Kilmurry GAA

Kilmurry

Cill Muire
Founded:	1875
County:	Cork
Grounds:	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
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Kilmurry GAA is a Gaelic football club based in the village and parish of Kilmurry, Cork, Ireland. The club plays in the division of Muskerry of Cork GAA. It currently fields teams from Premier Junior down to under-age levels.^{[citation needed]}

The club shares its facilities with its sister club, St Val's Ladies Gaelic Football club, who operate in the senior grade of the Cork Ladies football championship. Another sister club in the parish is Cloughduv Hurling Club who also compete in the Junior A grade in the Muskerry division.

History

The club was founded in 1875, making it one of the earliest clubs to be founded. In 1884, after the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the club joined the GAA.^[1]

The club struggled for a long time to field a senior team, playing as a amalgamation with Canovee GAA, for most of the 1910s.^[1][2]

Achievements

• Cork Senior Football Championship: Runners-Up 1892^{[citation needed]}
• Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1) 1933^{[citation needed]}
• Cork Intermediate Football League (2): 1990, 1994^{[citation needed]}
• Cork Junior Football Championship (5): 1924, 1969, 1980, 1986, 2022 (runners-up in 2012)^[3]
• Cork Premier Junior Football Championship (1): 2024,^[4] Runners-Up 2023 ^[5]
• Cork Minor Football Championship (1): 1939^{[citation needed]}
• Cork Minor B Football Championship (2): 2006, 2009
• Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship (11): 1931, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2012,^[6] 2014,^[7] 2016, 2017, 2022 (runners-up several times, including in 2013^[8])
• Mid Cork Under-21 A Football Championship (1): 2018

References

1. A brief history
2. After World War
3. "Rockchapel complete the fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
4. "Liam Wall strikes late to capture county for Kilmurry after gripping battle with Canovee". Echo. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
5. "St Finbarr's stun Kilmurry late on to land Premier Junior Football title". Echo. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
6. "Buckley inspired as Kilmurry finish with a flourish". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
7. "Kilmurry strike late to lift Muskerry cup". The Southern Star. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
8. "Kilmichael singing again". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

External sources

• Club website