05 October 2009 Kilglass Gaels Roscommon Senior Champions Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Kilglass Gaels Roscommon Senior Champions The Boderg sponsored Kilglass Gaels Ladies team, which hails from the village of Rooskey became Roscommon Senior Champions on Saturday the 19th of September! The clubs rise through the ranks almost defies logic! just four years ago in 2006 Kilglass Gaels were a Junior team, but when the management team of Richard Dooner, Gerard Nugent and Martina McHugh took over, the Fairytale began. 2006 saw the club win their first junior title and in their first year as an intermediate team in 2007 they captured this title. In 2008 they won the senior shield final and in 2009 they Captured the senior title in a thrilling game against St.Bridigs The ‘Young guns’ hunger and belief saw them take the senior crown by a four point win. Just before half time kilglass were rattled by 2 goals by bridigs but in the second half kilglass came out and scored 2-3 to bridigs 2 pts. This is a major achievement for the panel of 20 players, who were heading` into the final as underdogs and facing an experienced Bridigs team who had won this title the last four years in a row. Kilglass Gaels were delighted to see their Captain Linda Corcoran lift the Cup for the first time in the clubs history!!! Team:Majella Cox,Emma compton,Eimear Walsh,Louise Cox,Antoinette McCormack,Linda Corcoran(capt),Tara Kilcommons,Louise Tully,Rachel Corcoran,Karen Washington,Natalie Mchugh,Rebecca Coyle,Tianna Kelly,Sinead Connellan,Nicola Tully, Rachel Coyle Laura Coyle,Katie King,Katie Nugent,Siobhan Nugent. Share this Article 0 0