Shamrocks 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

Shanbally Shanbally (Irish: ''An Seanbhaile'', meaning "the old town/homestead") is a small village located in south east County Cork on the N28 road. Shanbally is home to a Catholic church, a primary school, a pub, a shop and Shamrocks GAA club. The v ...

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 ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The club’s catchment area is the parish of Monkstown including the villages of Monkstown, Shanbally and

Ringaskiddy Ringaskiddy () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. The village is a port with passenger fer ...

. The club's complex in Shanbally is known as the Ted Hanley Memorial Park. The club fields

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 ...

teams in competitions organised by 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 ...

. The club jerseys are green with a white sash.

History

The club was founded in 1898.

Achievements

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 ...

Runners-Up 1931, 2016 *

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) 1904 *

Cork Intermediate 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 Count ...

Winners (1) 1923 *

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 GAA, Cork Coun ...

Winners (1) 1915 Runners-Up 1909, 1910, 1914 *

Cork Premier 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 GAA, Cork ...

Runners-Up 1916 * Cork Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2014 * Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship Winners (13) 1931, 1933, 1934, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2016 Runners-Up 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2015 * Carrigdhoun Junior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1959, 1963, 1980, 1981, 2005 Runners-Up 1934, 1935, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1979, 2020 * South-East Under 21 "A" Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1973 * South-East Under 21 "A" Football Championship Winners (3) 1967, 1980, 2004 * South-East Under 21 "B" Hurling Championship Winners (2) 1992, 2003 * South-East Under 21 "B" Football Championship Winners (3) 1999, 2002, 2017 * South-East Junior "B" Football Championship Winners (3) 1976, 1980, 1994 * South-East Minor "A" Hurling Championship Winners (7) 1937, 1939, 1944, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974 * South-East Minor "A" Football Championship Winners (6) 1939, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1968, 1976 * South-East Minor "B" Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1992, 1993, 2002 * South-East Minor "B" Football Championship Winners (6) 1973, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2010

Notable players

* Michael Prout * Joe Murphy * Frank Kelleher - All-ireland 1919 Winner

References

External sources

Club website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub