Adrigole GFC
Encyclopedia
Adrigole GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Adrigole
in Cork
, Ireland
. Its Gaelic Football
team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Beara
division. The club, like the other Beara clubs, does nor field a hurling
team.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Adrigole
Adrigole
Adrigole, is a village situated on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, in Ireland. It is centred around the junction of the R572 and R574 regional roads. It has a sparsely distributed population of about 450 people....
in Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Its Gaelic Football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Beara
Beara GAA
Beara GAA is a division of Cork GAA, and is responsible for organizing Gaelic Athletic Association games in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to the adult level...
division. The club, like the other Beara clubs, does nor field a hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
team.
Achievements
- Cork Intermediate Football ChampionshipCork Intermediate Football ChampionshipThis is the Second tier Gaelic football team competition organized by the Cork GAA board. This championship was discontinued after 1938 because of a lack of clubs. From 1939 until 1964 any team that won the Junior County Football Final could go straight to Senior. The Intermediate Championship was...
Winners 1979 - Cork Junior Football ChampionshipCork Junior Football ChampionshipThe Cork Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in Cork. The competition was originally established in 1895 as a competition for second teams of clubs playing in the Cork Senior Football Championship. This is the fourth level of football clubs, under Senior, Premier...
Winners 2006 Runners-Up 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2002, 2004 - Beara Junior Football Championship Winners 1929, 1938, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
Notable players
- Bernie O'NeillBernie O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)Bernie O'Neill is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.-References:...
- Mort O'SheaMort O'SheaMort O'Shea was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole and Lees and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the early years of the 20th century. O'Shea won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals in 1911.-References:...
- Brendan Jer O'Sullivan
- Kevin Jer O'SullivanKevin Jer O'SullivanKevin Jer O'Sullivan is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Adrigole, his divisional side Beara and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1970 until 1975....
- John Lack O'SullivanJohn Lack O'SullivanJohn Lack O'Sullivan is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer-Playing career:The Adrigole GFC clubman was one of key players that won the Cork Junior Football Championship in 2002, but past away before the final...