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Bunaíodh Coiste Fine Gall sa bhliain 1971. Ag an am sin ní raibh ach ceithre scoil ag glacadh páirt agus ní raibh i gceist ach comórtas amháin.

Na ceithre scoil a ghlac páirt sa chéad chomórtas ná Ros Eo, Scoil Cholmcille Sórd, Cluain Seach agus Scoil Phádraig Domhnach Bat. Ba é Seán Smyth as Scoil Ros Eo an chéad chathaoirleach agus Frank O’ Daly as Scoil Chluain Seach an chéad rúnaí. Taobh istigh de cheithre bliana bhi 12 scoil ina mbaill den chumann. Sa bhliain 1976, socraíodh ar chomórtas soiséarach a bhunú chun cabhrú leis na scoileanna móra. Sa bhliain 1989, bunaíodh an chéad chomórtas do chailíní.

Sa bhliain 2020, tá 80 scoil ag glacadh páirt i 29 comórtas idir buachaillí agus cailíní sinsireach agus sóiséarach. Imrítear na cluichí ceannais go léir i bPáirc Parnell ar feadh trí lá i mí Mheithimh gach bliain le breis agus 20 bliain anuas.

The Fingal Schools League was established in 1971. At that time Gaelic Games were in decline in North County Dublin.

Sean Smyth a teacher in Rush N.S. and Dan O’ Reilly St Colmcille’s BNS, Swords were approached by Philip Markey R.I.P. then chairman of Fingal and later Dublin Co. Board with a view to establish a schools football competition to promote the playing of gaelic games in the north county. The result of that meeting was The Fingal Schools League. In it’s first year only 4 schools Rush N.S.,St Colmcille’s BNS Swords, Clonshaugh N.S. and St Patrick’s BNS Donabate took part in the competition. Sean Smyth was elected chairman and Frank O’ Daly Clonshaugh N.S. was elected secretary.

Within 4 years the League had grown to 12 schools. In 1976 a junior competition was established to facilitate the larger schools who had now joined the League. Hugh Curran St Oliver Plunkett School Malahide was elected secretary in 1981 and under his leadership the Fingal League has grown and blossomed. In 1989 the first girls competition was organised with 4 schools taking part. At present 2014 there are 82 schools participating in the Fingal Schools League.

In 2020 there are 80 schools participating in the Fingal Schools League. We have a total of 29 different competitions  – 10 senior boys, 9 senior girls, 6 junior boys and 4 junior girls, Catering for small 2 teacher schools up to 40+ teacher schools. The Fingal Finals are held each year in Parnell Park over 3 days in the month of May.