Castlehaven Gaelic Football Club is a Cork GAA club in the parish of

Castlehaven Castlehaven () is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located approximately 75 km south west of Cork City on the coast. The civil parish includes the town of Castletownshend and also contains the hamlets of Rineen and Tragumna. ...

near the town of

Skibbereen Skibbereen (; ) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The name "Skibbereen" (sometimes shortened to "Skibb") means "little boat harbour". The River Ilen runs through the town; it reach ...

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns ar ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The club also draws players from the villages of Union Hall,

Castletownshend Castletownshend (, literally "town of the castle") is a village about south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built by Richard Townsend, whose descendants still reside there. ...

and Tragumna. The club participates in competitions run by

Cork GAA The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the ...

and by the Carbery divisional board. The club is primarily concerned with the game of

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by ki ...

, but has fielded

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of pla ...

teams in the past. They went from playing at Junior B level in 1969 to reaching the

Cork Senior Football Championship The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...

final only 10 years later. The club has remained at senior level ever since, even though it draws from a very small pool of players.

Football

Honours

Munster Senior Club Football Championship The Munster Senior Club Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Football Senior Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition for the champion clubs of each county. It has been organised by the Mu ...

s: 3 ** 1989, 1994, 1997 *

s: 5 ** 1989, 1994, 2003, 2012, 2013 ** Runner-Up 1979, 1997, 2011, 2015 * Kelleher Shield (Senior Football League) 3 ** 1993, 1998, 2007 *

Cork Intermediate Football Championship The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County ...

1 ** 1978 Runners-Up 1977 *

Cork Junior Football Championship The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of ...

1 ** 1976 * West Cork Junior A Football Championship 2 ** 1973, 1976 *West Cork Junior B Football Championship 2 ** 1944, 1969 *West Cork Junior C Football Championship 1 ** 2003 * Cork Under-21 Football Championship 5 ** 1981, 1983, 1998, 2007, 2010 *West Cork Under-21 A Football Championship 7 ** 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1998, 2007, 2010 Beaten finalists 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020 *Cork Minor A Football Championship 1 ** 2013, Runners-Up 2004 *West Cork Minor A Football Championship 3 ** 2001, 2004, 2013 Runner-Up 2005 *West Cork Minor B Football Championship 6 ** 1971, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986 Beaten finalists 1974, 1983, 1987 *West Cork Minor C Football Championship 1 ** 2012

Hurling

Honours

*West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship 2 ** 1973, 1980 Runner-Up 1978 *West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1 ** 1981

Notable players

* Michael Burns * Damien Cahalane *

Niall Cahalane Niall Cahalane (born 25 September 1963) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Cork county team spanned fourteen seasons from 1983 to 1997. Football career Born in Castlehaven, Coun ...

* John Cleary * Ned Cleary * Donie Collins * Mark Collins * Brian Hurley * Michael Maguire * Larry Tompkins

References

External links

Official Castlehaven GAA Club website
{{Cork clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork