Millstreet GAA
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Millstreet 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...

 club based in the parish of Millstreet
Millstreet
Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...

 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,...

. The club paricipates in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and Duhallow
Duhallow GAA
Duhallow GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. This barony is situated in the northwest region of the county, and includes towns such as Kanturk, Millstreet, and Newmarket. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes...

 division. The club is primarily 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...

 club.

Achievements

  • Cork Senior Football Championship Winner 1948 Runner-Up 1940, 1941, 1956
  • Cork Intermediate Football Championship
    Cork Intermediate Football Championship
    This 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...

     Winners 1918 Runner-Up 1967
  • Cork Junior Football Championship
    Cork Junior Football Championship
    The 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...

     Winner 1941, 1963 Runner-Up 1902, 1944
  • Cork Minor B Hurling Championship
    Cork Minor B Hurling Championship
    The Cork Minor B Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This is the third tier championship, as stronger clubs will compete in the Cork Minor A Hurling Championship or the Premier Cork Minor Hurling...

     Winner 2000 Runner-Up 1994
  • Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
    Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
    The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933...

     Winners 1941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1992, 2003 Runners-Up 1933, 1939, 1946, 1998
  • Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
    Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
    This is the top hurling competition in the Duhallow division in Cork, Ireland. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The winners of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior Hurling Championship.-Clubs:...

     Winners 1933, 1962, 1963 Runners-Up 1934, 1935, 1944, 1955, 1960, 1996, 2004, 2005

Notable players

  • Den Connors
  • Humphrey Kelleher
    Humphrey Kelleher
    Humphrey Kelleher was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Millstreet and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1975.-Club:...

  • John Coleman
    John Coleman (Gaelic footballer)
    John Coleman is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Millstreet and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1979....

  • Dinny Long
    Dinny Long
    Dinny Long is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Millstreet and Austin Stacks and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1977.-References:...

  • Con Hartnett
    Con Hartnett
    Con Hartnett is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Millstreet and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from the 1971 until 1975.-References:...

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