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 Glanmire () is a suburban town from Cork city centre, in the civil parish of Rathcooney, County Cork, Ireland. Glanmire is within the administrative area of Cork City Council and the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. The greater Gl ...

area of

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

. The club plays in the

Imokilly Imokilly ( ga, Uí Mhic Coille) is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (wh ...

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 Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, ga, Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. Born into a wealthy Catholic famil ...

, 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 Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They were Cork senior hurling champions in 2015 and 2016, havin ...

that year. 1940 would be the next time they would make final, again losing out to

. 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 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 County B ...

twice, beating

in the 1951 final, and

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in the 1957 competition. They also made the final in 1953. 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. They w ...

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

Winners (6) 1951, 1957, 2008,

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, 2014 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 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 ...

Winners (1) 1937 Runners-Up 2016 *

East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

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 Alan Lotty (15 July 1920 – 10 February 1973) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 10 years, during which time he usually lined out as a corner-back or as a wing ...

* 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 Warriors ...

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 Daniel Kearney (born 19 December 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-forward. Ea ...

Cian McCarthy Cian McCarthy (born 3 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Junior Championship club Passage. He usually lines out in the half-forward line. McCarthy is a former member of the Sarsfields and the Cork senior hurling team. Early li ...

* 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