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1990 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1990 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 17 December 1989. The championship began on 20 April 1990 and ended on 4 November 1990. Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Muskerry in the second round. On 4 November 1990, Duhallow won the championship following an 0-08 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1936. Colm O'Neill and Dave Barry were the championship's joint top scorers with 0-21. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Rockchapel Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhallow
Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of Irish counties and used in the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While Baronies have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in some areas, such as in planning permissions. In some cases, a barony may correspond to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown. Location and settlements Duhallow is located on the borders of counties Kerry and Limerick, and is bounded on the south by the Boggeragh Mountains. The Blackwater River flows southward from Ballydesmond to Rathmore before turning eastward past Millstreet, Kanturk, and Banteer, eventually flowing to the sea at Youghal. The main towns in Duhallow are Newmarket, Kanturk, and Millstreet, with smaller villages such as Ballydesmond, Banteer, Lyre, Kilcorney, Nadd, Boherbue, Castlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockchapel GAA
Rockchapel GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Rockchapel in the North West of County Cork, Ireland which forms part of the parish of Rockchapel and Meelin. The village is located close to border with County Kerry and County Limerick. The club plays Gaelic Football in the Duhallow division competitions. Ladies' Gaelic football is also played within the club. Rockchapel juvenile footballers play with St. Peter's which is an amalgamation of Meelin, Freemount and Rockchapel clubs at juvenile level. They last won the Duhallow Football Championship in 2012 and won the Cork County Junior Football Championship later that year. Football Early years Gaelic football began in a townland called Rockchapel in the 1920s. Games were organised between Rockchapel, Meelin, Brosna and Mountcollins as there was no structure or board in place at that time. 21 years after the Duhallow Board was first formed, Rockchapel had its first victory when they defeated Kilbrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroom
Macroom (; ) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork (city), Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census of Ireland, 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census recorded 3,765 people. The town is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Macroom began as a meeting place for the druids of Munster. It is first mentioned is in 6th-century records, and the immediate area hosted a major battle involving the Irish king Brian Boru. During the Middle Ages, the town was invaded by a succession of warring clans, including the Murcheatach Uí Briain and Richard de Cogan families. In the early modern period the MacCarthys took control and later the area found prosperity via milling. The MacCa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopstown GAA
Bishopstown Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and fields teams in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. History Located in the suburb of Bishopstown in the southwest of Cork, Bishopstown Hurling and Football Club was founded in 1957. Bishopstown had it's first success in 1971 when the club claimed the City JFC title. This was followed in 1974 with the Cork IFC title after a defeat of Newcestown in the final. Bishopstown made a hurling breakthrough in 1977 with the City JHC title. 15 years later the club beat Cloyne by a goal to win the Cork IHC and become a dual senior club. The club added a Cork Premier IHC title to their collection in 2006 after a 0-20 to 1-11 defeat of Carrigtwohill in the final. The new century saw Bishopstown make some progress at senior level but just fall short of claiming the title. The club lost Cork SFC finals to Nemo Rangers in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbery GAA
Carbery GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the south-west area of County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The division is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA, the Cork County Board and a division is responsible for organising competitions for the clubs within the division from Under 12 up to adult level The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level, and these then compete for the Cork GAA Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship. The Carbery division consists of 26 clubs from Bandon GAA, Bandon in the east to Bantry Blues in the west. List of clubs * Argideen Rangers * Ballinascarthy GAA, Ballinascarthy * Bandon GAA, Bandon * Bantry Blues * Barryroe GAA, Barryroe * Carbery Rangers * Castlehaven GAA, Castlehaven * Clann na nGael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, at adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level, and these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Many of the best known clubs in Cork are part of this division - Nemo Rangers, Blackrock, Glen Rovers are examples. The division derives its name from Shandon, whose bells are a symbol of Cork City. History Junior A Football Championship * 2023 Mayfield * 2022 St Michael's * 2021 Douglas * 2020 Passage West * 2019 St Michael's * 2018 Delanys * 2017 Delanys * 2016 Brian Dillons * 2015 Delanys * 2014 St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beara GAA
