1930’s:
There was a registered club in Clifden town dating back to 1912. The name of the club at that time was Clifden Shamrocks.
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1940’s:
The 1940s arrived with very few teams in west Galway competing in championship football. In fact only two teams were entered in the early 1940s – Maam in the north and Ml. Breathnach’s in the south.
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1950’s:
The club had no team in the championship in 1948 and ’49. In 1950 a new club named Naomh Feichín was registered. In that year Naomh Feichín, amalgamated with Cleggan, won the West defeating Oughterard, beat Kinvara in the county semi-final and captured the first official county title for the region by defeating Kilgerril 3-2 to 1 point.
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1960’s:
Naomh Feichín returned to senior ranks for 1958/9 but went back once again to junior in 1960. In that year the West was once more conquered when St. Michael’s were defeated on a scoreline of 2-5 to 1-2 and the county final was won by defeating Kilconly 1-5 to 1-4, with Sean Bartley as captain.
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1970’s:
The ‘70s had its highs and lows, reaching county finals and West A Finals at under 21, minor and junior levels. Defeating the then county senior football champions Dunmore in an exhibition match in Tuam Stadium in 1974 and defeating Dr. Croke’s in a friendly in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney in 1976 were some of the highs.
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1980’s:
The 1980s commenced with the same format of a league championship with only the top four from west and north competing in the actual knock-out stages.
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1990’s:
The County Intermediate League Final of 1992 (played in 1993) was won by Naomh Feichín defeating Caltra, 1-6 to 0-8 having already defeated St. Michael’s in the West Intermediate League, 2-4 to 1-5.
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2000’s:
In 2000, the Intermediate semi-final was contested but was lost to Corofin’s second team after a replay.
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2010:
2010 was a big year for football as after many years Gaelic football was reintroduced to Clifden Community School. This event coincided with the appointment of a new principal at the school.
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Players that represented Galway or other counties:
Senior: P. Joyce, A. Glennon and P. Connolly (1913). P. Ó Máille. Connie McGrath – Galway (only one game), Cork and Munster. Sean Conneely – Galway (only two games), Clare and Munster. Andy McGrath,
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