Clonguish GAA

Clonguish GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club in Newtownforbes, Co. Longford, Republic of Ireland. The club was formed on 20 October 1889. Situated in the west of Co. Longford, it is bordered by four parishes in Co. Longford, Kilashee, Templemichael (Longford), Killoe and Drumlish – the parish also shares a common boundary with the Province of Connacht in that it adjoins the parishes of Bornacoola and Gortletteragh in Co. Leitrim and Tarmonbarry in Co. Roscommon. The Irish for Clonguish is Cluain Geis which means 'The Meadow of the Swans'.

Clonguish GAA
Cluain Geis
Founded:1889
County:Longford
Nickname:"The Guish"
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Bertie Allen Park, Newtownforbes
Coordinates:53.761606°N 7.832390°W / 53.761606; -7.832390
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions
Longford
champions
Football: - - 12
Hurling: - - 5

Clonguish played their games at Curry Field in the Castleforbes Estate before moving to their new ground Centenary Park in 1984. Centenary Park is now called Bertie Allen Park after one of Clonguish's and Longford's most famous GAA men. Bertie Allen Park has two full-size pitches with state of the art floodlights on the main pitch and training lights on the bottom pitch. Work has been carried out on a third pitch beside the training pitch. The facilities include four dressing rooms with showers, weights room, two meeting rooms, an indoor soccer, basketball court and handball area.


Honours

As of October, 2019.

Competition Quantity Years
Longford Senior Football Championship 12 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2009
Longford Intermediate Football Championship 1 1997
Longford Junior Football Championship 6 1928, 1941, 1947, 1959, 1992, 2003
Longford Senior B Football Championship 2 1995, 2011
Longford Senior Football League Division 1 7 1965, 1968, 1973, 1979, 2003, 2008, 2011
Longford Senior Football League (Leader Cup) 10 1952, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1979, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011
Longford Under 21 Football Championship 6 1964, 1965, 1971, 1972, 2000, 2017
Longford Minor Football Championship 7 1950, 1951, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1998, 2003
Longford U-16 Football Championship 5 1959, 1965, 1967, 2001, 2014
Longford U-14 Football Championship 4 1980, 1984, 1999, 2019
Longford Senior Hurling Championship 5 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2019
Longford Under 21 Hurling Championship 4 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Longford Minor Hurling Championship 9 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010
Táin Hurling League Division 5 1 2012

Notable players

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