The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top
footballing competition in the
Duhallow
Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used in the administration of justice and the raising ...
division in
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the
Cork Junior A 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 o ...
.
Cullen are the title-holders after defeating
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney and ...
by 4-16 to 1-02 in the 2022 championship final played in
Boherbue
Boherbue (post office spelling) or Boherboy (Ordnance Survey spelling) () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. The village is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow, and spans the townlands of Gneeves, Laharan and D ...
.
Format
Group stage
The 6 teams are divided into two groups of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least two games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Promotion and relegation
At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the
Cork Junior A 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 o ...
and by winning this, they will be promoted to the
Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
The Cork Premier Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Junior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PJFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County B ...
for the following season. There is no relegation to the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship.
Teams
2023 Teams
Roll of Honour
List of Finals
Records and Statistics
Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
* 47 years:
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney and ...
(1962-2009)
* 42 years:
Boherbue
Boherbue (post office spelling) or Boherboy (Ordnance Survey spelling) () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. The village is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow, and spans the townlands of Gneeves, Laharan and D ...
(1935-1977)
* 37 years:
Cullen (1967-2004)
* 30 years:
Millstreet
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 1,555 (as of 2016).
Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasses the civil ...
(1963-1993)
* 30 years:
Kiskeam
Kiskeam or Kishkeam () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. Kiskeam is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
Transport
Kiskeam lies on the R577 road which co ...
(1964-1994)
* 29 years:
Boherbue
Boherbue (post office spelling) or Boherboy (Ordnance Survey spelling) () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. The village is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow, and spans the townlands of Gneeves, Laharan and D ...
(1988-2017)
* 28 years:
Cullen (1939-1967)
* 24 years:
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
(1991-2015)
* 23 years:
Newmarket (1970-1993)
* 21 years:
Dromtarriffe (1974-1995)
* 21 years:
Ballydesmond
Ballydesmond (), formerly Kingwilliamstown, is a rural village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the Blackwater River (near its source in Menganine) on the Cork-Kerry border. The Ballydesmond quarry is an area of geological interest, containi ...
(1986-2007)
Consecutive Wins
Quintuple
*
Boherbue
Boherbue (post office spelling) or Boherboy (Ordnance Survey spelling) () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. The village is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow, and spans the townlands of Gneeves, Laharan and D ...
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Quadruple
*
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
(1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Treble
*
Newmarket (1968, 1969, 1970)
*
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
(1989, 1990, 1991)
Double
*
Dromtarriffe (1933, 1934)
*
Dromtarriffe (1945, 1946)
*
Castlemagner
Castlemagner () is a village and townland in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).
History
The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era t ...
(1947, 1948)
*
Newmarket (1949, 1950)
*
Castlemagner
Castlemagner () is a village and townland in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).
History
The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era t ...
(1960, 1961)
*
Dromtarriffe (1973, 1974)
*
Rockchapel
Rockchapel () is a village in north County Cork in Ireland. It is located near the border of counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Rockchapel is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
Much of the land close to the village is planted wi ...
(1976, 1977)
*
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
(1978, 1979)
*
Kiskeam
Kiskeam or Kishkeam () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. Kiskeam is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
Transport
Kiskeam lies on the R577 road which co ...
(1996, 1997)
*
Kiskeam
Kiskeam or Kishkeam () is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. Kiskeam is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
Transport
Kiskeam lies on the R577 road which co ...
(1999, 2000)
*
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
(2015, 2016)
Single
* Dromtarriffe (1938, 1943, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1995, 2005)
* Millstreet (1941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1992, 2003, 2014)
* Cullen (1936, 1939, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2022)
* Kanturk (1954, 1957, 1962, 2009, 2011)
* Rockchapel (1980, 1985, 1987, 2001, 2012)
* Ballydesmond (1971, 1975, 1986, 2007)
* Newmarket (1965, 1993, 1998)
* Boherbue (1935, 1972, 1988)
* Kiskeam (1964, 1994, 2002)
* Clondrohid (1940, 1942)
* Castlemagner (1952, 1958)
* Lyre (2010, 2013)
* Banteer (1937)
* Knocknagree (1966)
Debut final for clubs
County Record
List of every Duhallow appearance in the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship final
Roll of Honour
2022 Championship
Group Stage
Group 1
Castlemagner
Castlemagner () is a village and townland in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).
History
The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era t ...
1-12 - 0-16
Cullen
Group 2
Lyre
The lyre () is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke ...
4-14 - 1-07
Newmarket
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney and ...
1-12 - 1-09
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
Lyre
The lyre () is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke ...
1-05 - 1-10
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney and ...
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
w/o - scr.
Newmarket
Lyre
The lyre () is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke ...
2-12 - 1-12
Knocknagree
Knocknagree (; the hill of the horse stud) is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 ( Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Ke ...
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork, Blarney and ...
w/o - scr.
Newmarket
Knockout Stage
Junior B Football Championship
2023 Teams
Junior B1 Football Championship
Junior B2 Football Championship
2022 Championship
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout Stage
See also
*
Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Kanturk Co-Op Mart Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Duhallow Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1933 fo ...
References
External links
2008 Final replay report
{{Cork Junior Football Championship
Gaelic football competitions in County Cork
1933 establishments in Ireland