Tír Conaill Harps

Tír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club (GAC), (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Cláirsigh Thír Conaill) is a Gaelic football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic football at both senior and underage levels. Tir Conaill Harps is the biggest Gaelic football club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated youth system fielding teams for all age groups. The club's colours are green and gold.

Tir Conaill Harps GAC
CLG Cláirsigh Thír Conaill
Founded1994
CountyScotland
NicknameThe Harps, TCH
Na Cláirsigh
ColoursGreen and Gold
Glas agus Buí
GroundsCambuslang Rugby Club, Cambuslang
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History

Tír Conaill Harps was formed in 1994 following an amicable break away from the Pearse Harps club by the underage football section, who left to form the club at a meeting in the Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre, in Glasgow's south side.

Tír Conaill is the Irish for the land of Connell, an ancient name for the area now mostly known as County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. This reflects the long tradition of people from there settling in the area. A number of members and players have family links to the county.

Tír Conaill Harps is a community based registered charity which provides opportunities for young and old people to play and enjoy the Gaelic football. The club welcomes new members regardless of their ability or age. The club also provides access to a wide range of coaching and personal development opportunities for its members.

Mission Statement - To strengthen communities in Glasgow through the provision of Gaelic Sports for young people in an affordable, safe, and fun environment.

Home ground

The club is traditionally linked with Glasgow's South side and played their Gaelic football home games at the GAA-owned Pearse Park in Cambuslang. Formally known as East Field. The Park was the first GAA sports field in Glasgow and was made possible by the efforts of Eoin "Owenie" Kelly from County Fermanagh. After the GAA condemned the park for health and safety reasons, the club moved to Nethercraigs Sports Complex, Corkerhill using a rugby pitch. The club has a strong anti-drugs policy and, as a reward for this, Glasgow City Council constructed a Gaelic ground in Bellahouston Park for the club to play their home matches. However, the poor playing surface had seen the club forced to remain at nearby Nethercraigs. In 2015 the senior and junior teams played and trained at Thornliebank, at Boydstone Road. The pitch was of a good standard however with no changing facilities around this was never going to be a long-term solution. When the new board was voted in club chairman Anton Gallagher had looked at a number of locations to set up as a base. The harps finally opted for Cambuslang Rugby Club and as of 2019 the club base all games and training sessions for all levels at their new home in Cambuslang.

Honours

Gaelic football

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