In 1947 the Cavan and Kerry teams arrived in NY for the All Ireland Final. This momentous occasion sparked a surge in interest in the NY GAA and within months of their departure a host of new clubs had been formed in the city. Natives of County Tyrone held a meeting and felt that the time had arrived when their colors should be proudly displayed on the field at Croke Park (now Gaelic Park) and the club officially launched in 1949. People like Mike Meehan, Peter Toal, Terry McGuinness, Michael McCaughey, Stephen Donnelly, Jim McCullagh, Paddy Gillen, Peter Connolly, Peter McSwiggan, Maurice Donnelly and Jim McElroy were instrumental in organizing the new club