Tracton 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 the parish of Tracton in Cork,

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. The club is a member of the Carrigdhoun division of

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. The club fields teams in both

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and

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, though it has won most success in hurling. The club's pitch is in the village of

Minane Bridge Minane Bridge () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Minane, 20 km south of Cork city and 5 km south of Carrigaline. The local church is Sacred Heart Church of Tracton Abbey Parish. Minane Bridge is part of t ...

. The hurling team competes in the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship and the football team competes in the Cork Junior B Football Championship.

History

The club was founded in 1888, only 4 years after the foundation of the

. The pitch located at Ahane in Minane Bridge has been Tracton's permanent home since 1973. Dressing rooms were erected and a clubhouse consisting of a concert hall and meeting rooms was completed in 1978. Further developments included the development of a new pitch to the west of the clubhouse in 2001, development of a ball alley in 2005 and the laying of a sand-based pitch in 2010.

Honours

* Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (0): (Runners-Up 2010) * Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (1): 1991 (Runners-up 1990) * Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship(0): (Runners-up 2022) * Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1957, 1979, 2024 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1930 * Cork Minor C Hurling Championship (1): 2012 (Runners-Up 2022) * Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship(0): (Runners-up 1984) * South East Junior A Hurling Championship (7): 1929, 1942, 1950, 1957, 1979, 1987, 2024 * South East Junior A Football Championship (3): 1983, 2007, 2010 (Runners-Up 1932, 1939, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012) * South East Under 21 "A" Hurling Championship Winners (4) 1968, 1969, 1978, 1984 * South East Under 21 "B" Hurling Championship Winners (5) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

Notable players

* Terry Kelly * Kieran Kingston,

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. Cork senior hurling manager. * Tom Kingston,

, All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship,

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

winner. * Michael O'Sullivan, All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship winner. * Shane Brick, former Kerry captain.

References

External links

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