Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship

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Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Sóisear A Cairbre
Code Hurling
Founded1925;99 years ago (1925)
Region Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery (GAA)
TrophyFlyer Nyhan Cup
No. of teams13
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's (6th title)
Most titles Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty (18 titles)
SponsorsRCM Tarmacadam
Official website Carbery GAA

The Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the RCM Tarmacadam Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the West Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in West Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group stage and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in West Cork hurling.

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Introduced in 1925 as the West Cork Junior Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament. The competition went through a number of format changes since then, including the introduction of a back-door or second chance for beaten teams. The competition took on its current format in 2022, adding a round-robin group stage and limiting the number of entrants.

In its current format, the Carbery Junior Championship begins with a group stage in late summer. The 12 participating teams are divided into three groups of four and play each other in a round-robin system. The two top-ranking teams in each group proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Carbery Junior Championship, as well as receiving the Flyer Nyhan Cup, also qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

The competition has been won by 13 teams, 12 of which have won it more than once. Clonakilty are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 18 times. Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's are the title holders, defeating Ballinascarthy by 1–14 to 1–12 on 3 November 2024.

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The two bottom-ranked teams from the group stage take part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship for the following season.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 13 teams competing in the 2024 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024 In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Cork.svg Ballinascarthy Ballinascarthy Red and whiteRunners-up?72022
Colours of Antrim.svg Bandon Bandon Yellow and whiteRelegated?132009
Colours of Laois.svg Bantry Blues Bantry Blue and whiteRelegated 2024 0—
Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and redQuarter-finals?18 2023
Colours of Clare.svg Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Castletown-Kinneigh Blue and goldChampions?6 2024
Colours of Limerick.svg Dohenys Dunmanway Green and whiteGroup stage?42013
Colours of Laois.svg Kilbree RossmoreBlue and whiteQuarter-finals?22018
Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellowSemi-finals?92014
Colours of Kerry.svg Randal Óg Dunmanway Yellow and greenQuarter-finals 2023 0—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Colum's Kealkill Black and orangeGroup stage?0—
Colours of Kerry.svg St James' Ardfield Green and goldSemi-finals?0—
Colours of Sligo.svg St Oliver Plunketts Ahiohill Black and whiteGroup stage 2024 12011
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Mary's Enniskean Black and goldQuarter-finals?0—

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The South West Junior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. from 2017 to 2019, the South West finalists qualified for the county series.

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Flyer Nyhan Cup. A native of Clonakilty, John "Flyer" Nyhan (1892-1934) was a member of some excellent Clonakilty teams which contested the county middle grade hurling final in 1912, won the county intermediate football title in 1913 and then won the prestigious South Coast Railway Shields in both football and hurling in 1914. [1] The cup was presented for the first time in 1961.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionship winsChampionship runners-up
1 Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty 1881939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 20231926, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1979, 1980, 2009
2 Colours of Cork.svg Courcey Rovers 1551947, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 19741950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1972
3 Colours of Antrim.svg Bandon 1391929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1960, 1971, 1975, 1990, 1995, 1999, 20091932, 1940, 1941, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1998
4 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilbrittain 12141925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1978, 1984, 19851929, 1931, 1933, 1939, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005
5 Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown 981967, 1969, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1992, 20141963, 1964, 1970, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2022
6 Colours of Cork.svg Ballinascarthy 761989, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2019, 2021, 20221966, 1971, 2001, 2017, 2018, 2024
Colours of Dublin.svg Barryroe 751981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2006, 20071985, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000
8 Colours of Tipperary.svg Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 652001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 20241983, 1993, 2006, 2014, 2015
9 Colours of Limerick.svg Dohenys 491958, 1959, 1963, 20131936, 1937, 1938, 1960, 1974, 1975, 2010, 2011, 2012
10 Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa 381931, 1932, 19331928, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1956, 2008
Colours of Galway.svg Argideen Rangers 331993, 1996, 20031990, 1994, 1995
12 Colours of Laois.svg Kilbree 212016, 20182019
13 Colours of Sligo.svg St. Oliver Plunkett's 102011—
14 Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Mary's 05—1942, 1978, 1987, 2020, 2021
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Colum's 03—1986, 2013, 2016
Knockavilla 01—1927
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers 01—1930
Colours of Galway.svg Timoleague 01—1934
Colours of Mayo.svg Darrara 01—1935
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballydehob 01—1951
Colours of Laois.svg Bantry Blues 01—1952
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballineen 01—1953
Round Towers01—1967
Colours of Kerry.svg Randal Óg 01—1988
Colours of Kerry.svg St James' 01—2023

List of finals

List of Carbery JAHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-14 Ballinascarthy 1-12
2023 Clonakilty 1-17 St James' 0-11
2022 Ballinascarthy 1-25 Newcestown 1-11
2021 Ballinascarthy 0-22 St. Mary's 0-14 [2]
2020 Clonakilty 2-17 St. Mary's 0-19 [3]
2019 Ballinascarthy 2-18 Kilbree 1-11 [4]
2018 Kilbree 1-18 Ballinascarthy 2-12 [5]
2017 Clonakilty 2-21 Ballinascarthy 1-16 [6]
2016 Kilbree 3-07 St. Colum's 0-12 [7]
2015 Clonakilty 4-14 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-08 [8]
2014 Newcestown 0-16 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-10 [9]
2013 Dohenys 4-09 St. Colum's 1-09 [10]
2012 Clonakilty 3-13 Dohenys 2-14 [11]
2011 St. Oliver Plunketts 2-15 Dohenys 0-12
2010 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 3-12 Dohenys 1-15
2009 Bandon 1-10 Clonakilty 1-09
2008 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-09 O'Donovan Rossa 0-07
2007 Barryroe 3-12 Newcestown 0-06
2006 Barryroe 0-16 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-05
2005 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-11 Kilbrittain 0-08
2004 Clonakilty 1-11 Newcestown 1-08
2003 Argideen Rangers 0-13 Newcestown 1-06
2002 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-09 Kilbrittain 0-07
2001 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-15 Ballinascarthy 0-05
2000 Ballinascarthy 0-12 Barryroe 0-09
1999 Bandon 0-17 Barryroe 1-12
1998 Ballinascarthy 6-07 Bandon 1-10
1997 Ballinascarthy 0-15 Bandon 0-10
1996 Argideen Rangers 3-14 Barryroe 2-15
1995 Bandon 4-07 Argideen Rangers 1-15
1994 Barryroe 2-08 Argideen Rangers 2-04
1993 Argideen Rangers 2-07 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-08
1992 Newcestown 0-12 Barryroe 0-06
1991 Newcestown 2-10 Bandon 4-03
1990 Bandon 1-08 Argideen Rangers 0-10
1989 Ballinascarthy 1-09 Newcestown 0-07
1988 Newcestown 3-10 Randal Óg 1-04
1987 Barryroe 1-11 St. Mary's 1-04
1986 Barryroe 1-10 St. Colum's 0-03
1985 Kilbrittain 3-16 Barryroe 1-05
1984 Kilbrittain 2-12 Barryroe 0-08
1983 Clonakilty 3-09 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-10
1982 Barryroe 2-09 Kilbrittain 2-04
1981 Barryroe 5-04 Kilbrittain 1-05
1980 Newcestown 2-16 Clonakilty 1-11
1979 Newcestown 2-08 Clonakilty 2-04
1978 Kilbrittain 3-13 St. Mary's 2-04
1977 Clonakilty 1-11 Kilbrittain 2-05
1976 Clonakilty 2-09 Kilbrittain 2-05
1975 Bandon 6-08 Dohenys 1-06
1974 Courcey Rovers 6-11 Dohenys 1-04
1973 Courcey Rovers 1-11 Kilbrittain 0-05
1972 Newcestown 5-07 Courcey Rovers 2-04
1971 Bandon 3-13 Ballinascarthy 2-05
1970 Courcey Rovers 3-06 Newcestown 0-09
1969 Newcestown 2-09 Bandon 2-08
1968 Courcey Rovers 1-09 Bandon 1-06
1967 Newcestown 3-06 Round Towers 1-04
1966 Courcey Rovers 5-11 Ballinascarthy 1-04
1965 Courcey Rovers 4-10 Kilbrittain 1-06
1964 Courcey Rovers 3-06 Newcestown 2-03
1963 Dohenys 3-06 Newcestown 2-07
1962 Clonakilty 5-03 Courcey Rovers 4-05
1961 Clonakilty 6-08 Courcey Rovers 6-01
1960 Bandon 4-09 Dohenys 1-02
1959 Dohenys 4-09 Kilbrittain 0-01
1958 Dohenys 4-03 Courcey Rovers 3-03
1957 Courcey Rovers 6-05 Kilbrittain 3-03
1956 Courcey Rovers 6-05 O'Donovan Rossa 2-04
1955 Courcey Rovers 3-02 Clonakilty 3-01
1954 Courcey Rovers w/o Clonakilty scr.
1953 Courcey Rovers 4-07 Ballineen 3-03
1952 Clonakilty 2-07 Bantry Blues 2-05
1951 Courcey Rovers 3-03 Ballydehob 3-05
1950 Clonakilty 6-04 Courcey Rovers 3-02
1949 Bandon 3-07 Clonakilty 1-04
1948 Courcey Rovers 9-00 Skibbereen 2-01
1947 Courcey Rovers 8-03 Clonakilty 3-02
1946 Clonakilty 9-08 Skibbereen 0-03
1945 Clonakilty 8-04 Skibbereen 3-01
1944 Clonakilty 3-03 Skibbereen 2-02
1943 Clonakilty 4-04 Skibbereen 1-01
1942 Kilbrittain 3-03 St. Mary's 2-04
1941 Kilbrittain Bandon
1940 Kilbrittain 5-00 Bandon 1-00
1939 Clonakilty 8-01 Kilbrittain 2-01
1938 Kilbrittain 4-07 Dohenys 2-04
1937 Bandon 1-05 Dohenys 2-01
1936 Bandon 9-04 Dohenys 2-01
1935 Bandon 6-01Darrara4-02
1934 Bandon 3-05 Timoleague 4-05
1933 Skibbereen 7-02 Kilbrittain 0-01
1932 Skibbereen 5-05 Bandon 2-03
1931 Skibbereen 1-06 Kilbrittain 1-01
1930 Kilbrittain 2-07 Valley Rovers 2-03
1929 Bandon 6-01 Kilbrittain 4-02
1928 Kilbrittain 5-02 Skibbereen 1-04
1927 Kilbrittain 7-01Knockavilla1-01
1926 Kilbrittain 3-04 Clonakilty 1-01
1925 Kilbrittain

Notes

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South West Junior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Winners and finalists

The Double

Five teams have won the South West Junior Hurling Championship and the South West Junior Football Championship in a single year as part of a hurling-Gaelic football double. Kilbrittain became the first team to win the double in 1926. Bandon are the record holders having claimed the double on four occasions - 1929, 1960, 1971 and 1975. Dohenys are the only club to have won a back-to-back double - 1958 and 1959. Newcestown (1967) and Clonakilty (1977) complete the list of double-winning teams.

Club sides Argideen Rangers, Ballinascarthy and O'Donovan Rossa also hold the distinction of being dual divisional junior championship-winning teams, however, these were not achieved in a single calendar season.

See also

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