Bantry Blues
Encyclopedia
Bantry Blues is a Gaelic football
club based in Bantry
, County Cork
, Republic of Ireland
. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA and to the Carbery
division. The club has always been primarily a Gaelic football
club, but has fielded hurling
teams also. In 2010, the hurling section was reformed.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club based in Bantry
Bantry
Bantry is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the N71 national secondary road at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km to the west...
, 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...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA and to 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. The club has always been primarily 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...
club, but has fielded 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...
teams also. In 2010, the hurling section was reformed.
Honours
- Cork Senior Football Championship Winners: 1995, 1998 Runners Up: 1909,1981, 2001
- Cork Intermediate Football ChampionshipCork Intermediate Football ChampionshipThis 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: 1912, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1975, 1993 Runners Up: 1933, 1937 - Cork Junior Football ChampionshipCork Junior Football ChampionshipThe 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: 1928, 1972, - Cork Under-21 Football ChampionshipCork Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe 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 1993, 1994 - Cork Minor Football ChampionshipCork Minor Football ChampionshipThe 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: 1941, 1979, 2009 - West Cork Junior A Football Championship winners: 1928, 1932, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985 Runners-Up 1931, 1937, 1947, 1961, 1967, 1971
- West Cork Junior B Football Championship: Winners 1974, Runners-Up: 1972, 1973
- West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: Winners 1972, Runners Up: 1961
- West Cork Junior C Football Championship: Winners 1988, 2010 Runners-Up: 1980
- West Cork Junior D Football Championship: Winners 2008
- West Cork Minor A Football Championship: Winners: 1941, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991,2007 Runners-Up 2008
- West Cork Under-21 Football Championship: Winners 1972, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 Runners-Up: 1969, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990
Notable players
- Declan BarronDeclan BarronDeclan Barron is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1982.-References:...
- Donal HuntDonal HuntDonal Hunt is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1968 until 1978.-References:-Teams:...
- Philip CliffordPhilip CliffordPhilip Clifford is an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues, winning a cork county championship in 1998. and was captain of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1999 until 2005.-References:-Teams:...
- Mark O'Connor
- Damien O'Neil
- Steven Dineen
- Timmy Mahony
- Graham CantyGraham CantyGraham Canty is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2001. Canty captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2010.-Club:Canty plays his club football with his local club called Bantry...