Clonguish GAA

Clonguish GAA
Cluain Geis
Founded:1889
County:Longford
Nickname:"The Guish"
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Bertie Allen Park, Newtownforbes
Coordinates:53°45′42″N 7°49′57″W / 53.761606°N 7.832390°W / 53.761606; -7.832390
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions
Longford
champions
Football: - - 12
Hurling: - - 7
Ladies' football: 7

Clonguish GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The club was formed on 20 October 1889 and was originally called Clonguish Gallowglasses.[1] Situated in the west of County Longford, it is bordered by four parishes in County Longford, Drumlish, Killoe, Killashee and Templemichael (Longford) – the parish also shares a common boundary with the Province of Connacht in that it adjoins the parishes of Bornacoola and Gortletteragh in County Leitrim and Tarmonbarry in County Roscommon. The Irish for Clonguish is Cluain Geis which means 'The Meadow of the Swans'.

Clonguish played their games at Curry Field in the Castleforbes Estate before moving to their new ground Centenary Park in 1984. Centenary Park is now called Bertie Allen Park after one of Clonguish's and Longford's most famous GAA men. Bertie Allen Park has two full-size pitches with state of the art floodlights on the main pitch and training lights on the bottom pitch. Work has been carried out on a third pitch beside the training pitch. The facilities include dressing rooms, weights room, two meeting rooms, an indoor soccer, basketball court and handball area.

  1. ^ "Club Names History". Longford Gaelic Stats.