Clonakilty GAA

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Clonakilty GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town and parish of Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland. It is affiliated to the Carbery division of Cork. The club has achieved fame primarily as a Gaelic football club. The club has played in the Cork Senior Football Championship for 75 years and has won the title on 8 occasions. The 1945 Cork team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was backboned by players from Clonakilty.

[edit] Honours

• Cork Senior Football Championship 8
  • 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1996

• Cork Intermediate Football Championship 2
  • 1913, 1931

• Cork Junior Football Championship 1
  • 1930

• Cork Minor Football Championship
  • Runners-Up 1940, 1962

• Cork Minor B Hurling Championship 1
  • Winners 2007

• West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship 13
  • Winners 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2004 Runners-Up 1926, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1979, 1980

• West Cork Junior A Football Championship 4
  • Winners 1930, 1948, 1949, 1977 Runners-Up 1926, 1929, 1972, 1974

• West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2007

• Cork Under-21 Football Championship
  • Runners-Up 1999

• Munster Under-13 Football Championship
  • Winners 2008

• West Cork Under-12 Football Championship
  • Winners 2007

[edit] Famous Players

• Dave McCarthy - on 1973 All-Ireland winning team
• Tadgho Crowley - Captain of Cork 1945 Football team

[edit] External links

• Clonakilty GAA