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Club History
OGRA
COLMCILLE - TEAM COLORS YELLOW AND GREEN
OGRA
COLMCILLE STARTED LIFE WAY BACK IN 1935 WHEN THEY COMPETED IN THE
SOUTH DERRY LEAGUE. AFTER THIS THEIR ALLEGIANCE WAS TRANSFERRED TO
THE EAST TYRONE LEAGUE AND PLAYED IN TYRONE UNTIL 1946. DURING THIS
TIME THEY WERE DEFEATED BY BRACKAVILLE IN THE JUNIOR CHAMPSHIP FINAL
IN 1941
THE
CLUB RETURNED AND ENTERED THE SOUTH DERRY LEAGUE AS DRUMMULLAN
SARSFIELDS IN 1947. PLAYERS FROM DRUMMULLAN AND KILLYBEARN
REASSEMBLED TO FORM LITTLEBRIDGE KEVIN BARRYS IN 1954. THIS TEAM
REACHED CONSECUTIVE JUNIOR FINALS IN 1964/65 BUT WERE DEFEATED BY
GREENLOUGH & GLEN. THEY DID MANAGE TO WIN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE IN
1965. LITTLEBRIDGE CONTINUED UNTIL 1974 WHEN DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF
PLAYERS THEY AMALGAMATED WITH ANOTHER TEAM IN THE PARISH WINDMILL
ST.PATRICKS OF TYRONE TO FORM THE PRESENT CLUB OGRA COLMCILLE.
OGRA
COLMCILLE WON THE JUNIOR LEAGUE IN THEIR 1st YEAR AND
PLAYED FOR A FEW SEASONS IN DIVISION 2. BETWEEN 1979 & 1982 THEY
REACHED 3 FINALS BUT LOST ON ALL OCCASIONS. SUCCESS EVENTUALLY
ARRIVED AT UNDER-AGE LEVEL IN RECENT YEARS, OGRA WON THE U-16 B
LEAGUE IN 1990, U-16 C-LEAGUE IN 1997, AND THE U-16 B CHAMPIONSHIP
IN 1998. OGRA ALSO CLAIMED THE SOUTH DERRY MINOR 13 A- SIDE IN 2000.
LAST YEAR OGRA COLMCILLE REACHED THE JUNIOR FINAL FOR THE 1ST
TIME IN 20YRS AND FINALLY WON THE TITLE FOR THE 1ST TIME
DEFEATING ARDMORE 2.6 TO 0.9 IN THE FINAL.
OGRA
COLMCILLE OPENED THEIR NEW FIELD AND CLUBHOUSE IN JUNE 2000 AFTER
YEARS OF TRYING TO SECURE A FIELD. THE MOST FAMOUS PLAYER FROM THE
PARISH WAS PETER SMITH WHO PLAYED HALFBACK FOR DERRY IN THE 1958
ALL-IRELAND FINAL.
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