Kinsale GAA is a
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 based in the town of
Kinsale
Kinsale ( ; ) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,281 (a ...
,
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 ...
,
Republic of Ireland
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. The club, which was founded in 1886, fields teams in both
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 ...
. It is a member of the
Carrigdhoun division of
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 ...
.
Achievements
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Cork Senior Football Championship (0): Runners-Up 1900, 1894 (as Kinsale Black & Whites)
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Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2011
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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 ...
(1): 1926
*
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 ...
(2): 1900, 1932
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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 ...
(1): 1918
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Carrigdhoun Junior A Football Championship (18): 1930, 1932, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2022
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Carrigdhoun Junior A Hurling Championship (6): 1930, 1933, 1978, 1984, 1989, 2007, 2020
* South-East Under 21 "A" Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1970, 1971, 1972
* South-East Under 21 "A" Football Championship Winners (11) 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2010
* South-East Under 21 "B" Hurling Championship Winners (2) 2010, 2019
* South-East Under 21 "B" Football Championship Winners (1) 2013
Notable players
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Jack Barrett
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Jim O'Regan
James O'Regan (14 December 1901 – October 1982) was an Irish people, Irish Hurling, hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as centre-back for the Cork GAA, Cork and Dublin GAA, Dublin senior teams, as well as the Offaly GAA, Offaly junior t ...
* Jimmy Roberts
References
External links
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Gaelic games clubs in County Cork
Gaelic football clubs in County Cork
Hurling clubs in County Cork
Sport in Kinsale
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