Castlehaven GAA
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Castlehaven Gaelic Football Club is a West Cork
-based GAA
club in the parish of Castlehaven
near the town of Skibbereen
, County Cork
, Ireland
. The club also draws players from the village of Union Hall. The club participates in competitions run by Cork GAA and by the Carbery
divisional board. The club is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football
, but has fielded hurling
teams in the past. The club is noted for its rapid ascent from playing at Junior B level in 1969 to reaching the Cork Senior Football Championship final only 10 years later. The club has remained at senior level ever since, even though it draws from a very small pool of players.
West Cork
West Cork refers to a geographical area in south-west Ireland, lying within Ireland's largest county, County Cork. Traditionally a popular tourist destination, the area is seen as being distinct from the more populated northern or eastern parts of the county, as well as the more urban area of...
-based GAA
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 in the parish of Castlehaven
Castlehaven
Castlehaven is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located some 75 km south west of Cork City on the coast and is made up of two key towns: Union Hall and Castletownshend....
near the town of Skibbereen
Skibbereen
Skibbereen , is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is the most southerly town in Ireland. It is located on the N71 national secondary road.The name "Skibbereen" means "little boat harbour." The River Ilen which runs through the town reaches the sea at Baltimore.-History:Prior to 1600 most of the...
, County 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
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. The club also draws players from the village of Union Hall. The club participates in competitions run by Cork GAA and by the Carbery
Carbery GAA
Carbery GAA are a divisional team from the south-west division of County Cork, Ireland, in ancient Carbery. They compete in the Cork Senior Football Championship. They competed in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship up to and including 2010. They did not enter a hurling team in 2011...
divisional board. The club is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, but has fielded 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...
teams in the past. The club is noted for its rapid ascent from playing at Junior B level in 1969 to reaching the Cork Senior Football Championship final only 10 years later. The club has remained at senior level ever since, even though it draws from a very small pool of players.
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Football ChampionshipMunster Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. The winners will represent Munster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. East Kerry were the first winners of the Munster senior...
s: 3- 1989, 1994, 1997
- Cork Senior Football Championships: 3
- 1989, 1994, 2003 Runner-Up 1979, 1997, 2011
- 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...
1- 1978 Runners-Up 1977
- 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...
1- 1976
- Cork Minor A Football ChampionshipCork Minor A Football ChampionshipThe Cork Minor A Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in Cork, Ireland. This championship was begun in 1992 when the strongest minor football teams were placed in the Premier Division of the championship...
0- Runners-Up 2004
- Cork Under-21 Football ChampionshipCork Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship...
5- 1981, 1983, 1998, 2007, 2010
- West Cork Junior Football Championship 2
- 1973, 1976
- West Cork Junior B Football Championship 2
- 1944, 1969
- West Cork Junior C Football Championship 1
- 2003
- West Cork Minor A Football Championship 1
- 2001 Runner-Up 2005
- West Cork Minor B Football Championship 6
- 1971, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986 Beaten finalists 1974, 1983, 1987
- West Cork Under-21 A Football Championship 7
- 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1998, 2007, 2010 Beaten finalists 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2008
Honours
- West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship 2
- 1973, 1980 Runner-Up 1978
- West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1
- 1981
Famous footballers
- Niall CahalaneNiall CahalaneNiall Cahalane is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior football with Cork in the 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:...
- John ClearyJohn Cleary (Gaelic footballer)John Cleary is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Castlehaven and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1993.- References :...
- Larry TompkinsLarry TompkinsLarry Tompkins is a retired Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football at various times with his local clubs Eadestown in Kildare and Castlehaven in Cork. He also played football with both the Kildare and Cork senior inter-county teams throughout the 1980s and 1990s...
- Michael Maguire
- Michael Burns
- Dermot Hurley
- Sean Cahalane
- Seamus Deasy
- Kieran Hegarty
- Damian Cahalane