and second Connemara club to win the

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beating Oranmore/Maree in the final. The only previous time the county championship was won by a Connemara side was in 1938 when it was won by

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. In 2022, the club lost the senior status that they had held since 1987, when they were crowned Galway Junior Football champions. Another demotion followed in 2023, with back-to-back relegations finding An Cheathrú Rua competing at the junior grade for the 2024 season. A remarkable winning run followed in 2024, which saw them crowned Galway and Connacht Junior Club Football champions. An exciting semi-final victory over Offaly's Ballinagar in Hyde Park, Roscommon booked the Gaeltacht outfit an All-Ireland Club Football Final date at Croke Park. They contested the All Ireland Junior Club Final vs Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin of Donegal. A tense affair with An Cheathrú Rua winning out by the minimum. Captain Stiofan Ó Briain on the steps of the Hogan Stand lifted the Cup and then delivered an iconic speech as Gaeilge finishing it with "Hup Gaillimh, Hup Conamara and Hup An Cheathru Rua "

Achievements

(1): 1996 *

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(1): 1987 * Galway Junior Football Championship (1): 2024 * Connacht Junior Football Championship (1): 2024 *

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(1): 2025 *

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Champions (1): 1997 * Sweeney Oil Football League (1): 2008 * West Galway Under-21 A Football Championship (1): 2015 * West Galway Minor B2 Football League Champions (1): 2017 * West Galway Under 21 B Football Championship (2): 2013,2017

Notable players

External links

* Gaelic football clubs in County Galway Gaelic games clubs in County Galway {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub