Robert Emmetts GAA (Cork)
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Robert Emmets GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Monkstown, County Cork
, Ireland
. It competed in competitions organized by the Carrigdhoun
division of Cork. The club was primarily successful in Gaelic football
and won the Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship
on three occasions. The club is now defunct.
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 Monkstown, County Cork
Monkstown, County Cork
Monkstown is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the old barony of Kerrycurrihy. It lies 9 miles southeast of Cork city on the estuary of the River Lee, facing Great Island and looking onto Monkstown Bay....
, 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,...
. It competed in competitions organized by the Carrigdhoun
Carrigdhoun GAA
Carrigdhoun GAA is one of the eight baronies or Gaelic Athletic Association divisions that make up Cork. The division is made up of eleven Gaelic Athletic Association teams, making it one of the smaller divisions....
division of Cork. The club was primarily successful 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...
and won the Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship
Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship
The Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA in Cork, Ireland...
on three occasions. The club is now defunct.
Achievements
- Carrigdhoun Junior Football ChampionshipCarrigdhoun Junior Football ChampionshipThe Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA in Cork, Ireland...
Winners 1950, 1954, 1956 Runners-Up 1958, 1962