Carrigtwohill GAA is a
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
and
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
club based in the parish of
Carrigtwohill
Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill (), is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,080 (2016). It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road. Carrigtwohill is on ...
in
Cork
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,
Ireland
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. The club participates in
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the C ...
competitions and in
Imokilly
Imokilly ( ga, Uí Mhic Coille) is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (wh ...
board competitions. In 2011 the Senior hurling team won a first county title in 93 years .
Roll of honour
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Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...
Winners (2)
1918
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Events
Below, the events ...
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2011
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, Runners Up 1932, 1933, 1935
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Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork C ...
Winners (1)
2007
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Runners Up:
2006
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Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board ...
Winners (3) 1909, 1949, 1950 Runners Up: 1942, 1971, 2002
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Cork Junior Hurling Championship
The Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...
Winners (6) 1896, 1915, 1941, 1948, 1966, 1994 Runners Up: 1897, 1962, 1978
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Cork Junior Football Championship
The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of ...
Runners Up 1993
* Cork Minor Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1998 Runners Up 1962, 1976, 1977,
* Cork Minor A Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2007
* Cork Minor A Football Championship Runners-Up 1997
* Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1993, 2001
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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...
Winners (9) 1941, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1994 Runners-Up: 1928, 1929, 1943, 1964, 1969
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East Cork Junior A Football Championship
The East Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic At ...
: Winners (3) 1993, 1997, 2000 Runners-Up: 1931, 1989, 1992, 2007, 2014
Famous players
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Willie Cummins
William Cummins (18 October 1921 – 30 September 1992) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and was a member of the Cork minor and senior inter-county teams in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Playin ...
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Willie John Daly
William John Daly (25 January 1925 – 29 November 2017) was an Irish hurler and coach who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Daly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twen ...
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Matty Fouhy
Matthew "Matty" Fouhy (1923 - April 1977) was an Irish people, Irish hurling, hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Cork GAA, Cork senior team.
Born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Fouhy first played competitive hurling during his scho ...
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Ned Grey
Edmond "Ned" Grey (6 April 1896 – 16 June 1974) is an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.
Born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Grey first played competitive hurling in local games in the village. He quickly brok ...
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Niall McCarthy
Niall McCarthy (born 1 September 1981 in Carrigtwohill, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2002.
Playing career
Club
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Séanie O'Farrell
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Jason Barret
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Jimmy "Major" Kennedy
References
External links
Official Site
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork
Hurling clubs in County Cork
Gaelic football clubs in County Cork
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