Ballincollig GAA
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Ballincollig GAA is a 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...

 club based in the town of Ballincollig
Ballincollig
Ballincollig is a satellite town in County Cork, Ireland, approximately 9 km west of Cork city. It is located beside the River Lee on the R608 regional road. In 2006 the population of Ballincollig DED was 16,308. The nearest towns include: Ballinora, Ovens, Killumney, Inniscarra, Blarney ,...

, 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 is affiliated with the Cork GAA board and plays in the Muskerry
Muskerry GAA
Muskerry GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division located in the in the middle region of County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA County Board. The division includes clubs from the western parts of Cork city to the county bounds with Kerry...

 divisional competitions. In 2009, the club will participate in the Cork Senior Football Championship and the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organized by the Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the Cork Senior Hurling Championship. This championship has been played for since 1909...

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History

In 1942, the club was the first team in nine years to defeat Glen Rovers
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:...

 in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....

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In 2009, the club won their first ever Cork Under-21 Football Championship
Cork Under-21 Football Championship
The Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship...

 atoning for their defeat 13 years previously. Hot favourites and reigning county champions St Finbarrs
St. Finbarr's GAA
St. Finbarr's National Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland....

 were dethroned. Despite hitting 18 wides, performances by Ciaran o Sullivan(MoM), Ronan O Driscoll and Mickey Lordan as well as scores from Kealan Hickey, Kieran Joyce, Ian Coughlan and Kieran O Driscoll led the club to victory on a 0-11 to 0-09 scoreline.

Honours

  • Cork Senior Hurling Championship
    Cork Senior Hurling Championship
    The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....

     Runners-Up 1941, 1942, 1943
  • Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
    Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
    Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organized by the Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the Cork Senior Hurling Championship. This championship has been played for since 1909...

     Winners 1912, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1967, 1999 Runners-Up 1940, 1995
  • Cork Intermediate Football Championship
    Cork Intermediate Football Championship
    This is the Second tier Gaelic football team competition organized by the Cork GAA board. This championship was discontinued after 1938 because of a lack of clubs. From 1939 until 1964 any team that won the Junior County Football Final could go straight to Senior. The Intermediate Championship was...

     Winners 1994 Runners-Up 1988, 1991, 1993
  • Cork Junior Hurling Championship
    Cork Junior Hurling Championship
    The Cork Junior Hurling Championship is the third tier championship for hurling clubs in Cork. The winners of this championship compete in the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year. This championship is often considered the most difficult championship to win, since more teams...

     Winners 1927, 1963 Runners-Up 1987, 1990
  • Cork Junior Football Championship
    Cork Junior Football Championship
    The Cork Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in Cork. The competition was originally established in 1895 as a competition for second teams of clubs playing in the Cork Senior Football Championship. This is the fourth level of football clubs, under Senior, Premier...

     Winners 1933, 1940, 1981 Runners-Up 1930
  • Cork Minor Hurling Championship
    Cork Minor Hurling Championship
    The Cork Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship since 1992. It is played on a countywide basis. Prior to 1992, all teams...

     Runners-Up 1991, 1993
  • Cork Minor Football Championship
    Cork Minor Football Championship
    The Cork Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Premier Minor Football Championship and is played on a county-wide basis. The competing clubs do not play...

     Runners-Up 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006
  • Cork Minor A Hurling Championship
    Cork Minor A Hurling Championship
    The Cork Minor A Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in Cork, Ireland. This championship was begun in 1992 when the strongest minor hurling teams were placed in the Premier Division of the championship...

     Winners 2003
  • Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
    Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
    The Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. Seven of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship . The divisional winners compete against each other to decide the county...

     Winners 1996 Runners-Up 1995
  • Cork Under-21 Football Championship
    Cork Under-21 Football Championship
    The Cork Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in County Cork, Ireland for players under the age of 21. Clubs affiliated to Cork board compete to win this championship. All eight of the divisions in Cork organize their own championship...

     Winners 2009 Runners-Up 1996, 2010
  • Mid Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 1990 Runners-Up 1942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2003
  • Mid Cork Junior Football Championship Winners (12) 1927, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1977, 1981 Runners-Up 1929,1935, 1945, 1948, 1965, 1975, 1980

Cork Senior B Camogie championship 2009

Notable players

  • Willie "Long Puck" Murphy
    Willie Murphy
    Willie 'Long Puck' Murphy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballincollig and was a member of the Cork senior-inter-county team from 1939 until 1949.-Nickname:...

  • John Miskella
    John Miskella
    John Miskella is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with the Ballincollig club and with the Cork senior inter-county team.-Playing career:Miskella made his debut for the Cork team in 1999 against Waterford....

  • Podsie O'Mahony
  • Patrick Kelly
  • Paddy (Hitler) Healy

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