Main pic: U9 boys winners.
Around 700 children raced at the annual primary schools cross country at Finn Valley AC yesterday.
The rain clouds hung high over Stranorlar, but the rain held off until the close of action on a day
when the Gallaghers from Scoil Naisiunta An Choimin shone.
U13 girls winners.
The Gallagher twins, Molly and Katie, led the way for An Choimin in the under-13 girls race.
Molly Gallagher won the individual gold from Drumquinn NS’s Ciara McCosker with Dooish
schoolgirl Caoimhe McElhinney third – her bronze aiding Dooish to collect the large schools’
gold.
Katie Gallagher was the next An Choimin scorer in sixth and they bagged the small schools tam
gold medals.
U13 boys
Peter Gallagher picked up from where his siblings left off by winning the under-13 boys race and
spurring An Choimin to another team gold.
Gallagher took victory from Lurgybrack’s Eoghan Callaghan and St Eunan’s Raphoe pupil Jamie
Lafferty in a titanic battle with St Eunan’s leaving with the medium schools gold and Lurgybrack
earning the large schools’ gold.
U11 boys
There was an excellent gold for Muff NS’s Jake Hegarty in the under-11 boys race, staving off
the attention of Shay McHugh (Scoil Bhride, Convoy) and Oran Gallagher (Dromore).
U11 girls
In a superb under-11 girls race, Rhia Toner set the pace and was first past the post, the Scoil
Bhride woman winning an excellent race from Alison Mbuli (St Mary’s Stranorlar) and Katie
McDowell (Woodlands).
U9 girls
The under-9 races were won by Caitlin Gillespie of St Mary’s and Woodlands’ Flynn Mulligan.
Gaelscoil Adhamhnain of Letterkenny won the under-9 girls and under-13 girls large schools
team titles with Dooish toasting medium schools titles at under-11 girls and under-13 girls
2023 Primary Schools Cross Country at Finn Valley AC results
Under-9 girls
1 Cailtin Gillespie St Mary’s Stranorlar
2 Erin Moy SN Taobhóige
3 Emer Moy SN Taobhóige
4 Ailbhe Coyle Drumkeen NS
5 Maia McGurk Lurgybrack NS
6 Beth Duffy Woodlands NS
7 Rebecca Campbell SN An Choimin
8 Fianna Gormley St Cairealls
9 Ruby Ellen McDonagh Molloy Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
10 Sarah Isabella Russell Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
Small school; 1. SN Taobhóige; 2. SN An Choimin, 3. Drumoghill N.S.
Medium school: 1. Naomh Brid, Convoy; 2. Naomh Brid, Muff; 3. Dromore NS
Large school: 1. Gaelscoil Adhamhnain; 2. Woodlands NS; 3. St Patricks Lurgybrack
Under-9 boys
1 Flynn Mulligan Woodlands NS
2 Harry Houston Sessiaghoneill
3 Harry Devanney St Eunans Raphoe
4 Darragh Irwin Dromore NS
5 Luke Scanlon Drumkeen NS
6 Dillon Colhoun Murlogh NS
7 Anthony Lynch St Mary’s Stranorlar
8 Cody McGarrigle Lurgybrach NS
9 Aidan McCann Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
10 Finn McNamee SN An Choimin
Small School; 1. Glencovitt NS, 2. SN An Choimin, 3. Drumoghill NS
Medium School; 1. Murlog NS, 2. Naomh Brid Muff, 3. St Eunan’s Raphoe
Large school: 1. Woodlands NS, 2. St Patricks Lurgybrack, 3. Sessiaghoneill NS
Under-11 girls
1 Rhia Toner Naomh Brid Convoy
2 Alison Mbuli St Mary’s Stranorlar
3 Katie McDowell Woodlands NS
4 Aoibheann Moss Dooish NS
5 Aoibhe Gibson Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
6 Eve McElwaine Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
7 Beth Conway St Catherine’s, Strabane
8 Ellen Rose Carlin Dromore
9 Grace Conway St Catherine’s, Strabane
10 Caoimhe Coyle Drumkeen
Small School; 1. SN Taobhóige, 2. Drumoghill NS, 3. St Baithins NS
Medium school: 1. Dooish NS; 2. St Cairealls NS; 3. Naomh Brid Convoy
Large school: 1. St Mary’s Stranorlar; 2. Gaelscoil Adhamhnain; 3. Woolands NS
Under-11 boys
1 Jake Hegarty Muff NS
2 Shay McHugh Naomh Brid Convoy NS
3 Oran Gallagher Dromore NS
4 Adam Breen Naomh Brid Convoy
5 Daragh Coyle Drumkeen
6 Eavan Patton St Mary’s Stranorlar
7 Kyle Doherty Naomh Brid Convoy
8 Matthew Lynch St Mary’s Stranorlar
9 Noel Galvin St Mary’s Stranorlar
10 Shay Irwin Dromore NS
Small school; 1. SN An Choimin 2. Glencovitt NS; 3. St Baithins NS
Medium School; 1. Naomh Brid Convoy, 2. Dromore NS, 3. Naomh Brid Muff
Large school; 1. St Mary’s Stranorlar, 2. Gaelscoil Adhamhnain, 3. St Patricks Lurgybrack
Under-13 girls
1 Molly Gallagher SN An Choimin
2 Ciara McCosker Drumquinn NS
3 Caoimhe McElhinney Dooish NS
4 Caoimhe McNeill Dooish NS
5 Samara McGlinchey Glencovitt NS
6 Katie Gallagher SN An Choimin
7 Aaliyah Gallagher Cruit NS
8 Eva Curran Naomh Brid Muff
9 Aoibheann Greene Naomh Brid Convoy
10 Kate McMenamin St Mary’s Stranorlar
Small School 1. SN An Choimin, 2. Glencovitt NS, 3. Drumoghill NS
Medium School 1. Dooish NS, 2. Naomh Brid Muff, 3. Naomh Brid Convoy
Large school 1. Gaelscoil Adhamhnain, 2. St Mary’s Stranorlar, 3. Woodlands NS.
Under-13 boys
1 Peter Gallagher An Coimin NS
2 Eoghan Callaghan St Patricks NS Lurgybrack
3 Jamie Lafferty St Eunans Raphoe
4 Darragh McGuirk St Patricks NS Lurgybrack
5 Daryn McGlynn Gaelscoil Adhamhnain
6 Eanna Byrne Sessiaghoneill NS
7 Danny McHugh Naomh Brid Convoy
8 Dylan Temple Dromore NS
9 Lewis Quinn St Eunans Raphoe
10 Oliver Maguire St Mary’s Stranorlar
Small School: 1. An Coimín NS, 2. Taobhóige NS, 3. Drumoghill NS
Medium School: 1. St Eunan’s Raphoe; 2. Naomh Bríd Convoy; 3. Naomh Bríd Muff
Large School: 1. St Patrick’s NS Lurgybrack; 2. St Mary’s Stranorlar; 3. Gaelscoil Letterkenny.
