St. Mary's GAA
Encyclopedia
St. Mary's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the villages of Ballineen and Enniskean, County Cork
, Ireland
. The club participates in bolth Gaelic football
and hurling
competitions. The club is a member of the Carbery
division of Cork GAA. In 2009, the club won its first ever Junior "A" Football Championship. http://www.southernstar.ie/article.php?id=1588
In the 1930s and 1940s, the Enniskeane club represented the parish. The club used the name Fineen Rovers for all juvenile teams up to minor level for many years.
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 Ballineen and Enniskean, 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 participates in bolth 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...
competitions. The club is a member of 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. In 2009, the club won its first ever Junior "A" Football Championship. http://www.southernstar.ie/article.php?id=1588
History
The club was formed in 1972 when it replaced a prior club known as Round Towers.In the 1930s and 1940s, the Enniskeane club represented the parish. The club used the name Fineen Rovers for all juvenile teams up to minor level for many years.
Achievements
- Carbery Junior "A" Football Championship Winners 2009
- Cork Junior B Football ChampionshipCork Junior B Football ChampionshipThe 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,...
Winners 2004 - Cork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipCork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipThe Cork Junior B Hurling Championship is a hurling competition played by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork. This is the fourth and lowest tier of county hurling competitions organized by Cork. The competition is confined to clubs who play solely at this level. Thus the second and third...
Runners-Up 1986, 2001, 2008 - Cork Minor B Hurling ChampionshipCork Minor B Hurling ChampionshipThe 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...
Runners-Up 2006 - Cork Minor B Football ChampionshipCork Minor B Football ChampionshipThe Cork Minor B Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played in County Cork, Ireland. The competition is between Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to the Cork board. All players have to under the age of 18 on January 1 of the year in which the competition is being held...
Runners-Up 2006 - Cork Minor C Football ChampionshipCork Minor C Football ChampionshipThe 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...
Runners-Up 2004 - Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship Winners 1986, 1993, 2001, 2008 Runners-Up 2002, 2006
- Carbery Junior B Football Championship Winners 1980, 2004 Runners-Up 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Carbery Junior C Hurling Championship Runners-Up 2006
- Carbery Junior D Football Championship Runners-Up 1991
- Carbery Minor B Hurling Championship Winners 1969, 1970, 1971 (as Fineen Rovers), 2002, 2006 Runners-Up 1968, 1974, 1987, 1992
- Carbery Minor B Football Championship Winners 1970 (as Fineen Rovers), 2003, 2006 Runners-Up 2001
- Carbery Minor C Hurling Championship Winners 1997, 2005 Runners-Up 1996
- Carbery Minor C Football Championship Winners 2004
- Carbery Under-21 A Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1976
- Carbery Under-21 A Football Championship Runners-Up 2009
- Carbery Under-21 B Hurling Championship Winners 1983 Runners-Up 1992, 1997
- Carbery Under-21 B Football Championship Winners 1978, 1979, 2002, 2006, 2010, Runners-Up 1977, 1987
- Carbery Under-21 C Football Championship Winners 1997, 2001
- Carbery Under-21 C Hurling Championship Winners 2006