Crotta O'Neill's are a

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 in the

Kilflynn Kilflynn () is a village and a civil parish in north County Kerry, Ireland. It is 11 km north-east of Tralee just off the N69 road from Tralee to Listowel. Etymology The origin of the place name Cill Flainn is unknown. Two suggestions are c ...

area of County

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. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the

Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the to ...

. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Their pitch is located in Dromakee.

History

The Club have played in 19

finals winning 10, including a three in a row from 1943 to 1945 and a two in a row in 1950 and 1951. The most successful time for the club came between 1939 and 1951 when the club won 8 of their 10 County Championships. Jimmy Flaherty was captain for 5 for the wins in 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 and 1950. Following their win in 1968 the club did not go on to win another

for 55 years, losing 7 finals. This drought was eventually ended in 2023 when they beat Lixnaw in the 2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship final, beating them by a score of 0–15 to 1–09

Roll of Honour

(10): 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1968, 2023 *

Kerry Minor Hurling Championship The Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin Kerry County Minor Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

(3): 2016, 2017, 2019 * Kerry Under-21 hurling championship (4): 1992, 2012 (with Abbeydorney), 2018, 2022

County Championship Winning Captains

* 1939: Jimmy Flaherty * 1941: Jack Kenney * 1943: Pat Ladie * 1944: Jimmy Flaherty * 1945: Jimmy Flaherty * 1947: Jimmy Flaherty * 1950: Jimmy Flaherty * 1951: Tom Nolan * 1968: Tom Kenny * 2023: Bill Keane

Notable players

* Jimmy Flaherty *

Dick Spring Dick Spring (born 29 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997 ...

* Todd Nolan *

Shane Nolan Shane Nolan is a hurler from County Kerry. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team and with his local Crotta O'Neill's club. Club At club level Nolan plays with Crotta O'Neill's. He won the County League Div 1 title in 2010 beating Cou ...

References

External links

Official Crotta O'Neill's GAA Club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crotta O'neill'S Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry Hurling clubs in County Kerry