The first record of Gaelic football being played in Carrickmore can be found in "The Ulster Herald" in December 1906. However, it was not until 1932 that Fr. James McGilligan, a curate in the Parish of Termonmaguirc, along with Jimmy (Denis) Nugent, David McCallan, and Mickey (Nancy) McGurk and a number of other like minded individuals resolved to formalize the structure of Gaelic games and culture in the parish; and so Carrickmore St. Colmcille's GFC was founded and first affiliated to the West Tyrone Board of Cumann Luthcleas Gael. On April 17th 1932 the club's first official match was played against Augher in James Grogan's field. Since then we have gone from strength to strength have become the most formidable Gaelic football force in the county.

A detailed history of the clubs formation and subsequent development can be found in two excellent volumes of The Carrickmore Tradition. The first of these was published in 1982 to celebrate the club's Golden Jubilee, and then in 2003 The Carrickmore Tradition 1982 to 2002 was published to cover the following two decades.

An Charraig Mhór won a host of St. Enda cups from the 1930's through to the 1970's, but it was in 1933 that the club's longstanding romance with the O'Neill Cup (the Senior football championship trophy) began. To quote "The Carrickmore Tradition",

"The Carrickmore players, officials and spectators could not possibly have imagined what fascination this competition would have for future generations of Carmen folk. From that date to the present day, year in year out, the companionship of O'Neill has been sought after by Carmen."

In 1941 Club Naomh Colmcille eventually won that elusive prize, beating Dungannon in the championship replay by 1-5 to 0-4 (1940 Championship). Since then our club has won the cup more times than any other in the county and now proudly holds the record of 14 Championship titles. In the late 1970's, Carrickmore became one of an elite number of clubs to win the O'Neill cup three years in a row.

An Charraig Mhór has the envious distinction of being the only club in Tyrone to have remained in senior football ranks since its inception. The club collected the Division 1A League title in 2000 and now also holds the record of eight All-County league titles .

Successive generations of clubmen and women have represented their colleges, their county, their province and their country; from Packie Madden, who became the first Carrickmore man to wear the county jersey in 1933, to present day All-Star and hero of the 2003 All Ireland final, Conor Gormley. No one represented the Club with more distinction than the irrepressible Frankie Donnelly, who played for Tyrone in the 1950's and 1960's. Frankie starred for the break through Tyrone side of 1956 and 1957 and his inter- county scoring record of 4 goals and 11 points in a Lagan Cup game in 1957 has never been equaled by any player in any county in Ireland .

Mna na Carraige Moire
Some sixty years after the club’s formation An Charraig Mhór ladies team officially came into existence in 1992, having previously competed in various tournament competitions. The girls lost no time in chasing the records set by their male counterparts.

In the club's inaugural year, the Tyrone Senior League and Championship "double" was claimed. The girls went on that same year to lift the Ulster Club title, a feat that no other club in Tyrone has been able to realise. The following 14 years has seen Mna na Carraige Moire establish the club as the most formidable force in the ladies game in Tyrone. The club leads the county roll of honour with three Ulster Club Championships and seven County senior championships and six senior league titles. Not to be outdone, the minor ladies also lead the other clubs in the county having won six minor Championships and five minor league titles.

Handball
The handball club was formed through the work of the Termonmaguirc Community Association. Handball has been going from strength to strength in Carrickmore since the alley was first opened on Saturday 6th May 1989. The members have played with great pride and distinction in the intervening years capturing several All Ireland titles. The crowning glory of the club came in 2003 when Darragh Daly and Gary McCrory returned to the club from the World Championships in Kilkenny, as World Handball Champions at Under –15 and Under-17 respectively. In all eight club players were either champions or runners-up in the 2003 World Championships; a most creditable achievement in fifteen years of development.

The first committee for the handball club in 1989 was as follows: