Fermoy GAA
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Mac Gearailt | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°08′37.99″N 8°16′29.43″W / 52.1438861°N 8.2748417°WCoordinates: 52°08′37.99″N 8°16′29.43″W / 52.1438861°N 8.2748417°W | ||||||||
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Fermoy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association based in the town of Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.[1] The club fields teams in competitions organized by the Cork GAA county board and the Avondhu GAA divisional board. The club plays both Gaelic football and hurling.
History
As far as can be ascertained, football and hurling have been played in most rural and urban areas in around the border areas of counties Cork, Waterford, Tipperary and in South Limerick for many years before the birth of the GAA as we know it since 1884, so it is safe to assume that football of one form or other was played in and around Fermoy in those times.
The Fermoy club was founded in 1886 at a meeting in the National League Rooms (now called Fermoy Commercial club in O’Neill Crowley Quay or present home to the Fermoy Bridge club). Mr Wm Troy was the club’s first Chairman. He was also one of the Munster delegates to the 2nd All-Ireland Congress held in Thurles in 1887, he was elected one of the 1st Vice-Presidents of the GAA National Executive Body.
Clondulane village in the suburbs of Fermoy, was the hub of Fermoy teams at that time, this was due to the large employment available at the Flour Mills which were situated there for many years.
Achievements
- Cork Senior Football Championship Winners 1895, 1989, 1899, 1990, 1905, 1906, 1945 Runner-Up 1901, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946
- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championsip Runners-Up 2016[2]
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1915, 1932, 2015[3] [4] Runners-Up 1917, 1927
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Runners-Up 2016[5]
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 2014[6]
- Cork Junior Football Championship Winners 1898, 1899, 1909, 1936, 1974 Runners-Up 1901, 1904, 1908
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners 2009
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship Runner-Up 1909 (as St. Colman's), 1985 (as St. Patrick's)
- Cork Minor Football Championship Winners 1923, 1953 Runner-Up 1933, 1937, 1948
- Cork Minor A Hurling Championship Winners 2005 Runner-Up 1997
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners 1986
- North Cork Junior Football Championship Winners 1926, 1936, 1941, 1974, 1993, 1997, 2003 Runner-Up 1928, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1973, 1979, 1999
- North Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1941, 1964, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999 Runner-Up 2000, 2008
Notable players
- Charlie Paye
- Dave Magnier
- Paddy Cronin
- Paddy O'Grady
- Tadg O'Driscoll
- Dave Roche
- Andy Scannell
References
- ↑ http://www.yourlocal.ie/company/379259837489152
- ↑ "Watch: Kiskeam's most glorious day as holy grail reached". The Irish Examiner. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mayfield live to fight another day". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Fired up Fermoy claim crown". Irish Examiner. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ O'Callaghan, Theresa (10 October 2016). "Masterclass by Ronan Crowley earns Bandon senior status". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Shanahan fires Fermoy to glory". The Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.