St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club based in the
Togher area of
Cork city
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,
County Cork
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,
Ireland
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.
St Finbarr's, who play in royal blue and gold jerseys, are the only club in Ireland to win
All-Ireland club championships in both
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 ...
and
football
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. The club has won Cork County Senior Championships in every decade except the first decade of the 21st century. This record was almost upheld in 2009 when the club reached the final in the Cork County Senior Football Championship, only to lose out by a point to Clonakilty.
Between 1980 and 1982, the club won three
Cork County Hurling Championships in a row. This feat had not been repeated until
Imokilly
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did so between 2017 and 2019.
Hurling
Honours
*
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...
s: 2
** 1975, 1978
*
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 f ...
s: 4
** 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980
*
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 ...
s: 26
**
1899,
1904,
1905,
1906,
1919,
1922,
1923,
1926,
1932,
1933,
1942,
1943,
1946,
1947,
1955,
1965,
1968,
1974,
1977,
1980,
1981,
1982,
1984,
1988,
1993,
2022
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*Cork Minor Hurling Championships: 15
** 1909, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2020
*
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 ...
s: 5
** 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
*
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 ...
s: 1
** 1990
*
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 ...
s: 3
** 1902, 1903, 1956
*
Cork City Junior Hurling Championship: 12
** 1927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 2014
* Cork Inter-Divisional Junior B Hurling Championship: 1
** 2015
Notable hurlers
This is a list of notable hurlers who have played for 'the Barrs', including players who have had success with the club, or played for the
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
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** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
senior hurling team.
Notable Teams
Managers
Football
Honours
*
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
s: 3
** 1980, 1981, 1987
*
Munster Senior Club Football Championship
The Munster Senior Club Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Football Senior Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition for the champion clubs of each county. It has been organised by the Mu ...
s: 5
** 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2021
*
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 ...
s: 10
** 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2018, 2021
*
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: 1
** 2008
*
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 ...
s: 7
** 1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 2008, 2016
*Cork Minor Football Championships: 25
** 1941, 1942, 1944, 1950, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009,2010,2015,2021
*
Cork City Junior Football Championship: 9
** 1941, 1947, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1988, 2011, 2013,
2014
* Kelleher Shield (Senior Football League) Winners 1973, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2019
Notable footballers
*
Dave Barry
*
Mark "Sozzler" Maher
*
Paddy Hayes
*
Tony Leahy
Anthony Leahy (born 1963) is a former Irish
Irish may refer to:
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for ...
*
Mark Healy
*
John Kerins
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*
Christy Ryan
*
Michael Shields
*
Ian Maguire
*
Mick Slocum
Michael Slocum (born 18 March 1965) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. He was an All-Ireland-winner at club level with St Finbarr's and at senior inter-county level with the Cork county team.
Career
Slocum first came to pr ...
*
Jimmy Barry Murphy
*
Fionán Murray
*
Steven Sherlock
*
Sam Ryan
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Biography
Early life and education
Ryan is an alumna of the New York Institute of Techn ...
Managers
See also
*
Blackrock–St Finbarr's hurling rivalry
*
Glen Rovers–St Finbarr's hurling rivalry
References
External links
Cork GAA siteSt Finbarr's GAA site
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1876 establishments in Ireland
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork
Gaelic football clubs in County Cork
Hurling clubs in County Cork