Cloughduv GAA is a

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based in the village of

Cloughduv Cloghduv or Cloghduff ( ; ) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It has a population of 360 people. The main industry is agriculture, although it is also a commuter village for Cork City. Cloughduv is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork Nor ...

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. The club is a member of the

Muskerry Muskerry ( ga, Múscraí) is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West 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 ...

. The club fields

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team only. There are two

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clubs in the parish (Kilmurry parish) -

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and Kilmurry - and there is often an overlap of players between the different clubs.

History

Hurling in the area pre-dates the founding of the

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in 1884; when the Cork County Board was inaugurated in 1886, 21 clubs attended including Ryecourt GAA represented by Michael J Keane. Shortly thereafter the name was changed to Cloch Dubh. Success was not long in arriving, culminating in 1912 in a great victory in the County Senior Beamish Shield. In the late 1920s Cloughduv joined up with BrideValley to form Éire Óg and this led to victory in the

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 ...

Final of 1928. The Éire Óg combination had a short shelf life and Cloughduv reverted to their solo career. Success followed quickly with Cloughduv winning a great County Junior Hurling title in 1940 and the following year winning the County Intermediate title. The 1950s saw the emergence of an underage phenomenon, when an unprecedented three School Shield Counties came to Cloughduv. Three Mid Cork Minor titles in the 1960s was the genesis of the brilliant teams of the 1970s and 1980s. During this period it can be claimed that Cloughduv were the Intermediate Kingpins of Cork Hurling. 1970 was a great year for the club, winning the

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title, beating Courcey Rovers in the Final. In 1973 the

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 GAA, Cork Coun ...

title was Cloughduvs when they had victory over

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in the Final. The next big success came in 1983 with another Intermediate County. Here

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were the vanquished team. Another IntermediateCounty followed in 1986 with victory over Erins Own. While ultimate County success has eluded Cloughduv since then, there have been many successes at underage level. The Club regraded to Junior status at the end of 2001 and have won Junior Mid Cork titles in 2002, 2005 and 2009. Off the field of play, the Club has grown and developed over the years. Having originally started out in Ryecourt, the Club in 1967 opened a fantastic playing field to the Western side of the village, Fr O’Driscoll Park. This was home to the club until 2006 and played host to many an epic contest. Cloughduv returned to Ryecourt in 2006 to an extraordinary development with three full size playing pitches (2 with floodlight) and many other facilities.

Achievements

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conteste ...

Winners (1) 2018 *

Winners (5) 1911, 1941, 1973, 1983, 1986 , Runners-Up 1946, 1981, 1984, 1994 *

Winners (3) 1940, 1970, 2018 , Runners-Up 1910, 1922, 1938, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1967, 2009, 2010, 2015 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship Runner-Up 1939, 1941, 1967 * Cork Minor A Hurling Championship Winner (1) 2009 Runner-Up 2006 *

Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Evening Echo'' Cork County Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

Runners-Up 1983, 1989 * Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship Runner-Up 2018 *

Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior ...

Winner (25 titles) 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 , Runners-Up 1929, 1944, 1949, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016 *Mid Cork U21 A Hurling Champions 2018 * Cork Senior A Camogie Championship Winner (1) 2005

Notable players

Hurlers: *

Dinny Barry-Murphy Dinny Barry-Murphy (17 July 1903 – 21 August 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Cloughduv, County Cork, Barry-Murphy first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Finbarr's ...

* John Barry-Murphy * Kevin Murray * Noel Dunne * Ger Ahern *

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* Camogie: * Una O'Donoghue *

Briege Corkery Briege Corkery (born 16 December 1986) in Cork is a camogie player, ladies' Gaelic footballer, and winner of seven All Ireland Senior Camogie medals in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2018 as well as the winner of eleven All Ireland Se ...

Joanne O'Callaghan Joanne O'Callaghan born 1983 in Cork is a camogie player and pharmacy representative, winner of All Ireland medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 , 2009 and 2014. She captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2006 and is in her 13th season on th ...

Aoife Murray Aoife Murray (born 1984 in Dunmanway) is a Camogie player and quantity surveyor based in Cork, winner of All Ireland medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. All Star awards in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 and ...

References

External sources

Club website

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