Crotta O'Neill's are a

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

club in the Kilflynn area of

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. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the

Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry GAA, Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 ...

. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Their pitch is located in Dromakee.

History

The Club have played in 19

finals winning 10, including a three in a row from 1943 to 1945 and a two in a row in 1950 and 1951. The most successful time for the club came between 1939 and 1951 when the club won 8 of their 10 County Championships. Jimmy Flaherty was captain for 5 for the wins in 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 and 1950. Following their win in 1968 the club did not go on to win another

for 55 years, losing 7 finals. This drought was eventually ended in 2023 when they beat Lixnaw in the 2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship final, beating them by a score of 0–15 to 1–09, a game shown live on the Irish tv channel TG4.

Roll of Honour

(10): 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1968, 2023 * Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2016, 2017, 2019 * Kerry Under-21 hurling championship (4): 1992, 2012 (with Abbeydorney), 2018, 2022

County Championship Winning Captains

* 1939: Jimmy Flaherty * 1941: Jack Kenney * 1943: Pat Ladie * 1944: Jimmy Flaherty * 1945: Jimmy Flaherty * 1947: Jimmy Flaherty * 1950: Jimmy Flaherty * 1951: Tom Nolan * 1968: Tom Kenny * 2023: Bill Keane

Notable players

* Jimmy Flaherty * Dick Spring * Todd Nolan * Shane Nolan * Tom Cronin * Brendan Mahony * Tom Kenny

References

External links

Official Crotta O'Neill's GAA Club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crotta O'neill'S Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry Hurling clubs in County Kerry