Glanworth GAA
Encyclopedia
Glanworth GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the parish of Glanworth
, County Cork
, Ireland
. The club fields teams in competitions organized by the Cork GAA county board and the Avondhu GAA
divisional board. The club plays under the name Glanworth in Gaelic football
, and under the name Harbour Rovers in hurling
. The club has traditionally been mmost successful in football. In 2011, the club plays in the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
, and in the North Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship.
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 the parish of Glanworth
Glanworth
Glanworth is a village on the R512 regional road 8 km northwest of the town of Fermoy in County Cork, Ireland. It lies some 40 km northeast of the city of Cork, the county's administrative centre, and 210 km southwest of the capital, Dublin...
, 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 fields teams in competitions organized by the Cork GAA county board and the Avondhu GAA
Avondhu GAA
Avondhu GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the north of Cork, Ireland. The division includes towns such as Charleville, Mallow, Fermoy, and Mitchelstown. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to...
divisional board. The club plays under the name Glanworth in 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 under the name Harbour Rovers 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...
. The club has traditionally been mmost successful in football. In 2011, the club plays in the 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...
, and in the North Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship.
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 1976 Runners-Up 1972, 1973 - 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 1954, 1971, 2009 Runners-Up 1949, 1953 - 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...
Winners 1966, 1967 Runners-Up 1965, 1968 - Cork Minor B Football ChampionshipCork Minor B Football ChampionshipThe Cork Minor B Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played in County Cork, Ireland. The competition is between Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to the Cork board. All players have to under the age of 18 on January 1 of the year in which the competition is being held...
Runners-Up 2000 - Cork Minor B Hurling ChampionshipCork Minor B Hurling ChampionshipThe Cork Minor B Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This is the third tier championship, as stronger clubs will compete in the Cork Minor A Hurling Championship or the Premier Cork Minor Hurling...
Winners 2001 - North Cork Junior Football Championship Winners 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1971, 2006, 2008, 2009
Notable Players
- Donal Aherne - Captain of Cork Minor Football team 1967, 1968
- John Courtney - played with Cork Senior football team, won minor all ireland championship with cork in 1969. He also has managed Eire Og to a Leinster Championship and Sarsfields to three championship titles.