St Ita's is a

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and

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club based in the village of

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, (near

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. It competes in competitions organized by

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county board and the

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divisional board. In 2013, Seamus Harnedy became the first player from the club to play with the Cork senior hurling team. He was a major success and ended up with being included in the 2013 and 2018 All-Star team.

History

History records show that in 1901 St Ita's played under the name of Gortroe in the East Cork Hurling division their opponents were

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. The records do not give scores but it is shown that

advanced to the next stage of the competition. The following year 1902 its recorded that Gortroe played against Evergreen in the firsts and against United Nationals in the seconds. The records do not give scores but Gortroe lost out to Evergreen who then advanced to the semi-finals against Dungourney. For the records Dungourney were eventual winners. The club was reformed in 1971. The club performed at Junior B in hurling until 1980 when the club won the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship. The club performed at Junior A level for a number of years, but was eventually regraded back to Junior B. In 2007, St Ita's made history as they won the

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for the first time. They went on to compete in the Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship, losing by 2 point to Ballingarry of

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Honours

Cork Under-21 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 ...

(0): (runners-ip in 2017 - with

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) * Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2014 (with

) * Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship (0): (runners-up in 2014 and 2016 - both with

) * Cork Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 2006 (with

) *

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 Asso ...

(1): 2021 *

Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship The Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA Club in Limerick since 2005 for the champion junior B hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are played d ...

(0): (runners-up 2007) *

(1): 2007 * East Cork Junior B Hurling Final County Championship (1): 2005 * East Cork Junior B Hurling Div 2 League (1): 2005 * East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (2): 1951, 1980 Scor *1992 St Ita's Senior Scor Set Dancers became Cork County Champions *1993 St Ita's Scor na Paisti confined to primary schools Were crowned Cork County Champions *1994 St Ita's Scor na Nog Set Dancers were crowned Cork County Champion

Notable players

Séamus Harnedy Séamus Harnedy (born 17 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for East Cork Championship club St Ita's, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward. Playin ...

senior hurling captain. Two time All-Star winner.

References

External links

St Ita's GAA Official Website

East Cork GAA
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