Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic GAC

Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic (Irish: Doire Treasc Fir a' Chnoic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tyrone. The club is based in the townland of Derrytresk near Clonoe in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Derrytresk Fir an Chnoic
Doire Treasc Fir an Chnoic
Founded:1903
County:Tyrone
Nickname:The Hill
Colours:Blue & White
Coordinates:54°31′03.54″N 6°38′24.01″W
Playing kits
Standard
Reserve

Gaelic football

The club concentrates on Gaelic football, with the senior team currently competing in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship.

Although one of the smallest clubs in the county, with a catchment area of about 60 houses, Derrytresk won the 2011 Tyrone JFC, defeating Killeeshil 0-15 to 0-9. They went on to win the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship, defeating Monaghan's Cremartin 2-5 to 0-10.[1] They won their All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry's Dromid Pearses (1-10 to 7 points), but narrowly lost the final in February 2012 to Naomh Pádraig of Galway.[2]

The club has at times played in the Senior Championship, reaching the final in 1949 when they were defeated by An Charraig Mhór.

Honours

Notable players
  • Mick Cushnahan (died 2013), member of Tyrone's 1947 All-Ireland Minor winning team, and (after transfer to Derrylaughan) the 1956-57 Ulster Championship winning teams[3]
  • Frank Henry, (died 2013) Tyrone Senior team player in the 1940s
  • Pat O'Neill, Tyrone Junior captain 1960s, later Senior team player
  • Ronan O’Neill, TG4 Underdogs Season Team 2018 who played Dublin in Parnell Park 19th October 2018.

Camogie

An associated camogie club called Cailíní a' Chnoic plays at the same home venue.

References
  1. Tyrone GAA website report on 2011 UJCFC final
  2. Hoganstand.com, "All Ireland club JFC final: Clonbur reel in 'Tresk", 13 February 2012
  3. Mick Cushnahan obituary, Tyrone GAA website


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