St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a

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club based in the Togher area of Cork city,

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 ...

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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

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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 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 hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

s: 2 ** 1975, 1978 * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 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 **

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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 County Board ...

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 Gaeli ...

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

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senior hurling team. Notable Teams

Managers

Football

Honours

* All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships: 3 ** 1980, 1981, 1987 * Munster Senior Club Football Championships: 5 ** 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2021 * Cork Senior Football Championships: 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 Championships: 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 David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the ''Miami Herald'' from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic ...

* Mark "Sozzler" Maher *

Paddy Hayes Patrick Hayes (born 21 June 1966) is an Irish people, Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Cork county football team, Cork county team. Hayes joined the team during the All-Ireland Senior Fo ...

Tony Leahy Anthony Leahy (born 1963) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played 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 ...

* Mark Healy * John Kerins * 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 Samantha Ryan (born February 5, 1969) is an American sportscaster who is a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News' weekend evening broadcasts. Biography Early life and education Ryan is an alumna of the New York Institute of Techn ...

Managers

References

External links

Cork GAA siteSt Finbarr's GAA site
{{DEFAULTSORT:St Finbarr's National Hurling and Football Club 1876 establishments in Ireland Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork

Hurling

Honours

Notable hurlers

Managers

Football

Honours

Notable footballers

Managers

See also

References

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