Last year the first All Ireland came to the Drumhowan club in it’s 60 year history with the Scór na nÓg Instrumental Group winning the All Ireland. The club didn’t have to wait too long for the 2nd with the famous five from Tullycorbet securing a 2 a row for the Club in March. That with the club securing a 6th Junior Football Championship over near neighbours Blackhill in September were definitely the highlights in another successful year for the Drumhowan club.
Senior Team
Championship
Preliminary Round Drumhowan 0 – 11 Toome 0 – 11 30/5/14 Blackhill
The championship campaign began on Friday 30th May in Blackhill. The game with Toome ended in a draw. After a good start Toome took control of the game and were leading 0-9 to 0 – 5 at half time. A better second half followed and eventually Drumhowan drew level in the 22nd minute with a Kieran Mooney point. However Toome went ahead again and it took a Colm Lambe free in the 30th minute to level it and even though there were chances in injury time the final score was Drumhowan 0 – 11 Toome 0 -11 Drumhowan scorers on the night were Kieran Mooney 0-4 Colm Lambe 0 – 3 (3f) Kevin Mooney 0 – 2 (1f) Niall Mooney 0 – 1 Enda Duffy 0 – 1 (1f)
Preliminary Round Replay Drumhowan 1 – 11 Toome 1 – 15 AET 8/6/14 Cremartin
This game didn’t live up to the original game and was quite scrappy with both sides making double figures in wides. The half time score was 4 point apiece. The second half didn’t get much better with Cathal Mooney getting the equalising point in injury time to leave the score Drumhowan 0 -9 Toome 1-6. The game then went to extra time where Drumhowan made the dream start with Michael Atkinson scoring a goal. However it was all downhill from there with Toome gaining the upper hand and outscoring us by 0-9 to 0-2. The scorers were Colm Lambe 0- 7 (6f) Liam Mc Guirk 0 -1 Niall Mooney 0 -1 Kevin Mooney 0 – 1 Cathal Mooney 0 – 1
Round 1B Drumhowan 2 – 18 Éire Óg 0 – 15 11/7/14 Scotstown Drumhowan eventually overcame a determined Éire Óg side. At half time the score was all square Drumhowan 1 – 7 Éire Óg 0 -10. Drumhowan upped their performance in the 2nd half and after Jonathon Mc Mahon received his marching orders for a 2nd yellow card Drumhowan gained the upper hand to run out winners at the end.
Team and Scorers – Enda Duffy, Martin Mc Elroy, Dermot Mooney, Darren Duffy, Liam Mc Guirk, Barry Mc Guirk, Niall Mooney, John Paul O’ Neill, Anthony Mulligan 0 – 2 David Millar (c) 0 – 2, Kevin Mooney 0 – 5, Kieran Mooney, Patrick Mulligan 0 – 1 Kieran Mc Elroy 0 – 2 Colm Lambe 1 – 6 Subs Used Aidan Duffy 1 – 0 for Marin Mc Elroy, Aiden Quinn for Kieran Mc Elroy and Conor Duffy for Barry Mc Guirk.
