Muskerry GAA
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Muskerry GAA is a Gaelic football
and Hurling
division located in the in the middle region of County Cork
, Ireland
. It is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA County Board. The division includes clubs from the western parts of Cork city
to the county bounds with Kerry
. Its name is derived from the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Múscraige
which, following the Norman conquest
, now encompasses the baronies
of Muskerry West
and Muskerry East
. These baronies, or half-baronies, include towns such as Macroom
, Ballincollig
, and Ballingeary
. Muskerry GAA is bordered by Carrigdhoun GAA
and Carbery GAA
divisions to the south and by Duhallow GAA
to the north. 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. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level; these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship
.
Junior Hurling ( 9 Teams):
Cloughduv v Ballinora
Inniscarra v Aghabullogue
Macroom v Blarney
Shournagh Valley v Ballincollig
Bye Bride Valley
Junior Football ( 3 Teams):
Kilmurry v Macroom
Bye Bride Valley
To address the position of Junior Football in the Western area, a meeting washeld in Ballincollig on 11/1/25. The following motion was referred to the Annual Convention in Macroom ‘ That a Sub - Committee be appointed to carry on and organize Football in the Western end of the Division'. The game is exceptionally strong in the Division at present.
A Minor Hurling Championship was introduced in 1926. The following year a Minor Football Championship was introduced.
More Clubs were formed which participated in both codes and all Championships.
Competitions have continued to increase in number with a Junior (B) Hurling Championship being introduced in the Nineteen Forties and a Junior (B) Football Championship being introduced in 1961.
Under 21 Championships in both codes were introduced in 1963 and as the facilities in the Division improved beyond all recognition, the activities on the field of play have continued to increase and multiply.
24 Competitions involving 21 Clubs were organised this current year and they were all keenly contested. The standard of play was high and the Division was well represented on all of codes All Ireland winning Teams. The Muskerry Divisional Teams have participated in the Senior Championships in both codes on a regular basis and they have generally given good accounts of themselves.
In Football the historic outright Cork Senior Football Championship Title victory in 1970 was a particular significant achievement. The Senior Footballers also did well to contest finals in 1962, 1995, and 2005. In Senior Hurling, Muskerry came agonizingly close to making it a Senior County Championship Double in 1970, when they were two points behind U.C.C. at the end of a very exciting Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Final.
The First Officers of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925 were:
Chairman, William Fitzgerald (Bride Valley)
Secretary, Jimmy Long (Ballinora)
Treasurer D.J.Walsh (Inniscarra)
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and 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...
division located in the in the middle region of 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 GAA County Board. The division includes clubs from the western parts of Cork city
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
to the county bounds with Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. Its name is derived from the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Múscraige
Múscraige
The Múscraighe were an important Érainn people of Munster, descending from Cairpre Músc, son of Conaire Cóem, a High King of Ireland. Closely related were the Corcu Duibne, Corcu Baiscind, both of Munster, and also the Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland, all being referred to as the Síl Conairi in...
which, following the Norman conquest
Norman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
, now encompasses the baronies
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
of Muskerry West
Muskerry West
Muskerry West is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Macroom. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half - Muskerry East...
and Muskerry East
Muskerry East
Muskerry East is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Ballincollig. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half -...
. These baronies, or half-baronies, include towns such as Macroom
Macroom
Macroom is a market town in Ireland located in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney. It is one of the key gateways to the tourist region of West Cork. The town recorded a population on 3,553 in the 2006 national census...
, Ballincollig
Ballincollig
Ballincollig is a satellite town in County Cork, Ireland, approximately 9 km west of Cork city. It is located beside the River Lee on the R608 regional road. In 2006 the population of Ballincollig DED was 16,308. The nearest towns include: Ballinora, Ovens, Killumney, Inniscarra, Blarney ,...
, and Ballingeary
Ballingeary
Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.The village is within the Gaeltacht and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan...
. Muskerry GAA is bordered by Carrigdhoun GAA
Carrigdhoun GAA
Carrigdhoun GAA is one of the eight baronies or Gaelic Athletic Association divisions that make up Cork. The division is made up of eleven Gaelic Athletic Association teams, making it one of the smaller divisions....
and Carbery GAA
Carbery GAA
Carbery GAA are a divisional team from the south-west division of County Cork, Ireland, in ancient Carbery. They compete in the Cork Senior Football Championship. They competed in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship up to and including 2010. They did not enter a hurling team in 2011...
divisions to the south and by Duhallow GAA
Duhallow GAA
Duhallow GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. This barony is situated in the northwest region of the county, and includes towns such as Kanturk, Millstreet, and Newmarket. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes...
to the north. 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. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level; these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....
.
History
The division was established in 1925. Hurling was the major game in the Division at that particular time and the 1925 Junior Championship Draws tell their own story.Junior Hurling ( 9 Teams):
Cloughduv v Ballinora
Inniscarra v Aghabullogue
Macroom v Blarney
Blarney GAA
Blarney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Blarney, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divsional board...
