Lisnaskea Emmetts GAC

Lisnaskea Emmets
Lios na Sceithe
Founded:1904
County:Fermanagh
Nickname:Skea
Colours:Red and Green
Grounds:Emmet Park, Lisnaskea
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions
Fermanagh
champions
Football: - - 20
Hurling: - - 2

Lisnaskea Emmets is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

History

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Lisnaskea have won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship on 20 occasions, with the most recent coming in 1994.[1]

Lisnaskea defeated Irvinestown to claim the Fermanagh Intermediate title in 2010,[2] and followed this up with wins over Tullylish and Rasharkin to reach the Ulster final.[3][4] Lisnaskea faced Monaghan's Doohamlet in the Ulster Intermediate final on 11 December 2010. A 0–13 to 1–7 win made Lisnaskea the first Fermanagh club to win a provincial title.[5] They later defeated Kildare's Ballymore Eustace on 30 January 2011 to reach the All-Ireland final.[6] On 12 February 2011, Lisnaskea faced St James' from Galway in the All-Ireland Intermediate final at Croke Park. A Niall McElroy goal sealed a 1–16 to 0–15 victory after extra-time as Lisnaskea were crowned All-Ireland Intermediate champions.[7][8] The club's ladies' football team won the All-Ireland Intermediate title later the same year.[9]

Lisnaskea reached the Senior championship final in 2012 after defeating St Patrick's.[10] However, on 13 September, two weeks before the final Lisnaskea captain Brian Óg Maguire was killed in an industrial accident.[11] The final was played on 29 September but Lisnaskea lost to Tempo on an emotional day.[12] It remains Lisnaskea's last appearance in a senior final.

Notable players

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Glory Days: Lisnaskea Emmetts in for the Kille with All-Ireland glory". The Irish News. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022. The last of Lisnaskea's 20 senior titles was captured in 1994...
  2. ^ "Grand old team – Lisnaskea Emmett's 2010-2011". Gaelic Life. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022. ...and then strolled by Irvinestown in the final
  3. ^ "On song Curran fires Lisnaskea into Intermediate semi". The Impartial Reporter. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lisnaskea's players know what they have to Doo to grab glory". Belfast Telegraph. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Skea are the high Kings of Ulster". The Impartial Reporter. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Kille sparkles as Emmets prove too strong". Irish Independent. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "McElroy's late goal brings joy for Lisnaskea". The Irish Times. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ "All-Ireland Intermediate Club Final: Lisnaskea 1-16 St James (Galway) 0-15". Belfast Telegraph. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Late point from Slevin sends Emmetts to heaven". The Impartial Reporter. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Lisnaskea shade derby encounter to progress to decider". The Impartial Reporter. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Brian Og Maguire dies in industrial accident in Fermanagh". BBC Northern Ireland. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Tempo win emotional final". Irish Examiner. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Roll of Honour". Fermanagh GAA. Retrieved 8 January 2022.