Muskerry GAA

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Muskerry GAA
CLG Mhúscraí
Founded:1925
County: Cork
Colours:White and green
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandMunster
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Cork
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Muskerry GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling division located in the middle region of County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA County Board. The division includes clubs from areas to the west of Cork city stretching to the county bounds with Kerry. Its name is derived from the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Múscraige which, following the Norman conquest, now encompasses the baronies of Muskerry West and Muskerry East. These baronies, or half-baronies, include towns such as Macroom, Ballincollig, and Ballingeary. Muskerry GAA is bordered by Carrigdhoun GAA and Carbery GAA divisions to the south and by Duhallow GAA to the north. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from "Under 12" up to the adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level; these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

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History

The division was established in 1925. Hurling was the major game in the division at that time and the 1925 Junior Championship Draws tell their own story.

Junior hurling (9 teams):

Junior football (3 teams):

To address the position of junior football in the Western area, a meeting was held in Ballincollig on 11 January 1925. The following motion was referred to the Annual Convention in Macroom 'That a Sub - Committee be appointed to carry on and organize football in the Western end of the Division'. The game is exceptionally strong in the division at present.[ when? ]

A Minor Hurling Championship was introduced in 1926. The following year a Minor Football Championship was introduced.

More clubs were formed which participated in both codes and all championships.

Competitions have continued to increase in number with a Junior (B) