Founded in 1882 Kanturk GAA is a dual Senior

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

club with

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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 ...

teams, based in the town of

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 ...

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, Ireland which forms part of the parish of Kanturk and Lismire. It is affiliated with

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and plays in

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 competitions. The club's

team currently competes in the

Cork Premier 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 GAA, Cork ...

having won the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship in

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. In 2017, the club won the Cork Intermediate Championship, the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship and the All Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship. The club's

team competes in the

Cork Senior A Football Championship The Cork Senior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Senior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork SAFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board ...

having won the

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in 2022.

History

The club has been in existence since 1882, prior to the formation of the

. It was in football that Kanturk were a force is the early years when in 1897 the

Cork Senior Football Championship The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...

final was reached before losing to famed

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by 5pts to 4pts after a replay. Both games were played in Cork Park in October 1897. Kanturk reached their second senior county football final in 1902. The game was played at Mallow on 16 November 1903 as the various county championships ran very late. Once again Kanturk had to contend with defeat when they lost by 0–10 to 1–1 to Lees. In 1909 the championships were re-organised to have Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. Kanturk were senior that year but re-graded to Intermediate in 1910. This was to prove to be a master stroke as Kanturk won the

Cork Intermediate Football Championship The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...

final of that year when they defeated C.Y.M.S. in the final played at

Fermoy Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is located in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dái ...

on 5 September by 3–4 to 0–1. Of the Kanturk team, P Carver (capt), R Moynihan, P Dennehy and D Singleton represented the club on the Cork Junior Football team. After the advent of the

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 ...

Board in 1933, Kanturk's first win was in the Examiner Cup, Junior football league in 1942. The

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 f ...

was won two years later with a return to divisional hurling championship honours in 1949 and saw the club progress to a first ever

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 Gael ...

final in October only to lose to Bandon by 7–3 t0 1–2. At the Cork Athletic Grounds. Novice football victory in 1952 was followed by Examiner Cup, Junior Football league victory in 1953, before the club's first

Duhallow Junior A Football Championship The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every t ...

was won in 1954 with victory over Dromtarriffe at

Banteer Banteer () is a village in north County Cork, Ireland located in the Civic Parish of Clonmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. It is near the town of Mallow. Banteer is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency. History In 1651, the Battle of Kn ...

. 1957 was a special year with Kanturk winning the Junior football League and Championship double along with Junior Hurling league and Minor football championships, the only cup missing being the Minor & Junior hurling championship. Kanturk's third Duhallow Junior football championship came in 1962 when both the Novice and Junior Championships were won at

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 ...

. The Junior decider was a replay and

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were defeated by 3–5 to 1–6. As the footballers played in the Intermediate grade from 1965 to 1970 inclusive, it was the hurling team that stepped up to the mark, winning a record 5

s in a row from 1965 to 1969 culminating in

honours with victory over Mayfield at

Castletownroche Castletownroche () is a townland, village, and civil parish in the barony of Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the N72 national secondary road. In ancient times, it was known in Irish as ''Dún Chruadha'', meaning Cruadha's Fort. ...

on a 3–7 to 1–10 score line. The link between both county junior hurling final appearances was that 1969 winning captain, Denis Kenneally is Brother of 1949 team captain, Tom Kenneally. Examiner Cup, Junior football league success in 1973 along with Novice football championship success the same year brought a hope for championship breakthrough. Sadly championship final defeats were their lot in 1986 to

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 ...

, 1987(

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 ...

), 1993( Newmarket), 1997 & 2000 (

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 ...

). Success at Juvenile, Minor and U21 grades continued over the years to help provide a supply line of talent in both codes. Defeat was also tasted in the Junior Hurling finals of 1977 to

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and 1987 to

Lismire Lismire () is a village in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Joseph and is in the parish of Kanturk ( Cloyne Diocese). Lismire GAA Lismire GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club ba ...

. Junior hurling league wins in 1987 and 1988 gave hope but the long wait for a championship breakthrough came in 2002 when out of the ashes of a poor league campaign, the 33-year famine was ended with a victory in the glorious sunshine at Banteer with victory over

. Despite County championship defeat to Diarmuid O Mathuna's, Kanturk recovered to gain back to back Duhallow Junior Hurling championship victories in 2003 with a replay win over Freemount at Kilbrin. A narrow county semi-final defeat to Dromina at Buttevant followed before an invitation to up grade to Intermediate level was taken in 2004. Steady progress has been made since then with Championship semi-final being reached in 2007 and 2008 losing to Bandon and

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respectively. In 2009 Kanturk won the

for the first time in 47 years, defeating Rockchapel in the final in Boherbue. Kanturk were knocked in the county Championship by

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after a replay. In 2010, Kanturk again got to the Duhallow final before losing out to

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. A third Duhallow final appearance in a row in 2011 saw Kanturk renew rivalry with Rockchapel at Rathcoole. It was a rematch of the 2009 decider and the 1987 decider which was the last occasion Dromtarriffe hosted the Duhallow showpiece. Rockchapel won on that occasion (1987) by one point and went on to win county honours. In the 2011 Duhallow Final, a goal from

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midway through the 2nd half set Kanturk on their way to a 1–11 to 1–06 victory. Subsequently, the club went on to win the

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Honours

* All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2018 *

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

Winners (1) 2017 *

Cork Senior A Hurling Championship The Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Senior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork SAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

Winners (1) 2021 *

Runners-up 1896, 1897 *

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 ...

Winners (1) 2017 *

Winners (2) 1910, 2017 *

: Winners (1) 2022 , Runners-Up 2020, 2021 *

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 ...

Winners (1) 2013 Runners-up 2012 *

Winners (1) 1969 , Runners-up 1949 *

Winners (1) 2011 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship Runners-up 1957, 1958 * Cork Minor Football Championship Runners-up 1958 * Cork Minor A Football Championship Winner (1) 2011 , Runners-up 1992 *

Winners (9) 1937, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 2002, 2003 , Runners-up 1950, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1977, 1987 *

Winners (5) 1954, 1967, 1962, 2009, 2011 , Runners-up 1943, 1950, 1961, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2022

Famous players

* Lorcán McLoughlin * Anthony Nash * Mick O'Loughlin *

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References

External links

*http://www.kanturkgaa.com *https://web.archive.org/web/20090830011341/http://kanturk.cork.gaa.ie/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanturk Gaa Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork Kanturk