Macroom GAA
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Macroom 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 and surrounding parish of Macroom
Macroom
Macroom is a market town in Ireland located in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney. It is one of the key gateways to the tourist region of West Cork. The town recorded a population on 3,553 in the 2006 national census...

 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
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 county board and the Muskerry GAA
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 board. The club has been one of the most successful Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 clubs 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...

 having won the Cork Senior Football Championship ten times and having contributed numerous players to Cork GAA football teams.

Honours

  • Cork Senior Football Championship Winners 10 titles 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1958, 1962 Runners-Up 1889, 1907, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1949 1955, 1959
  • 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 1982, 1990, 2010 Runners-Up 1916, 1919
  • 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 1907 Runners-Up 1900, 1905, 1906, 1909
  • 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...

     Winners 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1986 Runners-Up 1927, 1934, 1936, 1942, 1947, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1985, 2005
  • Cork Minor A Football Championship
    Cork Minor A Football Championship
    The Cork Minor A Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in Cork, Ireland. This championship was begun in 1992 when the strongest minor football teams were placed in the Premier Division of the championship...

     Winners 1992, 2004 Runners-Up 2001
  • 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...

    1982 Runners-Up 1988, 1989, 2006, 2007
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