History
O'Donovan Rossa GAC Magherafelt was established on 15 April 1934. The founding members were Pat McFlynn, Pat Keenan, Gerry Gallagher, Paddy Collins, John Walls, John Kearns and Charlie McFlynn.
Having recently read Patrick Pearse's now famous graveside oration at Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa's funeral, Pat McFlynn proposed the idea of calling the call after O'Donovan Rossa. His proposal was accepted and it was also decided that the club would play in red and white colours.
Magherafelt moved to its current ground, Rossa Park (also known as the County Grounds) in 1941, having previously played at Bellvue Park and Millbrook Park. The club won its first Derry Senior Football Championship in 1939 and added four more in the 1940s. In 1978 after a gap of 29 years, the club won the Senior Championship for a sixth time.
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