 To play for an inter @-@ county GAA team , Canavan had to work around a Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA ) bylaw , because of a dispute in his parish , Errigal Ciarán . Two clubs claimed to represent the parish , the established Ballygawley St. Ciaran 's club and the newly formed club , then called Errigal Ciaran Naomh Malachai . Players from the Errigal team were not recognised as being GAA members , because the club failed to register correctly . Canavan registered as a member of the Killyclogher hurling club , even though he didn 't play the sport , just so he would be eligible for selection for the Tyrone minors . Prior to that , he had not played legitimate club football , but had forged his way onto the Tyrone under @-@ age teams with his performances at school level . The two clubs united under the banner of Errigal Ciaran two years later . 