Round 2B Drumhowan 0 – 11 Oram 0 – 10 26/7/14 Blackhill
At half time against a strong breeze Drumhowan led by a point with the half time score Drumhowan 0 – 6 Oram 0 – 5 with 3 points from David Millar, 2 from Kevin Mooney and the other coming from Kevin Mooney. Despite playing with the wind in the second half Drumhowan fell 09 to 06 behind 10 mins in. They gradually crawled back with points from Kieran Mooney. Aidan Duffy and Kieran once again. However Pauric Graham put Oram ahead again until in the 27min when David Millar levelled it. Then in 29th minute Colm Lambe got the winning score and while there was 4 minutes injury time played no other scores ensued. Team and scorers were Enda Duffy, Martin Mc Elroy, Dermot Mooney, Darren Duffy, Liam Mc Guirk, Barry Mc Guirk, Patrick Mulligan, John Paul O’ Neill, Anthony Mulligan, David Millar (c) 0-4 (2f) Kevin Mooney 0 – 1 Niall Mooney 0 – 2 Kieran Mooney 0 – 2 Aidan Duffy 0 – 1 Aiden Quinn Subs used Colm Lambe 0 – 1, Kieran Mc Elroy, Michael Atkinson
Round 3B Drumhowan 1 – 11 Killanny 1 – 8 8/8/14 Inniskeen
At half time Drumhowan led by 1 – 6 to 0 -5 all their scores coming from play. Kieran Mooney scored 3 points and Michael Atkinson scored the goal while Darren Duffy, Colm Lambe and David Millar chipped in with a point each. KIllanny made a good start to the second half drawing level in the 11th minute with a Mark Conlon goal. However that was as near as Killanny got as Drumhowan then scored the next 3 points – 2 frees from Colm Lambe and a point from Kevin Mooney. Killanny then got 2 back before another free from Colm Lambe and a final point from Niall Mooney. Team and Scorers were Enda Duffy, Martin Mc Elroy, Dermot Mooney, Darren Duffy(0-1), Liam Mc Guirk, Barry Mc Guirk, Patrick Mulligan, JP O Neill, Anthony Mulligan, Kieran Mooney (0-3), Kevin Mooney (0-1) Niall Mooney (0-1), David Millar (0-1), Michael Atkinson (1-0), Colm Lambe (0-4) 3f Subs used Aiden Quinn for Barry Mc Guirk(1st half) Aidan Duffy for Michael Atkinson
Semi Final Drumhowan 2 – 10 Aughnamullen 0 – 6 17/8/14 Inniskeen
Drumhowan once again kept their best form for the championship and led from beginning to end with the first score coming from Kevin Mooney in the 4th minute and the final from Colm Lambe in the 27th minute of the 2nd half. Other scores in the 1st half were Colm Lambe who scored a goal from the penalty spot the only Drumhowan score from a placed ball throughout the game. Other scorers in the 1st half were David Millar and Anthony Mulligan with a point each and Aidan Duffy with 2 points the second to close the scoring for the first half to leave the score at half time Drumhowan 1-5 Augnamullen 0-2
David Millar opened the scoring in the 7th minute of the 2nd half after Michael Atkinson had replaced Darren Duffy who went off injured. Before the next Dumhowan score from Colm Lambe Conor Duffy replaced Niall Mooney who left the field on a black card. Aidan Duffy then chipped in with his 3rd point before Kevin Mooney scored his 2nd. Half way through the 2nd half Drumhowan had increased their lead to 7 points. Then in 25th minute Aidan Duffy capped a good performance to score Drumhowan’s 2nd goal and put the game beyond Aughnamullen’s reach. Colm Lambe finished off Drumhowan’s scoring to leave the full time score Drumhowan 2 – 10 Aughnamullen 0 – 6.
Team and scorers – Enda Duffy, Martin Mc Elroy, Liam Mc Guirk, Darren Duffy, Aiden Quinn, Barry Mc Guirk, Patrick Mulligan, Kieran Mc Elroy, Anthony Mulligan 0-1, David Millar(c) 0 – 2 , Kevin Mooney 0 – 2, Niall Mooney, Kieran Mooney, Aidan Duffy, Colm Lambe Subs used- Blood Sub – Christopher Mc Ginnity for Patrick Mulligan, Michael Atkinson for Darren Duffy, Conor Duffy for Niall Mooney, Christopher Mc Ginnity for Martin Mc Elroy
Final Drumhowan 1 – 13 Blackhill 1 – 11 28/9/14 Inniskeen
Blackhill started the brighter and raced into a 3 point lead. However Drumhowan then kicked 6 unanswered points. Blackhill then came back into the game to leave the score at half time Drumhowan 0 -7 Blackhill 0 – 6. In the 1st 21 mins of the 2nd half Drumhowan only registered 1 point and Blackhill raced into a 1 -9 to 0 – 8 lead. Things changed dramatically in the 22nd minute when Colm Lambe rattled the net and then within 5 minutes raced into a 3 point lead. Blackhill then scored another 2 points in return but Anthony Mulligan had the last say when he scored the last point of the game to leave the full time Drumhowan 1 – 13 Blackhill 1 – 11 The team and scorers were Enda Duffy, Martin Mc Elroy, Liam Mc Guirk, Barry Mc Guirk, Niall Mooney, Darren Duffy 0 – 1, Patrick Mulligan, John Paul O’ Neill, Anthony Mulligan 0 – 1 , David Millar 0 – 2 , Kieran Mc Elroy 0 – 1 , Kevin Mooney 0 – 3 , Kieran Mooney 0 – 1, Aidan Duffy, Colm Lambe 1-4 (4f) Subs used Aiden Quinn for Patrick Mulligan and Michael Atkinson for Anthony Mulligan
Junior League
The league was a lot less successful. Of the 18 games played there were only 8 victories. There were 6 loses and 4 draws. Not with standing that, the club were in contention until the last day of the season when a draw against Aghabog wasn’t enough to make the last 4. The management team for 2014 was Kevin Carragher, manager, Martin Woods, coach and selector Martin Mc Elearney.
