Newmarket GAA is a

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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 ...

club in Newmarket,

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which is part of the parish of Newmarket, Taur. Newmarkets football team competes in the

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and their hurling team competes in 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 fo ...

History

The

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has been part of life in Newmarket since the closing years of the 19th century. The records show that the club fielded teams in 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 ...

of 1897 and 1901. The club's story begins really in 1927, when the junior footballers reached the

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 ...

final against Urhan. The game was played in

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in March 1928. Captained by Paddy O'Shea, they lost out to Urhan. That same year they played in the

, losing to eventual winners Collins Barracks. The Duhallow division was founded in 1932 with the club enjoying considerable success in the

, winning it on 15 occasions and leading the roll of honour up to the 1980s. Newmarket returned to the

final in 1950, captained by Jimmy O'Keeffe. They lost out to

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in a replay. Twice the County Junior Football title has come to the club, in 1970 and 1998. And in 2011, the club gained Senior status by winning the Premier Intermediate County Championship for the first time. While in 1981 the County under 12 football title was won under the management of Vincent O'Connor. The minor football team collected the County Minor A Football League title in 2005 having earlier been the runners up in the Championship final. In 2010 The Newmarket Minor Hurling team won the 12 aside C Hurling County Championship, becoming the first team ever to bring a County hurling title to town. 2011 was a great year for Newmarket GAA with the Premier Intermediate Footballers winning the County Final. Newmarket played Senior Football in 2012 and 2013. In 2019 Newmarket won their first Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship in 40 years beating Kilbrin on a scoreline of 1-22 to 2-11.

Noted players

* Danny Culloty *

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* Mark O'Sullivan

Honours

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 ...

s (2):

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*Cork Intermediate Football Leagues (1): 2000 *

s (2): 1970, 1998 *

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 ...

s (8): 1949, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1993, 1998 *

s (15): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 2019 *

Cork Junior A 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 ...

(0) Semi-Finalists: 2018, 2019

References

External links

Newmarket GAA Official Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub

History

Noted players

Honours

See also

References

External links