Newcestown GAA is 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...

 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...

 club based in the village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 of Newcestown

Newcestown

Newcestown is a small village located 35 km from the city of Cork in the western part of County Cork, Ireland.It is a very scenic village to come to with lovely villagers and a state of the art church.The local pub,shop and gaa club are great meeting areas.The local School is an uponcoming...

 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

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. The club 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 of Cork GAA.

History

Founded in 1959, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. It is a vibrant club with over 150 paid up members and the adult teams currently play in the Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organized by the Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the Cork Senior Hurling Championship. This championship has been played for since 1909...

 and Cork Senior Football Championship.

Honours

• 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 1971, 2001, 2010, Runners-Up 1974
• Cork Junior Hurling Championship
  Cork Junior Hurling Championship
  The Cork Junior Hurling Championship is the third tier championship for hurling clubs in Cork. The winners of this championship compete in the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year. This championship is often considered the most difficult championship to win, since more teams...
  
   Winners 1972, 1980, 1992 Runners-Up 1988
• 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...
  
   Winners 1967, 1990
• Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
  Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
  The Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. Seven of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship . The divisional winners compete against each other to decide the county...
  
   Winners 1993 Runners-Up 1992
• Cork Minor A Hurling Championship
  Cork Minor A Hurling Championship
  The Cork Minor A Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in Cork, Ireland. This championship was begun in 1992 when the strongest minor hurling teams were placed in the Premier Division of the championship...
  
   Runners-Up 2005, 2007
• Cork Intermediate Hurling League Winners 2002
• Cork Minor A Hurling League Winners 2007
• Cork Minor A Football League Winners 2007
• Cork Intermediate Football Tom Creedon Cup Winners 2006
• West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Winners 1967, 1969, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1992 Runners-Up 1963, 1964, 1970, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2007
• West Cork Junior A Football Championship Winners 1964, 1967, 1988, 1990 Runners-Up 1962, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1982, 1989
• West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship Winners 1977 Runners-Up 1960
• West Cork Junior B Football Championship Winners 1960, 2008 Runners-Up 1959
• West Cork Junior C Hurling Championship Winners 1984, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2005 Runners-Up 1988, 1989, 2001
• West Cork Junior C Football Championship Winners 1982, 1990, 1992, 1999 (?), 2000 Runners-Up 1983, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997
• West Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship Winners 1973, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2008 Runners-Up 1981, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2011
• West Cork Under 21 A Football Championship Winners 2001, 2006 Runners-Up 2007, 2010
• West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship Winners 2000
• West Cork Minor A Hurling Championship Winners 1960, 1961, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007 Runners-Up 1982, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2008
• West Cork Minor A Football Championship Winners 1960(?), 2000 Runners-Up 1992, 2007
• West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1972
• West Cork Minor B Football Championship Winners 1961, 1969, 1981 Runners-Up 1965, 1968, 1980, 1991

Famous players

Famous Newcestown players include Tim Crowley

Tim Crowley

Tim Crowley is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with Newcestown and Cork in the 1970s and 1980s.-Playing career:...

, Kevin Kehily, Seán O Donovan and Pat Kenneally

Pat Kenneally

Pat Kenneally is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Newcestown and with the Cork senior inter-county teams in the 1990s. Kenneally captained Cork in 1995, however, he enjoyed little success with the senior team...

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