Shournagh Valley v Ballincollig
Bye Bride Valley
Junior Football ( 3 Teams):
Kilmurry v Macroom
Bye Bride Valley
To address the position of Junior Football in the Western area, a meeting washeld in Ballincollig on 11/1/25. The following motion was referred to the Annual Convention in Macroom ‘ That a Sub - Committee be appointed to carry on and organize Football in the Western end of the Division'. The game is exceptionally strong in the Division at present.
A Minor Hurling Championship was introduced in 1926. The following year a Minor Football Championship was introduced.
More Clubs were formed which participated in both codes and all Championships.
Competitions have continued to increase in number with a Junior (B) Hurling Championship being introduced in the Nineteen Forties and a Junior (B) Football Championship being introduced in 1961.
Under 21 Championships in both codes were introduced in 1963 and as the facilities in the Division improved beyond all recognition, the activities on the field of play have continued to increase and multiply.
24 Competitions involving 21 Clubs were organised this current year and they were all keenly contested. The standard of play was high and the Division was well represented on all of codes All Ireland winning Teams. The Muskerry Divisional Teams have participated in the Senior Championships in both codes on a regular basis and they have generally given good accounts of themselves.
In Football the historic outright Cork Senior Football Championship Title victory in 1970 was a particular significant achievement. The Senior Footballers also did well to contest finals in 1962, 1995, and 2005. In Senior Hurling, Muskerry came agonizingly close to making it a Senior County Championship Double in 1970, when they were two points behind U.C.C. at the end of a very exciting Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....
Final.
The First Officers of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925 were:
Chairman, William Fitzgerald (Bride Valley)
Secretary, Jimmy Long (Ballinora)
Treasurer D.J.Walsh (Inniscarra)
List of GAA clubs in the Muskerry Division
- AghabullogueAghabullogue GAAAghabullogue GAA are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Cork, Ireland. They are affiliated to the Cork County Board and play in the Mid Cork division of Cork GAA. Aghabullogue cater for both Gaelic football and hurling.-History:...
- Aghinagh
- BallincolligBallincollig GAABallincollig GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with the Cork GAA board and plays in the Muskerry divisional competitions...
- Ballingeary
- Ballinora
- BlarneyBlarney GAABlarney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Blarney, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divsional board...
- CanoveeCanovee GAACanovee GAA is a Gaelic football club based in the village of Canovee, in County Cork, Ireland. The club is a member of Cork GAA and Muskerry divisional board...
- Clondrohid
- CloughduvCloughduv GAACloughduv GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association based in the village of Cloughduv in County Cork, Ireland. The club is a member of the Muskerry division of Cork GAA. The club fields hurling team only...
- Donoughmore
- DripseyDripsey GAADripsey GAA is a Gaelic Football and hurling club based in the village of Dripsey in Cork, Ireland. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Muskerry board competitions.-History:...
- Éire ÓgÉire Óg GAA (Cork)Éire Óg is a Gaelic football and hurling based in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divisional board.-History:...
- GrenaghGrenagh GAAGrenagh GAA is a Gaelic Football and hurling club based in the village of Grenagh in Cork, Ireland. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Muskerry board competitions...
- Gleann na Laoi
- InniscarraInniscarra GAAInniscarra GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divsional board....
- Iveleary
- Kilmurry
- Kilmichael
- Kilnamartyra
- MacroomMacroom GAAMacroom GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town and surrounding parish of Macroom in Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry GAA divisional board...
- Naomh AbánNaomh Abán GAANaomh Abán GAA is a Gaelic football club based in Baile Bhuirne, County Cork, Ireland. It participates in games of the Muskerry division of the Cork GAA.The club has contributed a number of players to the Cork gaelic football team...
Notable players
- Fintan GooldFintan GooldFintan Goold is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Macroom and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2005.-Club:...
- Daniel GouldingDaniel GouldingDaniel Goulding is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Éire Óg and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006.-Biography:...
- Tom KennyTom Kenny (hurler)Tom Kenny is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Grenagh and has been a dual player with the Cork senior inter-county teams at various times since 2003.-Biography:...
- Mick MaloneMick Malone (hurler)Mick Malone is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Éire Óg and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1977.-Inter-county:...
- John O'DriscollJohn O'Driscoll (Gaelic footballer)John O'Driscoll is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballingeary and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. His first-half goal against Kerry set up Cork's 1989 Munster Senior Football Championship.- References :...
- Ciaran SheehanCiarán SheehanCiarán Sheehan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Éire Óg, his divisional side Muskerry and has been a member of the Cork senior football team since 2009....
Divisional Competitions
- Muskerry Junior Football Championship
- Muskerry Junior Hurling Championship