Glanmire GFC
Encyclopedia
Glanmire GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Glanmire
in Cork
, Ireland
. Its Gaelic Football
team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Imokilly
division. The club does not play hurling
as it is closely affiliated with Sarsfields
which is a separate hurling club in the area.
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 based in Glanmire
Glanmire
Glanmire literally meaning ‘The valley of the small fish; The valley of the ploughed land:' The Still Vale: The Valley of the Young Fish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 15,498....
in 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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. Its Gaelic Football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
team participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA, and is a member of Imokilly
Imokilly GAA
Imokilly GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the east of Cork, Ireland. The division includes towns such as Midleton, Cobh, and Youghal. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to the adult level...
division. The club does not play 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...
as it is closely affiliated with Sarsfields
Sarsfields GAA (Cork)
Sarsfields GAA is a hurling club is located in the areas of Riverstown and Glanmire in East Cork. They have won four County Championships, 1951, 1957 2008, and 2010.-County Champions:...
which is a separate hurling club in the area.
Achievements
- 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 1987 Runners-Up 1981, 1985, 2005, 2006 - 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 1923, 1951, 1958
Notable players
- Derry BeckettDerry BeckettDerry Beckett was an Irish sportsperson. He played both hurling and football with Cork in the 1940s.Derry Beckett is one of only eighteen dual players to have won All-Ireland medals in both hurling and football. His sporting exploits began in 1942 when he won a Munster Hurling Championship medal...
- Michael CussenMichael CussenMichael Cussen is an Irish sportsperson who is a member of the Cork senior hurling panel. At club level he plays Gaelic football with Glanmire and hurling with Sarsfield's.-Club:...
- Teddy McCarthyTeddy McCarthyTeddy McCarthy is a retired Irish dual player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1986 until 1996. McCarthy also played Gaelic football with his local club Glanmire and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1987 until 1995...
- Bertie Óg MurphyBertie Óg MurphyBertie Óg Murphy is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1984...
- Tadgh Murphy