| Doire Treasc Fheara a'Chnoic | |||
| Founded: | 1903 | ||
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| County: | Tyrone | ||
| Nickname: | The Hill | ||
| Club colours: | Blue & White | ||
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Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic (Irish: Doire Treasc Fheara a'Chnoic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is based in the townland of Derrytresk near Clonoe in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
The club concentrates on Gaelic football, while a Camogie club called Cailini-a-Chnuic plays at the same home venue.
The senior team in 2009/10 will compete in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football League and will play in the Tyrone Junior Football Championship. Senior Championship finalists 1949 when defeated by An Charraig Mhor, 1955 Junior Championship Winners, Div 3 League Winners 1987,1992,1994 McGarrity Cup Winners 1992 Campbell McGirr Winners 1987. At underage the club have won Grade 3 Minor Championship 2004 and Grade 4 U14 League and Championship.
Derrytresk players who have represented the club on the County Senior Team as follows John Cushnahan, Joe Kilpatrick,Mick Cushnahan, Patrick Muldoon and Frank Henry Junior Pat O'Neill, Seamus O'Neill, Bobby Fitzgerald. U21- Michael Rea, Cathal O'Neill
Minor- Francie Burke, Gerald O'Neill, Brendan Hughes, Pat O'Neill Neds, Alex Begley, Mick Cushnahan, Cathal O'Neill, Niall Gavin.
Mick Cushanhan and Cathal O'Neill were both part of All Ireland Minor winning teams in 1947 and 2004.
Patrick Muldoon, Michael Rea and Cathal O'Neill are all McRory cup winners. Michael Rea also has a Hogan cup winners medal. Niall Gavin was a part of the Tyrone minor panel in 2009.
Patrick Muldoon has since left gaelic football to run a successful duck shooting range in Clonmore, with his valiant dog , Doodles.
Other former players who have won medals of distinstion include Anthony Daly and Oliver O'Neill who both won All Ireland Vocational Schools medals with St Josephs High School Coalisland. Recently the club has a victory over neighbours Brackaville in the McGarrity cup final (Junior league cup) played in Fr Peter Campbell Park Coalisland.
Derrytresk became Tyrone Junior Champions for a second time in 2011 beating Killeeshil in the final 0-15 to 0-9 at Healy Park in Omagh. Derrytresk also became the 2011 Ulster Junior Club Football Championship winners on the 27th November after beating Monaghan side, Cremartin.
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