History of Cootehill Celtic GAA Club

Founded in 1894, Cootehill Celtic GAA is celebrating its 115th year in 2009. From its first success winning the Senior League back in 1932, the Celts have won every title going in Cavan at some point in its history; however two Golden eras stand out; the first being in the 1950's  and the other coming at the end of the ‘60s and start of the ‘70’s. 

In the 1950’s the Celts captured the 1952 Junior Championship and then followed it up with no less than 3 Senior Championships in a row in '53, '54 and '55!!!

While in the second stand-out period in the club’s history in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s, a host of titles were won in a 5 year spell - the Junior League and Championship were won in ’69, the Intermediate League in ’70 and ’71 as well as the Intermediate Championship in ’71 and then two Senior Leagues in ’72 and ’73.

For a more detailed look, the history of Cootehill Celtic is spilt into several sections, click on the pictures below to read more about that period in the club's past.

The Founding of Cootehill Celtic GAA	The Early Days
The 1920s	The 1930s
The 1940s	The 1950s
The 1960s	The 1970s
The 1980s	The 1990s

Famous Celts

A lot of Famous Gaels have worn the Green and White Hoops of Cootehill Celtic. A few of those reowned Celts are listed below - click on their name to read more about them...

Hughie O'Reilly
The man whom our pitch is named after, Hughie was involved with every Senior All-Ireland Championship Cavan ever won either as a player or as a manager [Read More]

Dr. Brian Gallagher
A man who won nearly all there is to win, Brian was a mainstay in the Cootehill teams throughout the 50's and 60's and won an All-Ireland with Cavan in 1952.

Charlie Gallagher
Younger brother of Brian, Charlie captained Cavan to Anglo Celt Cup glory in 1969 while helping the Celts to a Junior Championship and League double later that same year. Charlie is still talked about as one of the best forwards never to have won an All-Ireland [Read On]

Famous Wins

This section is dedicated to some of the more renowned victories and games which Cootehill Celtic has enjoyed throughout its illustrious history [Read More]