Beara Junior A Football Championship
Beara Junior A Football Championship Code Gaelic football Founded 1927; 98 years ago (1927 ) Region Beara (GAA )No. of teams 0 Title holders Urhan (28th title)Most titles Urhan (28 titles)Official website Carbery GAA
The Beara Junior A Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Beara Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1927 for junior Gaelic football teams in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork , Ireland .
The championship is currently suspended due to the fact that there are no teams categorised as junior A in the division.[ 1] The title has been won at least once by eight different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Urhan, who have won a total of 28 titles.
The Beara Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Football Championship . The winners of the Beara championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Beara Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship .
Roll of honour
By club
#
Club
Titles
Runners-up
Championships won
Championships runner-up
1
Urhan
28
16
1927, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
1932, 1947, 1953, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
2
Adrigole
22
11
1929, 1938, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
1930, 1933, 1941, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1992
3
Garnish
18
23
1928, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
1929, 1935, 1938, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019
4
Castletownbere
10
14
1947, 1949, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
1942, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
5
Bere Island
7
10
1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1981, 1985
1928, 1934, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1962, 1984, 1986
6
St. Mary's, Ardgroom
2
2
1954, 1964
1966, 1970
7
Glengarriff
1
7
2009
1952, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015
Allihies
1
2
1935
1927, 1936
Lauragh
1
1
1937
1948
10
Eyeries
0
2
—
1939, 1940
St. Brendan’s
0
1
—
1968
List of finals
List of Beara JAFC finals
Year
Winners
Runners-up
Club
Score
Club
Score
2023–present
No championship
2020–2022
Urhan represented the division
2019
Urhan
2-10
Garnish
1-09
2018
Garnish
0-11
Urhan
0-07
2017
Garnish
0-13
Urhan
0-09
2016
Garnish
0-09
Urhan
0-07
2015
Urhan
5-18
Glengarriff
0-06
2014
Garnish
Glengarriff
2013
Garnish
Urhan
2012
Urhan
Garnish
2011
Urhan
Garnish
2010
Urhan
Glengarriff
2009
Glengarriff
Garnish
2008
Urhan
1-09
Garnish
0-07
2007
Urhan
2-11
Glengarriff
1-07
2006
Adrigole
0-11
Urhan
2-04
2005
Adrigole
0-13
Garnish
0-06
2004
Adrigole
1-17
Urhan
1-06
2003
Garnish
2-07, 1-15, 1-12
Urhan
1-10, 2-12, 1-09
2002
Adrigole
1-09
Garnish
0-04
2001
Adrigole
0-15
Urhan
1-07
2000
Adrigole
1-11
Garnish
1-05
1999
Adrigole
0-13, 2-12
Garnish
0-13, 0-07
1998
Adrigole
1-13
Castletownbere
0-08
1997
Garnish
0-12
Castletownbere
0-05
1996
Garnish
0-15
Castletownbere
1-06
1995
Garnish
3-14
Glengarriff
1-08
1994
Adrigole
1-10
Castletownbere
0-06
1993
Adrigole
0-13
Glengarriff
0-07
1992
Urhan
2-10
Adrigole
1-08
1991
Urhan
1-10
Garnish
1-05
1990
Urhan
1-08
Garnish
1-10
1989
Adrigole
0-10, 0-08
Urhan
1-07, 0-07
1988
Urhan
3-08
Castletownbere
1-05
1987
Urhan
0-09
Adrigole
0-07
1986
Adrigole
1-09
Bere Island
1-04
1985
Bere Island
2-05
Adrigole
0-05
1984
Adrigole
2-08
Bere Island
1-03
1983
Urhan
0-13
Garnish
1-03
1982
Urhan
0-13
Castletownbere
2-06
1981
Bere Island
2-10
Castletownbere
2-05
1980
Urhan
1-10, 2-10
Garnish
2-07, 3-06
1979
Garnish
1-15
Adrigole
1-03
1978
Garnish
0-09
Urhan
0-08
1977
Castletownbere
1-06
Urhan
0-04
1976
Castletownbere
1-11
Garnish
1-06
1975
Castletownbere
2-14
Urhan
1-04
1974
Castletownbere
3-09
Adrigole
0-14
1973
Urhan
2-05
Castletownbere
0-10
1972
Adrigole
1-11
Urhan
2-05
1971
Adrigole
3-08
Castletownbere
2-06
1970
Adrigole
w/o
St. Mary's
scr.
1969
Castletownbere
Adrigole
1968
Adrigole
St. Brendan's
1967
Castletownbere
Adrigole
1966
Adrigole
St. Mary's
1965
Castletownbere
Adrigole
1964
St. Mary's
Garnish
1963
Castletownbere
Garnish
1962
Adrigole
Bere Island
1961
Adrigole
Garnish
1960
Urhan
Garnish
1959
Urhan
Castletownbere
1958
Urhan
Garnish
1957
1956
Urhan
Bere Island
1955
Urhan
Castletownbere
1954
St. Mary's
Bere Island
1953
Garnish
Urhan
1952
Garnish
Glengarriff
1951
Garnish
Castletownbere
1950
Urhan
Castletownbere
1949
Castletownbere
Bere Island
1948
Garnish
Lauragh
1947
Castletownbere
Urhan
1945–1946
No championship
1944
Urhan
Garnish
1943
Urhan
Bere Island
1942
Bere Island
Castletownbere
1941
Bere Island
Adrigole
1940
Garnish
Eyeries
1939
Bere Island
Eyeries
1938
Adrigole
0-02, 1-02
Garnish
0-02, 0-02
1937
Lauragh
4-01
Bere Island
0-06
1936
Bere Island
3-04
Allihies
1-03
1935
Allihies
2-00
Garnish
0-02
1934
Urhan
0-05
Bere Island
1-01
1933
Urhan
Adrigole
1932
Garnish
Urhan
1931
Urhan
N/A - League
1930
Bere Island
2-05
Adrigole
0-03
1929
Adrigole
1-02
Garnish
1-00
1928
Garnish
Bere Island
1927
Urhan
2-03
Allihies
2-02
Records and statistics
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Beara Junior A Football Championship titles, is as follows:
1920's: 1 each for Urhan (1926), Garnish (1928) and Adrigole (1929)
1930's: 3 each for Bere Island (1930, 36, 39) and Urhan (1931, 33, 34)
1940's: 2 each for Garnish (1940, 48), Bere Island (1941, 42), Urhan (1943, 44) and Castletownbere (1947, 49)
1950's: 5 for Urhan (1950, 55, 56, 58, 59)
1960's: 4 each for Adrigole (1961, 62, 66, 68) and Castletownbere (1963, 65, 67, 69)
1970's: 4 for Castletownbere (1974, 75, 76, 77)
1980's: 5 for Urhan (1980, 82, 83, 87, 88)
1990's: 4 for Adrigole (1993, 94, 98, 99)
2000's: 6 for Adrigole (2000, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06)
2010's: 5 each for Urhan (2010, 11, 12, 15, 19) and Garnish (2013, 14, 16, 17, 18)
See also
References