Beara GAA is a division of Cork GAA, and is responsible for organizing Gaelic Athletic Association games in the Beara Peninsula in County 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 champions to determine which club is the county champion. Currently, the following clubs are part of the Beara division - Castletownbere, Adrigole, Urhan, Garnish, Bere Island and Glengarriff. It has no senior football team so the only representative in the Cork Senior Football Championship is the divisional team. The division also competes in the Cork Minor Football Championship and the Cork Under-21 Football Championship. Beara is a Gaelic football stronghold, with very little hurling played, and no competitions organized. Member Clubs * Adrigole * Bere Island * Castletownbere * Garnish * Glengarriff * Urhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watergrasshill
Watergrasshill () is a village in north-east County Cork in Ireland to the north of Cork city. It is within the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency. Bypassed in 2003, the village is situated on the R639 road and accessible via junction 17 of the M8 motorway. It had a population of 1,840 at the 2022 census. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number standing stones, fulacht fiadh, and ringfort sites in the surrounding townlands of Bishop's Island and Tinageragh. The Roman Catholic 'Church of the Immaculate Conception' was completed in 1895. The Church of Ireland church in the village was built . This church was deconsecrated in 1990 and has since been used as an arts venue. The National Ploughing Championships were held in the Watergrasshill area in 1974 and 1979. Demographics According to ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'', published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, Watergrasshill then had a population of 533 people. The village is located wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilshannig GAA
Kilshannig is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Glantane in County Cork, Ireland. The parish in north Cork is split into three villages, Glantane, Dromahane and Bweeng. The club was founded in the same year as GAA's founding, in 1884. Cill Seannaigh comes from St Senach, who founded a church near the present site of the Church of Ireland at Newberry. The club fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in competitions organised by Cork county board, and by the Avondhu division. History Early years The club goes as far back as 1921, when it played in the Duhallow division. The team in the parish was known as the Lombardstown team. They reached the county final that year, when they were beaten by Redmonds. In 1921, two men were chosen to play for the Cork Juniors against Kerry. They were Sonny Breen and William C. O'Connell. Hurling was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The team was known as "Brittas Rovers". In 1933, Brittas Rovers were beaten b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Piarsaigh GAA
Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Fair Hill, Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Located in the Fair Hill area on the northside of Cork, Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club was founded by a group of North Monastery students in 1943. The club is named in honour of Pádraig Pearse, to reflect the nationalist ideals of the club and its members. Early training sessions took place at Collins Barracks, prior to the club acquiring their own playing field in 1951. Na Piarsaigh had their first success when, in 1946, they claimed their City JHC title. Their second title, won in 1953, was subsequently converted into a Cork JHC, following a 6-00 to 2–10 win over Cloughduv in the final. Na Piarsaigh made a Gaelic football breakthrough in 1964, with the first of back-to-back City JAFC titles. The Cork JFC was won in 1965, while the club secured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millstreet
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722. Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasses the civil parishes of Drishane and Kilcorney. Geography The town is at the foot of Clara Mountain, part of the Derrynasaggart range. The townlands within Millstreet Poor Law Union were part of the barony of West Muskerry. Aubane was an area within Millstreet Poor Law Union, in the townlands of Tooreenbane and Tullig, and is outside the town itself. History Evidence of ancient settlement within the town include a ringfort and souterrain site within Coomlogane townland. A number of lintel stones, with Ogham inscriptions, were uncovered on the site in the 1980s. The ruins of Dromsicane Castle, dating to at least the 16th century, are located nearby. A tower, dating to , is within the enclosure of Millstreet's former Church of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigdhoun GAA
Carrigdhoun GAA is one of the eight baronies or Gaelic Athletic Association divisions that make up Cork. The division is made up of eleven Gaelic Athletic Association teams, making it one of the smaller divisions. The division is also known as the South East division. It extends from just south of Cork city down to Ballinspittle in the south of the county. The 11 teams are Ballinhassig, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle from Riverstick, Belgooly, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Courcey Rovers from Ballinadee and Ballinspittle, Kinsale, Shamrocks from Ringaskiddy/ Monkstown, Tracton from Minane Bridge, and Valley Rovers from Innishannon. The division selects players from all clubs except any that is senior (at present Courcey Rovers in hurling and Valley Rovers and Carrigaline in football) to represent the division in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship and in the Cork Senior Football Championship. The division's team wear a black and gold strip. The division organises championships f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
