Sarsfields GAA is a

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 is based in the Riverstown and Glanmire area of County Cork. The club plays in the Imokilly 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 ...

. They have won six County Championships, 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. They have also won three Minor County Championships, 2007, 2008 and 2014. The club derives its name for the Irish Jacobite and soldier Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan.

County Championship history

While the club reached a number of championship semi-finals prior to 1936, it wasn't until the 1936 Cork Senior Hurling Championship before the club contested their first final. They lost out to Glen Rovers that year. 1940 would be the next time they would make final, again losing out to Glen Rovers. Another final loss this time to St. Finbarr's in the

1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship The 1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made at the Cork Convention on 26 Janua ...

followed. During the 1950s, Sarsfields won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship twice, beating Glen Rovers in the 1951 final, and UCC in the 1957 competition. They also made the final in

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. Sarsfields have been in four finals since, 1989 and 1997, where they lost and 2008 when they beat

Bride Rovers Bride Rovers GAA is a Gaelic games club located in the villages of Rathcormac and Bartlemy in east County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. The ...

by 1 point. In 2010, they defeated Glen Rovers by 2 points to win their fourth county title. Additional titles followed in 2012 and 2014.

Honours

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winners (6)

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

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Runners-Up: 1909, 1936, 1940, 1947, 1953, 1989, 1997, 2009 2013, 2015 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1931, 1953, 1954, 2007, 2008, 2014. Runners up 2015. *

Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Evening Echo'' Cork County Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

Winners (4) 1975, 2003, 2017, 2019 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1937 Runners-Up 2016 * East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Winners (4) 1937, 1953, 2004, 2016

Notable players

Teddy McCarthy Thaddeus "Teddy" McCarthy (born 1 July 1965) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Cork county football and hurling teams. In an eleven-year senior inter-county playing career, McC ...

* Paddy Barry * Alan Lotty * John Considine * Tadhg Murphy *

Bertie Óg Murphy Bertie Óg Murphy (born 16 October 1954) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a right wing-forward with the Cork senior team. Born in Glanmire, County Cork, Murphy was introduced to hurling by ...

* Kieran Murphy *

Peter Queally Peter Queally (born February 19, 1989) is an Irish mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also competed for Extreme Fighting Championship, BAMMA, Cage Warri ...

Michael Cussen Michael Cussen (born 11 April 1984) is an Irish hurler and footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Glanmire, County Cork, Cussen first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on ...

* Daniel Kearney * Cian McCarthy * Conor O'Sullivan * Pat Ryan * Jack O'Connor

References

External links

Sarsfields GAA site
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub