St. Vincent's GAA (Cork)
Encyclopedia
St. Vincent's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the Blarney Street and Sundays Well parts of Cork city, Ireland
. It also includes in its catchment area Gurranabraher
, Churchfield and Knocknaheeny. Teams are fielded in Gaelic football
, hurling
and camogie
. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Seandún
board competitions. The greatest achievements in the club's history was winning the 1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
and the 2006 Premium Intermediate Football Championship
. As a result they were promoted to senior status though in the football case, this only lasted one year as the club was relegated in 2007. Currently the club plays in the Intermediate grade in both sports.
By 1946 the club had won the Junior Football County Final and boasted to being one of the first clubs in the county to own their own pitch. The grounds would be redeveloped on a couple of occasions over the decades culminating in the activities from the early nineties which have seen the building of a state of the art complex housing several dressing rooms, meeting rooms, a large training hall, 3 adult size pitches and a social club in Blarney Rd. An all-weather pitch has recently been installed and there are plans to install floodlighting on one of the adult ptiches.
On the playing side, the club has won numerous honours over the years at all levels including the intermediate hurling county title in 1968 and a senior hurling league in 1972. Recent years has heralded great success at underage level with various teams winning honours at the premier and A grades. The highlight of this has been the winning of the Minor Premier County in 1998. These players would go on to join with members of other successful underage teams from the 90’s to help the club win its first intermediate football title in 2006.
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 Blarney Street and Sundays Well parts of Cork city, 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,...
. It also includes in its catchment area Gurranabraher
Gurranabraher
Gurranabraher is a suburb, located on the northern side of Cork City. It borders onto Fairhill, Shandon, and Knocknaheeny....
, Churchfield and Knocknaheeny. Teams are fielded 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...
, 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...
and 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....
. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Seandún
Seandún GAA
Seandun GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the city of Cork, Ireland. 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. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional...
board competitions. The greatest achievements in the club's history was winning the 1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cork 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...
and the 2006 Premium 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...
. As a result they were promoted to senior status though in the football case, this only lasted one year as the club was relegated in 2007. Currently the club plays in the Intermediate grade in both sports.
History
In 1943 St Vincents Hurling and Football club was founded to promote Gaelic games in the Blarney Street and Sundays Well areas on the North West side of Cork City. Later, as the city grew, their catchment area expanded to encompass Gurranabraher, Churchfield and Knocknaheeny. From small beginnings few could have imagined that Cumman Uinsinn Naofa would develop so quickly to become such a thriving and successful club in such a short space of time.By 1946 the club had won the Junior Football County Final and boasted to being one of the first clubs in the county to own their own pitch. The grounds would be redeveloped on a couple of occasions over the decades culminating in the activities from the early nineties which have seen the building of a state of the art complex housing several dressing rooms, meeting rooms, a large training hall, 3 adult size pitches and a social club in Blarney Rd. An all-weather pitch has recently been installed and there are plans to install floodlighting on one of the adult ptiches.
On the playing side, the club has won numerous honours over the years at all levels including the intermediate hurling county title in 1968 and a senior hurling league in 1972. Recent years has heralded great success at underage level with various teams winning honours at the premier and A grades. The highlight of this has been the winning of the Minor Premier County in 1998. These players would go on to join with members of other successful underage teams from the 90’s to help the club win its first intermediate football title in 2006.
Achievements
- Cork Senior Football Championship Runners-Up 1948
- 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...
Winners 1968 Runners-Up 1959, 1960 - Cork Premier 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 2006 Runners-Up 2008 - 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 1946 - 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 1998 - Cork Minor Hurling ChampionshipCork Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Cork Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship since 1992. It is played on a countywide basis. Prior to 1992, all teams...
Winners 1957 - 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...
Winners 1990 Runners-Up 1991 - 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 1986 - City Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1951, 1954, 1957 Runners-Up 1953
- City Junior Football Championship Winners 1946, 1950, 1966 Runners-Up 1945, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2007
Notable players
- Paddy BarryPaddy Barry (St. Vincent's)Paddy Barry is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Vincent's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1962 until 1974. Barry captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1970....
- hurling goalkeeper with Cork in 1960s and 1970s - Paddy O'SheaPaddy O'SheaPaddy O'Shea is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Vincent's and has been substitute goalkeeper on the Cork senior inter-county team since 2002.-References:...
- reserve goalkeeper on current Cork football panel - Jim Russell - winner of All-Intermediate Hurling championship medal