Erin's Own GAA (Cork)
Encyclopedia
Erin's Own GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club located in Glounthaune
in east County Cork
, Ireland
. The club is made up of players from Little Island
, Knockraha
, Brooklodge and Glounthaune
areas of the parish. The club caters for players at all age levels in hurling
, Gaelic football
, camogie
and ladies football.
in the parish of Glounthaune
by forming one strong unit where two weaker ones previously existed. The games had been played in the Parish for well over a hundred years.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club located in Glounthaune
Glounthaune
Glounthaune is a village situated some 10 km east of Cork,on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.-Transport:...
in east 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 made up of players from Little Island
Little Island, Cork
Little Island is mainly an industrial area to the east of Cork City, Ireland. It is no longer an island, since the northern channel separating it from the mainland has filled over. To the east and south is Cork Harbour; across a channel to the west is Fota Island.-Development:Many of Cork's...
, Knockraha
Knockraha
Knockraha is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. In the village there is a pub, church, primary school and community hall.-History:The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Glounthaune which came into existence in the late eighteen hundreds, being an amalgamation of the ancient...
, Brooklodge and Glounthaune
Glounthaune
Glounthaune is a village situated some 10 km east of Cork,on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.-Transport:...
areas of the parish. The club caters for players at all age levels in 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...
, Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
and ladies football.
History
Erin's Own GAA Club was founded in 1963 with the amalgamation of the two parish clubs, Knockraha and Little Island. The decision to form the new club was based on a desire to strengthen Gaelic gamesGaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
in the parish of Glounthaune
Glounthaune
Glounthaune is a village situated some 10 km east of Cork,on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.-Transport:...
by forming one strong unit where two weaker ones previously existed. The games had been played in the Parish for well over a hundred years.
Honours
- Cork Senior Hurling ChampionshipCork Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe 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....
: 3- 1992, 2006, 2007
- Cork Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipCork Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipCork 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...
: 2- 1984, 1987
Honours
- 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...
: 2- 1994, 2005
- 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...
: 0- Runners-Up 2002, 2003
- Cork Under-21 B Football ChampionshipCork Under-21 B Football ChampionshipThe Cork Under-21 B 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. The divisional winners compete...
: 1- 2010
- East Cork Junior Football Championship: 4
- 1994, 2002, 2003, 2005 R/U: 1990, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2004
Notable players
- Brian CorcoranBrian CorcoranBrian Corcoran is a former Irish sportsman. He played hurling and Gaelic football with Erin's Own and Cork in the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life:Brian Corcoran was born in Caherlag, Glounthaune, County Cork in 1973...
- Kieran MurphyKieran Murphy (Erin's Own)Kieran Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Erin's Own and with the Cork senior inter-county team. He works as an Official with AIB.-Club:...
- Shane MurphyShane Murphy (hurler)Shane Murphy is an Irish hurler. He plays hurling with his local club Erin's Own and is a substitute Right Corner Back for the Cork Inter-County Team...