Junior B’s
Time eventually caught up with the Junior Bs as they went the whole season without a victory. However they kept their two best performances for when their backs were up against it. They kept with Latton for most of the hour in the O Duffy Cup and in the last league game of the season not only did they field but came within a goal of beating the table toppers Castleblayney. Management this year were Brendan Quinn, Pat(red) Duffy and Séamus Duffy.
Minors
The Minors once again this year played under the St. Patrick’s Banner. Management were Martin Duffy, Gavin Sheridan, Colm Duffy and Enda Monaghan. Playing in Division 1 with a team that was exclusively U17 they found the going tough and only won 1 game throughout the year losing to Truagh in the Championship.
U16s
The U16s this year were based in Drumhowan and played in Division 1 and performed to a good standard seeing that these boys played at Division 3 and 4 in 2012 when they were U14. The management in place were Niall Mc Adam, Tommy Mc Ardle, Cathal Hand and John Duffy. In the league they played a total of 14 games winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 9, their best performances kept to the 2nd half of the season. In the championship they lost narrowly to Monaghan Harps who eventually went on to win the championship.
U14s
This year the U14s playing out of Division 3 found the going hard losing in the championship to Clontibret and only winning to Doohamlet in the league. That all changed come shield semi final time. It took 2 games to get over near neighbours Doohamlet. In the 1st game in Doohamlet an exciting draw was the final outcome. The full time score was Drumhowan 8 -19 Doohamlet 7 – 16. The replay took place in Drumhowan and in another enthralling game they emerged victorious on a scoreline – Drumhowan 5 -13 Doohamlet 0-16. This lead to the shield final against Éire Óg . This time the manner of victory was even more exciting than the U12s the previous week as Drumhowan were behind the whole game and won in the last minute due to a Joseph Duffy goal. At half time the score was Drumhowan 2 – 6 Éire Óg 3- 9 and by the end of the 3rd quarter their lead had increased to 7 points. However 2 goals and 4 points in the last quarter meant Drumhowan won at the end. The full time score was Drumhowan 4 – 12 Eire Óg 3 – 14 Team and Scorers – Niall Markey, Caolán Reilly, Gerard Quinn, Daniel Tomany, Dara Mc Elearney, Patrick Quinn (0-3) Joseph Duffy(2-1) James Mc Adam (1-2) Cormac Duffy(1-1) Aodhán Brennan (0-2) Shay Treanor (0-3) Subs used Lee Treanor and Lorcan Halpin plus Philip Mc Shane, David Barry, Mark Tomany
Management Anthony Brennan, Seán Smyth and Barry Tomany
U12s
The U12s remained undefeated throughout the Season. Playing a total of 14 games between the spring league and Div 2 A they won 12 games and drew 2. In the Spring League Final they defeated Seán Mc Dermotts by 5. After defeating Aughnamullen in the League semi final the final opposition was Cremartin. Drumhowan made a shaky start to this final and at one stage Drumhowan were down by 5 point in the 1st third. However they pulled it back to only a 1 point deficit at half time thanks to 2 goals and a point from James Mc Adam, 2 points by Shay Treanor and 1 from Aodhán Brennan. That left the score after the 1st 20 Drumhowan 2- 4 Creamartin 2 – 5. In the middle 10 mins both teams played some exciting football. For the final 20 minutes Drumhowan came out a new side and played some exciting football. James Mc Adam doubled his tally by scoring another 2 goals and a point and Shay Treanor added another 3 points to his tally. Cremartin attempted a come back but due to some great defending by all defenders especially Gerard Quinn their efforts were thwarted. Aodhán Brennan added another 2 points one from a free and both Lorcan Halpin and Caolán Reilly added a point each. Cremartin still tried hard but they couldn’t get through thanks to a number of great saves by goalkeeper Mark Tomany.
