Crotta O'Neill's
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Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling
club in the Kilflynn
area of Kerry
, Ireland
. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the game of 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...
club in the Kilflynn
Kilflynn
Kilflynn , officially Kilflyn and historically Kilflin, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. The village is just off the N69 road from Listowel to Tralee....
area of Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, 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,...
. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
History
The Club have played in 17 County Finals winning 9, 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 to 1951 when the club won 8 of their 9 County Championships. Jimmy Flaherty was captain for 5 for the wins in 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 and 1950Roll of Hounor
- County Championship 9: 1939,1941,1943,1944,1945,1947,1950,1951,1968
County Championship
Crotta O'Neill's have played in 17 County Finals winning 9| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 1999 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Round 1Abbeydorney 7-18 Austin Stacks 0-02 St. Patricks East Kerry 1-09 Kenmare 1-09 Lixnaw 2-09 Kilmoyley 2-06 Round 1 ReplayKenmare 2-17 St. Patricks East Kerry 1-09 Quarter-finalsCrotta O'Neill's 3-11 Ballyheigue 3-08... |
Lixnaw Lixnaw Lixnaw is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee.- History :Lixnaw was once the seat of the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of Lixnaw, erected the Castle of Lixnaw, built the old bridge, and improved the... (replay) |
Crotta O'Neill's |
| 1998 1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship First RoundKenmare 3-16 Austin Stacks 1-07St. Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 St. Patricks East Kerry 0-07Crotta O'Neill's 2-17 Lixnaw 1-07Quarter FinalsCauseway4-07 Abbeydorney 1-08Ballyheigue 2-21 Kenmare 0-04Ballyduff 4-10 Kilmoyley 3-11... |
Causeway Causeway GAA Causeway GAA are a hurling team in north County Kerry, Ireland. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, North Kerry Championship and Div 1 County League... |
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| 1986 | St. Brendan's, Ardfert | Crotta O'Neill's |
| 1985 | Lixnaw Lixnaw Lixnaw is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee.- History :Lixnaw was once the seat of the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of Lixnaw, erected the Castle of Lixnaw, built the old bridge, and improved the... |
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| 1979 | Causeway Causeway GAA Causeway GAA are a hurling team in north County Kerry, Ireland. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, North Kerry Championship and Div 1 County League... |
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| 1972 | Ballyduff | Crotta O'Neill's |
| 1968 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stacks Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. It has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA club in Ireland... |
| 1967 | Ardfert | Crotta O'Neill's |
| 1952 | Ardfert | Crotta O'Neill's |
| 1951 | Crotta O'Neill's | Killarney |
| 1950 | Crotta O'Neill's | Kilmoyley Kilmoyley GAA Kilmoyley are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kerry, Ireland. There are located in North Kerry, the main Hurling area of Kerry. They are one of the most successful hurling clubs in Kerry and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling... |
| 1947 | Crotta O'Neill's | Kenmare Kenmare GAA Kenmare GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Kenmare in County Kerry.The club competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area like Templenoe GAA in the county championship and as an individual club in other competitions.-History:The Kenmare Athletic Club was... |
| 1945 | Crotta O'Neill's | Kenmare Kenmare GAA Kenmare GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Kenmare in County Kerry.The club competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area like Templenoe GAA in the county championship and as an individual club in other competitions.-History:The Kenmare Athletic Club was... |
| 1944 | Crotta O'Neill's | Kilgarvan Kilgarvan GAA Kilgarvan is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kerry, Ireland. They play in the Intermediate Hurling Championship and Division 1 county league. Kilgarvan play football in Division 5 of the county league and in the Kenmare District Board championship and County Novice... |
| 1941 | Crotta O'Neill's | Ballyheigue Ballyheigue GAA Ballyheigue GAA is a hurling and gaelic football club in north County Kerry, Ireland. The club competes at all levels of hurling at county and North Kerry and also plays some underage football as well as competing in the county junior football league and the county novice football... |
| 1939 | Crotta O'Neill's | Shannon Rovers |
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