Killeagh GAA

Killeagh

Cill Ia
County:	Cork
Colours:	Green and White
Grounds:	Killeagh
Coordinates:	51°56′23.29″N8°00′07.52″W / 51.9398028°N 8.0020889°W / 51.9398028; -8.0020889
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Killeagh GAA club is a hurling and Gaelic football club located in the small village of Killeagh in east County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with the East Cork division of Imokilly and the Cork county board.

It is the sister club of Glenbower Rovers GAA and St.Ita's GAA.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Hurling and Gaelic football was played in the parish of Killeagh before the foundation of the GAA in 1884. The first game that Jamesy Kelleher of Dungourney played was in 1892 in Dangan field in the parish of Killeagh.^{[ citation needed ]} At that time Killeagh did not have a team of their own, so those who did hurl played with the Dungourney team of the early years of the 20th century.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the early years of the 20th century, football was more popular than hurling,^{[ citation needed ]} and the club affiliated to the newly formed East Cork board in 1925.^{[ citation needed ]} In 1957, Killeagh contested the East Cork Junior A hurling title for the first time but lost to a St. Catherines combination.^{[ citation needed ]} Ten years later, in 1967, the club won the East Cork final by defeating rivals Castlemartyr after a replay. Further hurling titles followed in 1970 and 1971.^{[ citation needed ]}

Killeagh won its first county title in 1981 by defeating Bandon in the final at Caherlag.^{[ citation needed ]} Killeagh won the Jamesy Kelleher Cup in 1988 and, after enduring final defeats in 1993 and 1994, won the title again in 1995 - the year when the county was also won by defeating Ballinhassig in the final.^{[ citation needed ]} They won the All Ireland Junior 7's title in 1996.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1999, Killeagh clubman Mark Landers captained Cork to win the Liam MacCarthy Cup and had as his teammates Joe Deane and subkeeper Bernard Rochford.^{[ citation needed ]}

Killeagh were crowned Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship winners when defeating Mallow in a replayed final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in 2001.^{[ citation needed ]}

Camogie

Killeagh camogie club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1980. They won further Munster club championships, five in all, in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1988 and five Cork senior titles. The club was formed in 1973 by Tony O’Neill, Sheila Spillane and Eamonn Lenihan. ^[1] They won Féile na nGael Division 1 in 1977 Mary O'Connor ^[2] is Ireland's most decorated GAA player. The dual star, from Killeagh, won 12 All-Ireland finals. In football she holds five senior All-Ireland titles, seven Munster championships, four National Leagues, three senior All-Ireland club medals and one at intermediate, seven Munster clubs and 13 county titles. In camogie she holds seven senior All-Ireland medals, 10 Munsters, nine National Leagues, two All-Ireland club medals and four Munster clubs.

Notable players

The inter-county hurling player Joe Deane, who played for Cork as a left full forward, was born in Killeagh. Mark Landers, who captained Cork to an All Ireland title in 1999, was also part of the Killeagh team that won the County Intermediate title in 2001.^{[ citation needed ]} Séamus Harnedy, later captain of the Cork county hurling team, played with Killeagh through the underage ranks when they were Killeagh/Ita's.^{[ citation needed ]}

Others players that have represented Cork senior teams include:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Bernard Rocheford
• Michael Byrne
• Damien Irwin
• Eoghan Keniry

Hurs

• Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2001 ^[3] (runners-Up 1998)
• Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1995 ^[4]
• East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (5): 1967, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995 ^[5]
• Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (0): (runners-Up 2017) (with St. Ita's)
• Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2014 (with St. Ita's)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cork Minor Hurling Championship (0): (runners-up 2014, 2016) (with St. Ita's)
• Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2022, 2023
• Cork Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 2006 (with St. Ita's)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cork Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 1987
• Cork Minor B Football Championship (2): 1989, 2001^{[ citation needed ]}
• Féile na nGael Division 6 (1): 2019 (with St.Ita's)

References

1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
2. "O'Connor hangs up red shirt". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
3. "Killeagh and Youghal set for a derby thriller". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
4. "Roll Of Honour Section - Junior A HC". gaacork.ie. Cork GAA. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
5. "Killeagh GAA Club History". killeaghgaa.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.