Shamrocks 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 based in Shanbally,

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. The club’s catchment area is the parish of Monkstown including the villages of Monkstown, Shanbally and

Ringaskiddy Ringaskiddy () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. The village is a port with passenger ferry, with two bi- ...

. The club's complex in Shanbally is known as the Ted Hanley Memorial Park. The club fields

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

and

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

teams in competitions organised by the Carrigdhoun division of

Cork GAA The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Cork GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It ...

. 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 Bon Secours Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board ...

Runners-Up 1931, 2016 *

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

Winners (1) 1904 *

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

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 The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork ...

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 * Mid Minor "A" Football Championship Winners (1) 2024 (With Crosshaven)

Notable players

* Michael Prout * 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