Clonakilty GAA

Clonakilty GAA

Cloich na Coillte
Founded:	1887
County:	Cork
Nickname:	The Brewery Town
Club colours:	Green and Red
Grounds:	Ahamilla
Coordinates:	51°37′09.18″N 8°55′38.16″W / 51.6192167°N 8.9272667°W / 51.6192167; -8.9272667Coordinates: 51°37′09.18″N 8°55′38.16″W / 51.6192167°N 8.9272667°W / 51.6192167; -8.9272667
Playing kits
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster champions Cork champions Football : - - 10

Clonakilty GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town and parish of Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland. It is affiliated to the Carbery division of Cork. The club has achieved fame primarily as a Gaelic football club. The club has played in the Cork Senior Football Championship for 75 years and has won the title on 10 occasions. The 1945 Cork team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was backboned by players from Clonakilty.

Honours

• Cork Senior Football Championship 9
  • 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1996, 2009
• Cork Intermediate Football Championship 2
  • 1913, 1931
• Cork Junior Football Championship 1
  • 1930
• Cork Junior Hurling Championship
  • Runners-Up 1946
• Cork Under-21 Football Championship
  • Runners-Up 1999
• Cork Minor Football Championship
  • Runners-Up 1940, 1962
• Cork Minor B Hurling Championship 1
  • Winners 2007
• West Cork Senior Football Championship 2
  • 1892, 1893
• West Cork Junior A Football Championship 4
  • Winners 1930, 1948, 1949, 1977
  • Runners-Up 1926, 1929, 1972, 1974
• West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship 13
  • Winners 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2004
  • Runners-Up 1926, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1979, 1980, 2009
• West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2007
• Munster Under-13 Football Championship
  • Winners 2008
• County U.12A Football Championship
  • Winners 2010
• County (Rural) U.12A Football Championship
  • Winners 1983
• County U.12A Football Championship
  • Runners-up 1976, 1978
• County U.12A Cup
  • Winners 1997
• West Cork Under-12A Football Championship
  • Winners 1983,2007,2009
• County U.12C Hurling championship
  • Winners 2008
• West Cork Under-12 C Hurling Championship
  • Winners 2008
• West Cork Under-12 B Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1978, 2009
• West Cork Under-12 B Hurling League
  • Winners 2008, 2009
• West Cork Under-12 A Football Championship
  • Winners 2009
• West Cork Under-12 A Football League
  • Winners 2009
• West Cork Under-16 A Football Championship
  • Winners 2009
• West Cork Under-16 C Hurling Championship
  • Runners Up 2009
• West Cork Under-14 B Hurling Championship
  • Runners Up 2009
• Cork Intermediate Camogie Championship
  • Winners 2009
• Cork Junior A Ladies Football Championship
  • Winners 2009
• Munster Junior A Ladies Football Championship
  • Winners 2009
• All-Ireland Junior A Ladies Football Championship
  • Winners 2009
• RebelOg West Region Under-16 A Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1960, 2011
• West Cork Under-16 B Hurling Championship
  • Winners 1978

Club facilities

The club moved to its magnificent new complex at Ahamilla, a mile west of the town, in June, 2009. It consists of four playing pitches, covered viewing stand, large pavilion incorporating state of the art dressing rooms, gym, meeting rooms, activity rooms, bar and lounge etc.

Famous Club personnel

• Geoff Wycherley (first secretary);
• Tom Sutton (captain first clon winning team 1892);
• Jack 'Rockett' Aherne (1905 first hurling team);
• J.C. O'Sullivan (chairman 1910-12);
• John 'Count' O'Donovan (1911 All-Ireland football winner);
• Big Jim Hurley (1920s and 1930s All-Ireland hurling winner);
• Dan 'Taylor' O'Donovan (captain county junior champions 1930, captain intermediate champions 1931);
• Joseph Flynn (official and athlete);
• Mick Finn, senior footballer (Barryroe GAA Club);
• Jack Cahalane, senior footballer (Barryroe GAA Club);
• Con 'Sam' Collins, senior footballer, junior hurler;
• Frank Doran (Darrara, poet, writer, club official);
• Chris Kiely, Nealie O'Neill, Chris Kiely, Dan Burke, Jackeye O'Regan (senior footballers 30's and 40's;
• Pat Nyhan (captain first county senior winners 1939);
• Tadhgo Crowley (captain 3 in a row 1942-43-44, captain Cork All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winners 1945);
• Moll Driscoll, Fachtna O'Donovan,'Togher' casey, Humphrey 'Small' O'Neill, Fr. Jim Ahern, Paddy 'Hitler' Healy, Dessie Cullinane (All-Ireland medal winners 1945);
• Mike Murphy (Club official); Padraig Walsh (club official); Tom Moriarty, Cork footballer, All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry, captain Clon county champions 1952);
• Seamie O'Donovan (seven county senior medals, outstanding hurler);
• Thady O'Regan (county medal winner and club chairman);
• Liam Ahern (six county senior medals, cork footballer, club chairman and secretary);
• Dan Harrington(club official);
• Lar Shea (club official);
• John 'Shutter' Crowley (player 1929-1952, seven county senior medals, 1 intermediate medal, 1 junior medal);
• Tommy Connolly, Harry deLong,Jackie Collins, Vin Collins, Donie O'Mahony, John Lyons, Sam Tanner (Cork goalie);
• Tom Ahern, Tim F. Hayes, Florrie Hayes, Paddy O'Sullivan, Kevin Dillon (captain 1968), Noel 'Blackeyes O'Donovan, Teddy 'Cheeser' Hayes, John 'Landy' Barry, Neilus Lane, Dave McCarthy (All-Ireland medal winner 1973, All-Star 1976), Pa McCarthy
• Pat Griffin (Kerry All-Ireland medal winner);
• Eoin O'Mahony (Cork star in 80's, county medal 1996);
• Brian Murphy, (senior captain 1996), Timmy Anglin (senior captain 2009)
• Michael Collins (All-Ireland referee), Tom Lyons (chairman, McNamee Award winner), Mike 'Haulie' O'Neill, Michael 'casey' O'Donovan.
• Noel O'Callaghan (chairman when club moved to Ahamilla), Ger McCarthy (Chairman Development Committee, supervised Ahamilla complex)
• David O'Regan (Scored the winning point in the Cork Senior Football Championship win 2009)

External links

• Clonakilty GAA