Goleen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association

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...

 based in the parish of Goleen

Goleen

Goleen is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming and construction work are the main occupations of the local people. Many are involved with some aspect of the tourist business, looking after some of the many holiday homes which surround the village...

, 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,...

. This a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 only club. It participates in competitions organized by Cork county board and 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 has had very limited success over the years as it has a very limited population to draw upon. Traditionally, the club has operated at Junior B level, the lowest level possible in Cork. The club uses the name Mizen Rovers for juvenile teams. Team colours are Black & Amber.

Achievements

• Carbery Junior B Football League Winners 1993, 2010
• Carbery Junior B Football Championship Winners 1959, 2011 Runners-Up 1964, 1987, 1995
• Carbery Under-21 B Football Championship Runners-Up 1984
• Carbery Under-21 C Football Championship Winners 1999 Runners-Up 2004, 2007

Notable players

• John Cullinane
• Liam O' Connell
• Daniel O'Driscoll
• Pascal Sheehy
• Paul Cake