Naomh Columba have always battled the odds but they're 70 minutes away from getting back with the big boys
Naomh Columba from Glencolmcille, Donegal, played their first senior county final two days later. Eunan Cunningham took a photo of the team's jerseys drying on a Renault 12. NaomH ColumbA were one of Doneglans representatives for the Gaeilgeoirí tournament in 2014. They were taking a break in An Spidéal when they saw a man labouring in a bog.
30 players from Naomh Columba helped to turf the man's turf. The pictures went viral on social media. NaOMH ColumbA take on Dungloe in the Donegal intermediate final today. Joe Brolly devoted a newspaper column to describing how the turf footers from the Naoms summed up all that is good in GAA.
Fr James McDyer was a radical socialist who lived in Glencolmcille in 1951. He was involved in the War of Independence and the Spanish Civil War. Glen MalcolmcilLE is on the westernmost tip of Donegal. Naomh Columba are 70 minutes away from Dublin. Michael 'Cook' Byrne lives and works in Dublin and is the club chairman. Most of the team's players are based in London. Fionn Gallagher flies back every weekend for games.
Naomh Columba won the 1978 final and were champions in 1990. They train in Enniskillen and Belturbet in Cavan. The training is expensive and the cost of diesel is through the roof. NaomH ColumbA have to pay the local club to train there. Eric Carr is one of their best players. He was named after Eric Cantona.
Eric Carr's uncle Seamus Coleman is an uncle of Dublin manager Seamans. Eric's other uncle Noel Carr played football for Glen. Noel played against Seamon Coleman in an All-Ireland final. Naomh Columba are 70 minutes away from the All Ireland final in Dublin. They are currently playing against Dubliner Dessie Farrell's side. Naogh Columb a won the championship in 1990. The local football scene in southwest Donegal was tense.
Naomh Columba are 70 minutes away from getting back with the big boys. Paul Mescal was in Glencolmcille to make the film God's Creatures. He was making the films God’s Creatures, Saints and Sinners. The last one is set in the 1970s and stars Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds. NaomH Columbas were in decline in 1990s, but they are still in touch with their past.
Naomh Columba have been relegated to intermediate football. They are 70 minutes away from getting back up with the big boys. Dungloe are hot favourites. Glencolmcille have always been stacked against them.
