Na Piarsaigh GAA
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Founded: | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
County: | Cork | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname: | Na Piarsaigh | ||||||||||||||||
Club colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||||||||||
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Senior Club Championships
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Na Piarsaigh are a Hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1943. Their senior hurling team have won 3 county senior hurling championships, the last one in October 2004. This team who won the 2004 final was notable for having 3 brothers (the O'hAilpins) on this team. Two of these brothers Setanta and Aisake are currently playing Australian rules football for Carlton Australian Rules football club.
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[edit] Club crest
In 1951 the club adopted the Red Hand of Ulster as its crest - with the thumb "symbolically severed" to demonstrate empathy with the six counties still under "foreign [UK] rule".[1]
[edit] Noted Hurlers
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Preceded by Glen Rovers |
Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winning Team 1990 |
Succeeded by Midleton |
Preceded by Carbery |
Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winning Team 1995 |
Succeeded by Avondhu |
Preceded by Newtownshandrum |
Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winning Team 2004 |
Succeeded by Newtownshandrum |