Knocknagree 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 village of

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 ...

in the north-west of

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, Ireland. Although approximately one mile from the border with

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, Knocknagree is officially in the parish of Rathmore with the majority of this parish in

putting Knocknagree in front line when it comes to Cork-Kerry rivalry. The club plays

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 ...

in the Intermediate grade in Cork after winning the 2017 Cork County Junior Championship for the 3rd time defeating Erin's Own in the final. The main pitch has been floodlit since 2006. In 2007 it hosted the 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 ...

final to be played under lights. Ballydemond were victorious over Dromtarriffe on the occasion. The club crest was designed in 2002 and features a horse's head in the centre, a traditional Irish fiddle (left upper corner), and an open book (right upper corner). A Blackwater bridge (with a leaping salmon) in the lower foreground symbolises the club's border location. On 19 September 2015 Knocknagree bridged a 24 year gap to win their eleventh Duhallow Junior A Football Championship, beating

Lyre GAA Lyre GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club which takes its name from the nearby village of Lyre, County Cork, and is based in the village of Banteer in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland. The club plays Football and is affiliated with ...

in a replay by a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-04.

Honours

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition which began in 2002 and is played by the junior club champions of each county. Prior to that a number of unofficial competitions were held. The winners of each cou ...

** Winners (1): 2018 *

Munster Junior Club Football Championship The Munster Junior Club Football Championship, formally known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Junior Club Football Championship, is a Gaelic football competition, organized by the Munster provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

** Winners (1): 2017 *

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 ...

** Runners-Up (1):

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

** Winners (1):

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Cork Intermediate A 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 GAA, Co ...

** Winners (1): 2019 *

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 ...

** Winners (3): 1984, 1991, 2017 ** Runners-Up (3): 1979, 1982, 1989 *

Cork Under-21 Football Championship The Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their ...

** Runners-Up (1): 1978 *

** Winners (12): 1966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 2016 ** Runners-Up (9): 1940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017

Notable players

The following players have played for Knocknagree and have also played or coached at inter-county level with

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. *

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* Eoghan McSweeney * Niall O'Connor

References

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Honours

Notable players

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