Shamrocks GAA is a

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 based in Shanbally,

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’s catchment area is the parish of Monkstown including the villages of Monkstown, Shanbally and Ringaskiddy. The club's complex in Shanbally is known as the Ted Hanley Memorial Park. The club fields

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

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 competitions organised by the Carrigdhoun 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 ...

. The club jerseys are green with a white sash.

History

The club was founded in 1898.

Achievements

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 ...

Runners-Up 1931, 2016 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1904 *

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 (1) 1923 *

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 ...

Winners (1) 1915 Runners-Up 1909, 1910, 1914 * Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1916 * Cork Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2014 * Carrigdhoun Junior Football Championship Winners (13) 1931, 1933, 1934, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2016 Runners-Up 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2015 * Carrigdhoun Junior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1959, 1963, 1980, 1981, 2005 Runners-Up 1934, 1935, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1979, 2020 * South-East Under 21 "A" Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1973 * South-East Under 21 "A" Football Championship Winners (3) 1967, 1980, 2004 * South-East Under 21 "B" Hurling Championship Winners (2) 1992, 2003 * South-East Under 21 "B" Football Championship Winners (3) 1999, 2002, 2017 * South-East Junior "B" Football Championship Winners (3) 1976, 1980, 1994 * South-East Minor "A" Hurling Championship Winners (7) 1937, 1939, 1944, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974 * South-East Minor "A" Football Championship Winners (6) 1939, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1968, 1976 * South-East Minor "B" Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1992, 1993, 2002 * South-East Minor "B" Football Championship Winners (6) 1973, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2010

Notable players

Michael Prout Michael Prout is an American Paralympic swimmer. Early life and education Prout is a son of Michael and Patricia Prout and has a sister named Taryn. Prout graduated with honours from St Marys Senior High School and in 2009 he graduated from Un ...

* Joe Murphy * Frank Kelleher - All-ireland 1919 Winner

References

External sources

Club website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub