Results
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| 1969 | Gaoth Dobhair (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1970 | ||||
| 1971 | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
| 1976 | Gaoth Dobhar (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1978 | Naomh Columba (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1983 | Naomh Columba (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1986 | Naomh Columba (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1987 | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | Cill Chartaigh (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1990 | Cill Chartaigh (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1991 | Cill Chartaigh (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1992 | Cloich Ceannfhaola (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1993 | Cloich Ceannfhaola (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1994 | Gaoth Dobhar (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Ard a’ Ratha (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | An Clothan Liath (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2002 | Gaoth Dobhar (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | Gaoth Dobhar (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | Gaoth Dobhar (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2008 | Cill Chearhaigh (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2009 | Ard An Ratha (Dun na nGall) | |||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011 | Cloughnaneely (Donegal) | 0-11 (11) | Moycullen (Gailleamh) | 1-6 (9) |
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | Kilcar (Dun na nGall) | 3-14 (23) | Michael Breathnach (Gailleamh) | 0-13 (13) |
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | Naomh Chonaill (Dun na nGall) | 1-16 (19) | An Gaeltacht (Chiarrai) | 2-10 (16) |
| 2017 | An Gaeltacht (Chiarrai) | 4-18 (30) | Cill na Martra (Dun na nGall) | 1-10 (13) |
| 2018 | Wolfe Tones (Mhi) | 3-9 (18) | An Ceathru Rua (Gailleamh) | 2-7 (13) |
Report
Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta (the Gaeltacht Football Championship) was first held in 1969 in Donegal, with Donegal teams winning most often in the recent years: Cloughnakeely in 2011, Kilcar in 2014 and Naomh Chonaill in 2016. An Gaeltacht won the title for Kerry in 2017, and in 2018 Wolfe Tones won an historic first title for Meath. Gaobh Dobhar, also of Dún na nGall (Donegal) won the Championship a record seven times between 1969 and 2007.
About Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta
Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta is an All Ireland Football Championship held annually between Club sides from the Gaeltacht Areas of Donegal (Ulster), Galway and Mayo (Connacht), Kerry, Cork and Waterford (Munster) and Meath (Leinster). [Reference: 8]
References
Websites
[1] Irish Examiner (2012) History on side of Gweedore [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20196054.html [Accessed 20 August 2020]
[2] Hogan Stand (2014) Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta: Donegal pull off double [Internet] Available from: http://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/149203 [Accessed 20 August 2020]
[3] Hogan Stand (2014) McHughs dominate Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta final [Internet] Available from: http://www.hoganstand.com/county/donegal/article/index/217520 [Accessed 20 August 2020]
[4] Irish Examiner (2016) Comortas: double delight for Donegal clubs [Internet] Available from: http://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/256226 [Accessed 20 August 2020]
[5] Irish Examiner (2017) An Gaeltacht ease to 17-point victory [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20451813.html [Accessed 20 August 2020]
[6] Hogan Stand (2018) Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta: Wolfe Tones claim first title for Meath [Internet] Available from: http://hoganstand.com/Galway/Article/Index/286050 [Accessed 20 August 2020]
Internet Archive
[7] Donegal GAA Wayback Machine (2012) Honours [Internet] Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20120223162203/http://www.sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/donegal/contentPage/10698/Honours [Accessed 12 December 2020]
Website
[8] Údarás na Gaeltachta (2020) An Gaeltacht [Internet] Available from: http://udaras.ie/en/our-language-the-gaeltacht/the-gaeltacht/#:~:text=The%20Gaeltacht%20covers%20large%20areas,are%20also%20in%20the%20Gaeltacht. [Accessed 12 December 2020]
Images
[9] Irish Examiner (2016) Donegal’s Naomh Conaill retained their Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta title after beating An Ghaeltacht of Kerry in the final. [Internet] Available from: http://files.hoganstand.com/common/newgallery/Naomh%20Conaill.jpg [Accessed 20 August 2020]
Acknowledgements
Buióchais le Risteard O Mhaolchathaigh.
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