Sport Gweedore

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1 sport

1.1 gaelic games
1.2 golf
1.3 association football
1.4 currach racing





sport

the c.l.g. ghaoth dobhair clubhouse , grounds, gweedore , mount errigal seen in background


sports played locally include gaelic football, golf , soccer.


gaelic games

the local gaa club, c.l.g. ghaoth dobhair, located in machaire gathlán , provides facilities gaa sports. gaoth dobhair senior team 2nd successful club in donegal senior football championship , comórtas peile na gaeltachta. players such kevin cassidy , mcgee brothers—eamon , neil—are known nationally. new comers such as, odhran mac niallais, kieran gillespie, michael carroll , cian mulligan have cemented spot donegal senior team on past few years.hurling never popular sport in gweedore, exception of briefly successful minor team in late 1990s.


golf

gailf chumann ghaoth dobhair, local golf club, situated in machaire gathlán. 14-hole course hugs picturesque north-west coast , holds several high-profile tournaments throughout year, notably, clannad classic , sponsored world-renowned local folk band.


association football

soccer clubs active in area include gweedore celtic, gweedore united, glenea united , dunlewey celtic. teams take part in both county , national competitions. scottish soccer player paddy crerand s mother hailed gweedore. still regular visitor area, crerand broadcast episode of mutv show paddy crerand show live ostan gweedore hotel in march 2012. aiden mcgeady s paternal grandparents hail gweedore , spent many of summer holidays in parish.


currach racing

cumann na gcurach, based @ machaire gathlán, voluntary group organises currach races , takes part in numerous races on country.








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