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23 Oct 2025

All the Donegal sides who have won the MacLarnon down the years

Abbey Vocational School flies the flag for Donegal as they face Our Lady & St Patrick's, Knock from Belfast in the MacLarnon Cup final, they hope to follow in the footsteps of St Eunan's. De La Salle and PCC Falcarragh

1979

St Eunan's, Letterkenny 0-11   De La Salle, Ballyshannon 0-7

In the first all-Donegal final of the MacLarnon Cup at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey, St Eunan's with the report saying that score that most people had was 0-11 to 0-6.

But there was no doubting the winners who led 0-6 to 0-3 at the break and especially after Colm McGonagle added three more points at the start of the second half.

St Eunan's: Rory Conoghue; Eunan McIntyre, Patrick McDaid, Eamon Stevenson; Brian Ferry, Paul Carr, Charlie Mulgrew; Joe Blake, Eamon Blaney; Kieran Patton, Jimmy Kennedy, Colm McGonagle; Joe O'Neill, Tim Begley, Eamon Watters. Sub: Christy Ryan for J O'Neill.

De La Salle: Thomas Cleary; PJ Ward, Paschal McTernan, Patrick Gallagher; Paul Tuohy, Brian Tuohy, Matt Gallagher; Gerard Williamson, Dara Daly; Gerard Curran, Martin Williamson, Michael McHugh; Tom McMahon, Tommy McDermott, T Gallagher. Subs: Brendan Fox for T Gallagher; Leo Slevin for T McMahon.

Referee: Danny Harkin (Convoy)

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