CLG 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]
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| Founded: | 1924 | ||||||||
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Towney Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°37′32.97″N 8°36′06.64″W / 54.6258250°N 8.6018444°W | ||||||||
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The club has an intense rivalry with Na Cealla Beaga.[4] The club also maintains a strong rivalry with their neighbours, Naomh Columba.
History
John McNulty, a former candidate for the Seanad,[5] managed the club to Junior "B", Minor and Under-21 Championships and the 2014 Division 1 league title, though he did not win the Senior Football Championship.[6]
League
CLG Chill Chartha play in Division 1 of the Donegal All County league and are a record 14 times league champions (1933, 1935, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022). The club was relegated in 2009; despite finishing a point off a league semi place, the club went down after a number of play-offs. The club made its return to the top flight after winning the Division 2 title in 2011.
In 2014, the club won the senior Division One League title for the first time since 1987, following a 5–17 to 0–10 win away to Gaoth Dobhair.[7]
Championship
The club won the Senior Championship for the first time in 1925 and the most recent was in 2017, following a 0–07 to 0–04 win over Naomh Conaill, the club's first win since 1993 (and sixth overall). In 2016, the club made its first final appearance since 1993 but lost to Glenswilly by a point. The club faced Naomh Conaill in the 2020 final, which was put on hold due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
The club won the Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta on seven occasions, the most recent being in 2024, and won the county Gaeltacht on ten occasions, the last being in 2024. The club also won the Junior Gaeltacht on two occasions, most famously in 1989, when it won both national titles at Naomh Columba.
At underage level, the club has won the County Under 21 Championship on six occasions (1972, 1973, 1974, 2011, 2013 and 2015). The club won the Minor title on four occasions (1964, 1998, 2010 and 2012), along with a lot of underage honours.[8]
Notable players
- Michael Carr — 1983 Ulster Senior Football Championship final man of the match; 1980 Donegal Senior Football Championship final man of the match[9]
- Michael Hegarty — 2011 Ulster SFC winner
- Patrick McBrearty — 2012 All-Ireland SFC winner and Stephen's brother
- Stephen McBrearty — Patrick's brother
- Andrew McClean[10]
- Ciaran McGinley — Kilcar captain[citation needed]
- Eoin McHugh — James's son[11]
- James McHugh — 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner and Martin's brother
- Mark McHugh — Martin's son and 2012 All-Ireland SFC winner
- Martin McHugh — 1992 All-Ireland SFC winner and James's brother
- Ryan McHugh — Martin's son and Mark's younger brother[12]
- Seanie Boyle - Played unsuccessful underage football with Kilcar and a short period of senior football before moving across the water to Coventry in the UK[13]. He then won the Warwicksire Football Championship with Roger casements stopping 10 in a row wins by John Mitchells[14]. He then took up a full time CDA role with Warwickshire Gaa where he is currently in the process of improving the underage structure in the area[15]. Embarresingly he was also a member of the Warwickshire Gaa senior mens team which lost to London Gaa's junior team, this was a major dissapointment and he turned towoards the booze [16][17].
Managers
| Years | Manager |
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| 1924–19?? | — |
| c. 1999 | Michael Molloy[18] |
| c. 1999–20?? | — |
| ? | John McNulty[5][19] |
| 2013–2014 | Rory Gallagher[18] |
| 2015 | Michael Molloy[18] |
| 2016 | Martin McHugh[20][21] |
| 2017–19 | Barry Doherty[22][23] |
| 2019–202? | John McNulty[4][5][19][24] |
| 2022– | Conor Cunningham[25][26] |
Chairmen
The following men have been chairman of the club.
| Years | Chairman |
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| 1924–?? | — |
| 2001-02 | Charlie McDevitt |
| 2003 | Sean McGinley |
| 2004 | Paddy Sweeney |
| 2005 | Kevin Doogan |
| 2006 | Michael Doherty |
| 2007 | Kevin Doogan |
| 2008-10 | John Carr |
| 2012-13 | Kevin Doogan |
| 2014-15 | Michael McShane |
| 2016 | Declan Gallagher |
| 2017–present | John Carr[additional citation(s) needed][27] |
Honours
- Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1925, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2017
- All-County Football League Division 1 title: 2016,[21] 2017[22]
- 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 B Football Championship: 1991, 1994, 2011
- 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, 2024
- Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Senior Donegal Football Championship: 1970, 1975, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2014, 2019, 2024
- 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