The Randal Óg

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

club was founded in 1953,and is located in Ballinacarriga,

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, near

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in the southwest of the county. The club currently competes at Junior A in

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 ...

and Junior B in

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 ...

. A book entitled "Finding Fifteen, The History of Randal Óg Hurling and Football Club" was published in 2007 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the club. The club combines with Dohenys at underage levels of competition. Randal Óg is part of the Carbery division 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 ...

History

The club was founded in 1953, and the club's first major success came in that year with the winning of the Junior B Football title. The club's under-age team was to the forefront in 1956 when they won the West Cork Schools Shields title, and this team was trained by Dennis Cotter NT who continued to foster and train the youth of the area until his retirement in 1982. The Junior B Football title was won again in 1958 with what is reputedly the best team ever fielded by the club. In 1959 the club was unlucky to be defeated in the semi-final of the A grade championship. In 1966, the club entered a hurling team for the first time and since then both hurling and football have been played in the club. In 1973, the club recorded its first double victory, winning the West Cork Under-21 B Football and Hurling championships. In 1976, the Junior B football title was won once again. In 1979, the Junior B hurling title was won for the first time. At the County Convention of

in 1984, the club successfully put forward a motion to set up a County Junior B Hurling and Football competition.

Honours

Cork Junior B Hurling Championship The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...

: Winner (2) 1992, 2000 Runner-Up 1987, 2009 * Cork Junior B Football Championship: Winners 2021; Runners Up 1999 * Millennium Cup (Cork) Junior B Hurling Championship: Winner (1) 2000 * West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: Winners (8) 1979, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2017. Runner Up: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2009, 2012. * West Cork Junior B Football Championship: Winners (6) 1953, 1958, 1976, 1999, 2010, 2021. Runner Up (4) 1966, 1985, 1986, 2014. *West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship: Winners (3) 1973, 1990, 1997 Runners-Up: 1972, 1975, 1985, 1987, 2001 *West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship: Winners (1) 1973 Runners-Up: 1972 *West Cork Under-21 C Football Championship: Winners (4) 2000, 2003, 2011, 2019 Runners-Up: 2002 *West Cork Under-21 C Hurling Championship: Winners (3) 2000, 2003, 2011 Runners-Up: 1996, 2010

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Randal Og Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork