Carrigtwohill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the East Cork Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
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| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Carrig | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Páirc Shéamuis de Barra | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°54′29.86″N 8°15′57.68″W / 51.9082944°N 8.2660222°W | ||||||||
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History
editLocated in the town of Carrigtwohill, about 12km east of Cork, Carrigtwohill GAA Club is believed to have been founded in 1885. The newly-created club entered a team in the inaugural Cork SHC in 1887, however, it was 1896 before Carrigtwohill had their first success when they beat Redmonds to win the Cork JHC title.[1] It was the first of six such titles in that grade.
Carrigtwohill won their first Cork IHC title in 1909, following an 18-point victory over Bandon.[2] The club completed the full set of championship titles in 1918, when they claimed their first Cork SHC title after a 4-01 to 1-07 defeat of Blackrock in the final.[3] Carrigtwohill later lost four Cork SHC finals in six seasons between 1932 and 1937, however, the club continued to win Cork JHC and IHC titles at regular intervals.[4]
The new century saw a return to top flight hurling for Carrigtwohill after beating Watergrasshill by 3-14 to 3-12 to claim the Cork PIHC title in 2007.[5] The club bridged a 93-year gap in 2011 by winning a second Cork SHC title following a one-point win over Cork Institute of Technology in the final.[6]
Roll of honour
edit- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1918, 2011
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2007
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1909, 1949, 1950
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship (6): 1896, 1915, 1941, 1948, 1966, 1994
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1998
- Cork Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 2007
- East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (9): 1941, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1994
- East Cork Junior A Football Championship (3): 1993, 1997, 2000
Notable players
edit- Tom Barry: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1928, 1929, 1931)
- Willie John Daly: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1952, 1953, 1954)[7]
- Bill Fitzgibbon: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1902)[8]
- Matty Fouhy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1944, 1952, 1953, 1954)[9]
- Ned Grey: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1919)[10]
- Jimmy Kennedy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1919, 1926)[11]
- Niall McCarthy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2004, 2005)[12]
References
edit- ^ "History - the tournament". Carrigtwohill GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1909 - 1969". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "The Best Old Days". Carrigtwohill GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Carrigtwohill make the ascent". Hogan Stand. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "O'Farrell keeps his cool for Carrig to end 93-year wait". Irish Independent. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "The Leeside Legends series: Diminutive Willie John Daly cast a giant shadow". Echo Live. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Billy Fitzgibbon". Cork Examiner. November 1952. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Dónal O'Grady: The Tipp fans roared when they saw John Doyle trotting out to mark Christy Ring". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Now you rank the top Irish sporting nicknames". Irish Examiner. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Cork has a rich tradition of supplying leaders of camogie". Echo Live. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Niall McCarthy enjoying his journey as a hurling coach". Echo Live. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
