Unique honour for Naomh Éanna member and former Tyrone referee Paddy Devlin.

Congratulations to Paddy Devlin who on 10th March 2006 was presented with the "Referee Hall of Fame" award at the National Referees Banquet in Jurys Croke Park Hotel. Paddy, pictured below, from Naomh Eanna An Omaigh was the first Tyrone referee to be accorded the honour of refereeing not one but two All-Ireland Senior Football Finals - 1972 All Ireland Final Offaly V Kerry and the 1974 All Ireland Final between Dublin and Galway. The following link shows Paddy refereeing the Final. Watch out for him running off at the end wearing a yellow shirt:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BBui3j_AfOA&mode=related&search=

The Dublin crowd can be seen singing and cheering as Sean oherty collects sam Maguire on the following link;

http://www.skelp.ie/sport010.asp

You can also listen to commentary on this game and indeed references to Paddy "Patsy" Devlin by clicking on the following link to listen to highlights of RTÉ Radio's coverage with commentator Liam Campbell. Click on Listen...

or go to the following website and click on listen there http://www.rte.ie/laweb/ll/ll_t05c.html

At this website you will also be able to view and listen to the chants of the Dublin's supporters or "Heffo's Army" as they were known when captain Sean Doherty collected the Sam Maguire trophy. Dublin captain Sean Doherty and his team took a few minutes to get through the celebrating supporters onto the Hogan Stand to receive the Sam Maguire Cup. The banner-carrying, scarf-clad Dublin supporters owed a lot in image to cross-channel soccer but brought a whole new colour to G.A.A.. Despite the Dubs supporters constant chants for 'Heffo', the Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan stayed in the background.

Paddy also had the pleasure of refereeing the following finals: 1967 All-Ireland Minor (Cork v Laois); National league Finals in Croke park (Kerry v Roscommon, drawn game and replay); Railway Cup Final in Croke Park, (Leinster v Munster drawn game in Croke park and replay in Athletic Grounds in Cork); Sigeron Cup Final in Athletic Grounds, Cork (U.C.D V Maynooth); 1971 Ulster Final in Casement (Derry V Down); 1974 Ulster Final in Clones (Down V Donegal, drawn game and replay); Ulster Junior Club Championship and 21 Finals. Dr McKenna Cup Final and 2 Tyrone and Donegal Senior Championship Finals; Balboa stadium, San francisco (Offaly v All Stars); Connacht Final in Castlebar (Galway V Mayo), Ulster, and Connacht semi-final and finals in the same year. Paddy refereed his first Tyrone senior football championship in 1960. Paddy is a LEGEND at Omagh St Enda's.

Omagh St. Enda’s

Founded in 1932. Previous clubs existed in 1904-09 (including hurling and camogie), 1917-20 and intermittently in 1920s. Among outstanding achievements were victories in SFC in 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957 1963, 1988 (finalists in 1918, 1920, 1924, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1998, 2005), IFC in 1977, MFC in 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1983; Juv. FC in 1954, 1956, 1970, 1976, 1982 1983, 1992, 1993. 2006) SHC champions in 1967, 1971 and 1973 as well as numerous under-age titles. St Enda's won numerous All-Ireland Scór titles (Irish dancing). Hurling and camogie actively promoted, handball club formed. Won SHC 1967, 1971, 1973. County grounds, purchased in 1962, vested in 1972;. New Cantilever Stand to seat 4700 opened in 2004. Club history published in 1982.

This year Naomh Éanna An Omaigh won the Tír Eoghan Féile Peile na nÓg and went on to represent the Club and County in Wicklow where they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final by eventual winners Kilcoo from County Down.

Since Féile Peile na nÓg was first organised in 1982 there have been ten different winners. Omagh lead the way with 8 titles (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2009) Errigal Ciaran follow closely behind with 5 titles. Cookstown have four titles and Dungannon are on three. After that Clonoe, Castlederg, Charraig Mhór, Donaghmore, Dromore and Cappagh have one each.

Further distinction for the club came in the Boys Skills Final. This saw the six divisional winners line up from the starting 92 Clubs. In the end, Conán Grugan from the Naomh Éanna An Omaigh (Tyrone) took the Boys Skills title. Well done Conán!!!!!!!

Aaron McCutcheon Omagh St Enda's and GAA President Christy Cooney at the All-Ireland Feile nanOg in 2009

An Ómaigh All-Ireland Senior Medalists with Tyrone

2005: Joseph McMahon

2008: Joseph McMahon, Justin McMahon

An Omaigh All-Ireland Minor Medalists with Tyrone

1947 Dan McCaffrey, Patsy Donnelly,

1948: Jimmy McGaghran, Donal Donnelly, Eddie Knox, Sean Donnelly

1973: Justin O’Doherty

2001: Joseph McMahon

2004: Cathal McCarron, Dean O’Neill, Conal McElholm

2008 Shane O'Neill

Juvenile Championship Winners

An Omaigh won the Juvenile Championship in September 2006 for the first time since 1993. They have won it again in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for an unprecedented four years in a row. This is twelve times An Omaigh have won it. The other years were:

Year Winner Finalist