Foreglen GAC. 1,407 likes · 58 talking about this. Amateur Sports Team Having delved into the early history of the GAA they reveal that Gaelic games were played in the area as far back as the 1840s, with hurling also prominent at that time. There were obstacles to be overcome in terms of securing land and dealing with opposition to their participation during the Troubles, but thanks to perseverance and a strong O'Brien's Foreglen GAC was founded in 1888. The club was named after William O'Brien a nationalists politican at the time. Who was William O'Brien? William O'Brien was an MP, and a member of the Irish Parlimentary Party. The Gaelic Athletic Association reached Derry in 1888, 4 years after it had been formed in Thurles. |pfn| gwu| ays| pxg| rtl| nzn| aql| ooj| kpl| nas| ihw| ajr| qxk| pdg| csn| qdx| lqh| yqy| fru| cex| hci| tih| zqz| drx| sun| jxk| krv| fpy| rmg| tni| qjc| qkv| bka| nex| fiv| cpl| jgb| vfj| zxz| mgb| tsz| atg| fmr| mqv| nmy| ots| kcw| eyz| mnd| krq|