Kinsale GAA
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||||||
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| Grounds: | Jack Barrett Memorial Park[1] | ||||||||||||
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Kinsale GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carrigdhoun Board and the Cork County Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Located in the town of Kinsale, about 26 km south of Cork, Kinsale GAA Club was founded in 1886.[2] The club was active in Gaelic football in its early years but lost Cork SFC finals to Nils in 1894, under the banner of Kinsale Blacks & Whites, and to Fermoy in 1900.[3] In spite of the latter defeat, Kinsale claimed the Cork JFC title in 1900, after a defeat of Macroom in the final.
Kinsale had its first major hurling success in 1918, when the club won the Cork JHC after a 4–01 to 2–01 win over Doneraile.[4] This was followed by a Cork IHC title in 1926, with Kinsale securing senior status for the first time after the 5–02 to 2–04 win over Buttevant.[5]
Kinsale spent the majority of the 20th century operating in the junior divisional grades following the establishment of the Carrigdhoun Division in 1926. The club has since won a record 18 South East JAFC titles, as well as six South East JAHC titles.[6][7] Kinsale bridged a 79-year without a county title after beating Castletownbere by 1–09 to 0–08 to win the Cork IFC in October 2011.[8]
Honours
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2011[9]
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1926[10]
- Cork Junior A Football Championship (2): 1900, 1932[11]
- Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1918, 1933
- Carrigdhoun Junior A Football Championship (18): 1930, 1932, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2022[12]
- Carrigdhoun Junior A Hurling Championship (6): 1930, 1933, 1978, 1984, 1989, 2007, 2020
Notable players
- Jack Barrett: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1941)[13]
- Jim O'Regan: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1926, 1928, 1929, 1931)[14]
References
- ↑ "Kinsale GAA to move home to new facility". Echo Live. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kinsale's proud GAA history is captured in black and white". The Southern Star. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gaelic Sunday 1918 – The day GAA defied the British Empire". The Southern Star. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kinsale's success". The Cork Examiner. 22 November 1926. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "South East Junior A Football Championship Roll Of Honour". Carrigdhoun GAA website. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "South East Junior A Hurling Championship Finals". Carrigdhoun GAA website. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Clinical Courcey's finally go the distance". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Intermediate 'A' Football Roll of Honour". gaacork.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Cork Intermediate 'A' Hurling Championship Role of Honour". gaacork.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Junior A FC Roll of Honour". gaacork.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Kinsale prove too good for Ballinhassig in South east junior A football championship final". echolive.ie. The Echo. 3 October 2022.
- ↑ "Years ending in one have proved to be tough for Cork hurling teams". Echo Live. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "GAA Oral History Project" (PDF). GAA website. Retrieved 30 July 2026.