Gabriel Rangers
Encyclopedia
Gabriel Rangers is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the villages of Schull
and Ballydehob
in County Cork
, Ireland
. The club fields team in both Gaelic football
and hurling
, though the latter is by far the weaker sport. The club is affiliated to Cork GAA and to Carbery
divisional board.
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 the villages of Schull
Schull
Schull or Skull is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The name derives from a medieval monastic school of which no trace remains. Located on the southwest coast, in West Cork, the village is situated in a scenic and remote location, dominated by Mount Gabriel . It has a sheltered harbour, used for...
and Ballydehob
Ballydehob
Ballydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland, located on the N71 national secondary road.-History:Ballydehob is a microcosm of Irish local history, and legends and folklore abound in the locality. At the dawn of the Bronze Age , copper was mined on Mount Gabriel, just...
in 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
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,...
. The club fields team in both Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and 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...
, though the latter is by far the weaker sport. The club is affiliated to Cork GAA and to 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.
Achievements
- Cork Minor B Football ChampionshipCork Minor B Football ChampionshipThe Cork Minor B Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played in County Cork, Ireland. The competition is between Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to the Cork board. All players have to under the age of 18 on January 1 of the year in which the competition is being held...
1988, 2004. Runner-Up 2002 - Cork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipCork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipThe Cork Junior B Hurling Championship is a hurling competition played by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork. This is the fourth and lowest tier of county hurling competitions organized by Cork. The competition is confined to clubs who play solely at this level. Thus the second and third...
1989
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship 2010. Runner-Up 1979, 1983, 2005
- West Cork Junior B Football Championship 1978. Runner-Up 1952 (as Ballydehob), 1977
- West Cork Junior C Football Championship Runner-Up 2007
- West Cork Junior C Football Championship 1989. Runner-Up 1999
- West Cork Junior D Football Championship 1990, 2002.
- West Cork Minor B Football Championship 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004. Runner-Up 1979, 2000
- West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship 1981, 2003. Runner-Up 1997
- West Cork Under-21 C Football Championship 2007. Runner-Up 2006
- West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship 1950 (as Ballydehob), 1978, 1988, 1989. Runner-Up 1952 (as Ballydehob), 1976, 1987, 1998, 2007
- West Cork Minor A Hurling Championship 1979. Runner-Up 1978, 1991, 1987, 1988, 1989
- West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship 1986. Runner-Up 1978, 1979, 1981, 1994
- West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1987, 1988, 1992. Runner-Up 1984