The full time score finished Drumhowan 4 – 12 Cremartin 3 – 7
Team and Scorers were Mark Tomany, Gerard Quinn, Orlaith Brennan, Ruadhán Curran, Éimear Quinn, Aodhán Brennan 0-3, Lee Treanor, Shay Treanor 0-5, Lorcan Halpin 0-1 James Mc Adam 4 – 2 Lorna Mc Guirk Subs used Caolán Reilly 0 – 1 for Lee Treanor, Lee Treanor for Lorna Mc Guirk Others Used in middle period Conor Finnegan, Sinéad Duffy, Daire Sheridan, David Barry, Ciarán Keenan, Killian Mc Adam Tristan Duffy, Jason Clarke, Pete Mc Guirk, Tom Doherty, Jonathan Lavelle, Conor Curran, Tiernan Reilly.
A big thank you to the management team of Anthony Brennan, Seán Smyth, Barry Tomany ably assisted by Donal Mc Adam.
U8-10
These two sides took part in all the Go Games Blitz ran by the County Board and also took part in a number of other tournaments and challenge games all season. The under 10 side also took part in the Indoor Blitzes held last January. Both these two squads showed good improvement all season and some now will move up to the Under 12 grade. These sides were coached by Brendan Treanor, Kevin Curran, Mark Duffy, Derek Barry, Aidan Doherty and Donal Mc Adam. Last year an Indoor Winter Training Program in Ballybay Recreation Centre took place during the month of November. This was a great success with large numbers turning up each Saturday evening. As a result the program took place this November also.
U 6
The under 6 players this year were looked after by Catherine O Neill, Lorraine Maguire and Grainne Duffy. They trained each Monday evening to the end of September. They finished off their season with a tournament in Cootehill in early October where many of them made their debut in the blue and gold.
Scór
Scór na nÓg
Last November 2013 4 groups from the Club took part in the Scór na nÓg Co. Finals in Clontibret. By the end of the night 3 of the Groups were victorious. These were the Instrumental Group ( Eimear & Conor Quinn, Stephen & Colm Mc Mahon, Finbar Brennan), the Set Dancers (Blinne & Megan Treanor, Orlaith Brennan, Angie Mc Guirk, Lauren Duffy, Sinead & Aine Grogan, Christina Sherry) and the Quiz team (Stephen & Colm Mc Mahon, Patrick Duffy, Finbarr Brennan) who went straight through to the All Ireland Final. The Céilí Dancers very narrowly lost out on the Co. Title. The Set Dancers then lost out narrowly in the Ulster Final in Silverbridge in January while the Instrumental Group recaptured both their Provincial Title and later their All Ireland Title in Castlebar on Saturday 1st March 2014.A magnificent achievement – 2 in a row All Irelands! The Quiz team finished a very creditable 4th out of 28 teams.
Spraoi Scór –
for 2014 took place in Clontibret on Friday night the 17th of October. In the 5 acts the club took part in they secured 1 3rd place – Instrumental Music and 4 1st places. These were in Set and Céilí Dancing, Recitation and Quiz. Congratulations to the following who took part.
Musical Group – Michaela Mc Geough, Annmarie Lavelle, Orlaith Brennan, Mark Tomany, Niall Grogan
Céilí Dancing – Annmarie Lavelle, Orlaith Brennan, Lorna Mc Guirk, Sinead Duffy, Katie Ward, Niall Grogan
Recitation – Niall Grogan
Set Dancing – Laura Mc Mahon, Rachel Brennan, Lorna Mc Guirk, Catherine Walsh, Shauna Lennon, Sarah Duffy, Ursula Markey, Aoife Lennon
Quiz Team – Daire Sheridan, Mark Tomany, Eimear Quinn, Niall Grogan
