Club History
CLG An Tearmainn began in 1963 after a group of young lads, including Seamus Harkin, Patrick Hilferty and Johnny McCafferty, approached the “Master” in Termon National School, Danny McBride, with a view to getting a Gaelic football team established. The first meeting was held in December 1963 in the old school (Peoples) Kilmacrennan. The first attendees at the meeting included Seamus Harkin, Tony Duffy, Patrick McFadden, Michael McBride, Patrick Coyle, Packie Coyle, Patrick Hilferty, James Trearty, Benny Trearty, Paddy Friel, Stephen Sweeney, Paddy Friel (The Cope), Johnny McCafferty, Charlie Cullen, Danny McBride, Charlie O’Donnell, Danny Kelly.
The first officers elected for the Club were Chairman Danny McBride, Secretary Paddy Friel, Treasurers Danny Kelly and Charlie O’Donnell. The first team registered in 1963 included the following players:Benny Trearty; Stephen Sweeney; Neil Connaghan; Stephen O’Donnell; Brian Gallagher; Bill Rodden; Johnny McCafferty; Seamus Harkin; James Trearty; Patrick Hilferty; Bernard Brady; Dominic McFadden; Jim Doherty; John McGinty; Denis McGrenra; Tony Murray; Liam Cassidy. The team played a number of challenges and in a Parish league wearing yellow jerseys borrowed from the Letterkenny Technical School.
It was 10 years before the Club succeeded in winning the first Junior Championship in 1973 under the guidance of Tommy Ryan and Pat Murray beating Glencolmcille. The Club proceeded up through the league rankings in the 1980s and 1990s culminating in Division 1 status and Senior Championship status. The Club won 3 Intermediate Championships over the years and competed in 2 Senior Championship Finals. The Club failed to deliver the Doctor Hogan however there is every prospect, given the talent pool that has been developed over the course of the last few years, that this will not be far away!
The Club has also over the years developed a very robust juvenile football programme now fielding teams from under 6 to under 17/18. Since the formation of the Club there has been many successes at all levels with significant milestones reached at Under 14A Under 16 A and Under A levels in both male and female teams.
It can be said that the Club has a very established history and culture which together provide a solid foundation to build and develop from moving forward.