Kilmacabea 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...

 club based in the villages of Leap, Glandore

Glandore

Glandore |Cork]] city.The village has several pubs, with traditional music. It is a very popular holiday destination for Irish holiday makers in particular. Famous homeowners include Margaret Jay, former leader of the House of Lords, and Tony O'Reilly. The village yacht club's official headquarters...

 and Connagh

Connagh

Connagh is a townland of the village of Ballineen, County Cork, Ireland. It was previously the location for the national school serving Connagh and neighbouring townlands....

 in County Cork

County Cork

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, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The club is affiliated to Cork GAA and plays in 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...

 division. The club has a very strong tradition in 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 sometimes plays 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...

 also. In 2008, the club combined with Carbery Rangers

Carbery Rangers

Carbery Rangers is a Gaelic football club in Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland.It plays in games organized by Cork county board. It is one of the oldest clubs in Cork, having been founded in 1887. It currently competes in the Cork Senior Football Championship, and in the West Cork or Carbery GAA...

 to field a Minor Hurling team called St. Fuachtna's which won the Cork Minor C Hurling Championship

Cork Minor C Hurling Championship

The Cork Minor C Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is confined to the weakest clubs at this grade, and teams are restricted to 13 players rather than the normal 15.-Winners:...

.

Achievements

• Cork Minor C Hurling Championship
  Cork Minor C Hurling Championship
  The Cork Minor C Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is confined to the weakest clubs at this grade, and teams are restricted to 13 players rather than the normal 15.-Winners:...
  
   Winners 2008 (as part of St. Fachtna's)
• Cork Minor C Football Championship
  Cork Minor C Football Championship
  The Cork Minor C Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is confined to the weakest clubs at this grade, and teams are restricted to 13 players rather than the normal 15...
  
   Runner-Up 2008
• Cork Junior B Football Championship
  Cork Junior B Football Championship
  The Cork Junior B Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition held annually between teams playing in the lowest grade possible in Cork, Ireland. The competition, organized by Cork, involves teams from all eight divisions in the county, Avondhu, Beara, Carbery, Carrigdhoun, Duhallow,...
  
  Winner 1994
• Cork Minor A Football League Runner-Up 1994
• Cork non exam Minor championship Winner 2007 Runner-Up 2005 2008
• Cork Minor C Football league Winner 2005 Runner-Up 2008
• West Cork Junior A Football League 2006
• West Cork Junior B Football Championship 1971, 1982, 1994 Runner-Up 1980, 1981, 1993
• West Cork Junior C Football Championship 2004 Runner-Up 2005
• West Cork Junior D Football Championship 1993
• West Cork Minor A Football Championship 1993, 1994
• West Cork Minor B Football Championship 1998 Runner-Up 1966, 1969 (as Leap)
• West Cork Minor C Football Championship Runner-Up 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
• West Cork Under-21 A Football Championship Runner-Up 1973
• West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship 1991, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008 Runner-Up 2001, 2003, 2006
• West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1972

Notable players

Patrick Burke (Maultrahane) captained the most successful team in the clubs history and is currently chairman. He has been one of the best chairmen guiding the club through a massive transformation.