Charleville GAA is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club in Charleville,

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. The club is affiliated to the North Cork Board and fields teams in both

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History

Located in the town of Charleville on the

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border, Rathluirc GAA Club, laterrenamed Charleville GAA Club, was founded in 1888. The original colours were black and white, with the nickname of the Magpies bestowed, and the club drawing players from a wide area around North Cork. After the introduction of the parish rule the colours were changed to red and white. Charleville had its first major success in 1914 when it was awarded the Cork IHC title, after receiving a walkover from

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. A North Cork JHC title was won in 1945, followed by consecutive Cork IHC titles in 1946 and 1947 after a decision was taken to make the step up to the higher grade. After securing senior status, the club eventually regraded to intermediate and eventually back to the junior ranks. Charleville continued to have divisonal success and won eight North Cork JHC titles between 1970 and 2011. Charleville had it's most successful era between 2011 and 2020. The club beat Mayfield in a replay to win the Cork JAHC title for the first time in 2011. The Munster Club JHC title followed, however, Charleville were subsequently beaten by St. Patrick's, Ballyragget in the 2012 All-Ireland Club JFC final. Charleville followed this by claiming their fourth Cork IHC title after a 5-24 to 1-10 win over Dripsey in 2015. The club secured another promotion in 2018 after beating Courcey Rovers in a replay to win the Cork PIHC title. The Munster Club IHC title was later won, however, Charleville were again beaten in the All-Ireland final. Charleville ended their most successful decade by winning the Cork SAHC title after a 3–12 to 1–14 win over Fr O'Neill's in 2020.

Honours

Cork Senior A Hurling Championship The Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Senior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork SAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board of ...

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* Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork GA ...

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Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board ...

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1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conteste ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (1):

* Cork Junior B Football Championship (2): 1998, 2013 *

North Cork Junior A Football Championship The North Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Synergy Fermoy Credit Union Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Avondhu Board of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...

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North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Hotel Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the North Cork JAHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Avondhu GAA, North C ...

(9): 1945, 1970, 1974, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011 * North Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (4): 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019 * Cork Under-21 B Football Championship (1) 2018 * Cork Minor A Hurling Championship (2): 1994, 2010

Notable players

* Darragh Fitzgibbon: Munster SHC-winner (

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) * Billy Galligan: All-Ireland IHC-winner (

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

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References

External link

Charleville GAA club website
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