Cobh GAA is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club based in the town of
Cobh, in
County Cork
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,
Ireland
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. The club fields both
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 ...
and
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 ...
teams. The club is a member of
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
Imokilly divisional board. The club's hurling team currently play in the Junior A grade and the footballers play Junior B grade.
Achievements
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Cork Senior Football Championship Winners (2) 1918, 1919; Runners-Up 1910, 1920
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Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1916, 1927, 1963; Runners-Up 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969
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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 ...
Winners (3)
1909, 1916, 1968
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Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1907, 1913, 1916, 1926, 1959; Runners-Up 1911, 1912, 1923, 1985
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Cork Junior Football Championship Winners (3) 1901, 1908, 1954
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Cork Junior B Inter-Divisional Football Championship Winners 2017
* Cork Minor Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1917; Runners-Up 1916, 1980
* Cork Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2015
* Cork Minor Football Championship Winners (1) 1919; Runners-Up 1943, 1944
* Cork Minor A Football Championship Winners (1) 1994
* Cork Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2009
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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1926, 1959, 1985; , Runners-Up 1952, 1958, 2014
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East Cork Junior A Football Championship Winners (9) 1927, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1988; , Runners-Up 1928, 1940, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2005
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East Cork Junior C Hurling Championship
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
Winners (2) 2017, 2019
Notable players
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Derek Barrett
Derek Barrett (born 4 February 1977) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. He is the coach of Cork Senior Championship division Imokilly. Barrett had a lengthy career with East Cork club Cobh while he also played for the Cork senior hur ...
* Mick Daly
References
External sources
Cobh GAA website
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Gaelic games clubs in County Cork
Gaelic football clubs in County Cork
Hurling clubs in County Cork
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