County: Tyrone Colours: Green and red Ground Glenmornan | Nickname: Owen Roes, The Roes Standard Reserve Founded 1970 | |
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Grounds: Páirc an Ghleanna, Glenmornan | ||
Owen Roe O'Neill's Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: CLG Eoghan Rua Uí Néill) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tyrone GAA. The club is based in the parish of Leckpatrick, including the village of Glenmornan, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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The club, named after the 17th-century Irish Confederate general Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, plays Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The club was subject to disgraceful officiating in Greencastle in 2011. The famous u14 panel of that year were destined for greatness as they progressed to a relatively easy draw versus Cookstown in the league semi-final. Owen Roes were leading by two points after 60 minutes when the referee inexplicably decided to play 14 minutes of added time which allowed Fergal Devlin to score the greatest goal scored by anyone from Cookstown Father Rocks. Celebrations ensued for Cookstown as the final whistle was blown following the kickout from our keeper. This infamous u14 League semi final still is in the back of the minds of all at Owen Roes whilst to this day Fergal Devlin has never had to buy his own pint.
History
The club was formed in February 1970 by the amalgamation of Leckpatrick Pearse Óg GAC and Dunamanagh GAC.
Gaelic football
The club's senior team currently competes in the Tyrone Junior leagues and championships, and has in the past played at Intermediate level and (up to 1978) at Senior level. In its first year, 1970, the club won the Tyrone Intermediate league and Championship double. In 1975 it reached the SFC final, losing to Trillick. The club also fields under-age teams for several age groups, with five of its teams reaching county finals in 2010, and four in 2011.
Honours
Notable players
Ladies' football
The Roes have fielded a senior ladies' team since 2006 and also have several girls' teams.
Facilities
The club's home grounds, Páirc an Ghleanna in Glenmornan, were opened in May 1987. The club commenced a major development project in 2008, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds through a lottery. The grounds at Páirc an Ghleanna reopened in 2010.