Beara GAA
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Beara GAA is a division of Cork GAA, and is responsible for organizing Gaelic Athletic Association
games in the Beara Peninsula
in County Cork
, Ireland
. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to the adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. Currently, the following clubs are part of the Beara division - Castletownbere, Adrigole, Urhan, Garnish, Bere Island and Glengarriff. It has no senior football team so the only representative in the Cork Senior Football Championship is the divisional team. The division also competes in the Cork Minor Football Championship
and the Cork Under-21 Football Championship
. Beara is a Gaelic football
stronghold, with very little hurling
played, and no competitions organized.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
games in the Beara Peninsula
Beara Peninsula
The Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the south-west coast of Ireland, bounded between the Kenmare "river" to the north side and Bantry Bay to the south. It has two mountain ranges running down its centre: the Caha Mountains and the Slieve Miskish Mountains...
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to the adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. Currently, the following clubs are part of the Beara division - Castletownbere, Adrigole, Urhan, Garnish, Bere Island and Glengarriff. It has no senior football team so the only representative in the Cork Senior Football Championship is the divisional team. The division also competes in the Cork Minor Football Championship
Cork Minor Football Championship
The Cork Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Premier Minor Football Championship and is played on a county-wide basis. The competing clubs do not play...
and the Cork Under-21 Football Championship
Cork Under-21 Football Championship
The Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship...
. Beara is a Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
stronghold, with very little hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
played, and no competitions organized.
Member Clubs
- AdrigoleAdrigole GFCAdrigole GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Adrigole in Cork, Ireland. Its Gaelic Football team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Beara division...
- Bere Island
- CastletownbereCastletownbere GFCCastletownbere GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Castletownbere in Cork, Ireland. Its Gaelic Football team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Beara division...
- Garnish
- Glengariffe
- Urhan
History
The Beara division was formed in 1927 when the Cork County Board divided the county into 8 divisions.Achievements
- Munster Senior Club Football ChampionshipMunster Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. The winners will represent Munster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. East Kerry were the first winners of the Munster senior...
Winner 1968 - Cork Senior Football Championship Winners 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1967, 1997 Runners-Up 1939
- Cork Minor Football ChampionshipCork Minor Football ChampionshipThe Cork Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Premier Minor Football Championship and is played on a county-wide basis. The competing clubs do not play...
Winners 1988, 2003, 2009 Runners-Up 1963, 1989, 1990 - Cork Under-21 Football ChampionshipCork Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship...
Winners 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006 Runners-Up 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1991 - Cork Under 16 Football Championship Winners 2008, 2009
Notable players
- Paddy HarringtonPaddy HarringtonPaddy Harrington was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s. His son, Pádraig Harrington is a professional golfer and has won three major...
- Bernie O'NeillBernie O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)Bernie O'Neill is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.-References:...
- Mort O'SheaMort O'SheaMort O'Shea was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole and Lees and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the early years of the 20th century. O'Shea won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals in 1911.-References:...
- Colm O'Shea
- Joe O'SullivanJoe O'SullivanJoe O'Sullivan is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Beara and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.-References:...
- Kevin Jer O'SullivanKevin Jer O'SullivanKevin Jer O'Sullivan is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole, his divisional side Beara and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1970 until 1975....
- Ciaran O'Sullivan
- Brendan Jer O'Sullivan
- John Lack O'SullivanJohn Lack O'SullivanJohn Lack O'Sullivan is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer-Playing career:The Adrigole GFC clubman was one of key players that won the Cork Junior Football Championship in 2002, but past away before the final...