Kildress Wolfe Tones GAC
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| Cill Dreasa Uilf Tón | ||
| Founded: | 1952 | |
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| County: | Tyrone | |
| Nickname: | The Tones | |
| Colours: | green, white, yellow | |
| Grounds: | Tierney Park | |
| Coordinates: | 54°38′23.43″N 6°55′28.49″W / 54.6398417°N 6.9245806°W | |
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Kildress Wolfe Tones are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Tyrone.
History
The first record of a football match that can be found was played on a June Sunday in 1904 in Gortreagh when a game was arranged to coincide with the formation of a Gaelic Football team there. P.T. Devlin told of his memories of that day in a letter to "The Dungannon Observer" dated 8 May 1954.[1]
Kildress were named after Theobald Wolfe Tone[2] who was a prominent Irish Republican who was responsible for the 1798 Young Islanders revolution. Kildress's team is green, white and orange, the badge bears the symbol of the Beaghmore Stone Circles, a major landmark in Kildress.
Kildress currently play in the Division 2 of the Tyrone League.
Notable players
- Frank McGurk
- Dessie Tracey
- Martin Grimes
- Philly Lennon
- Dean McNally
- Enda McAleer
- Jonathon Connolly
- Adam Connolly
- Matthew McGuigan
- Pauric Lagan (U17 All-Ireland Winner)
External links
- Kildress Wolfe Tones GAC http://www.kildresswolfetones.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Reference List
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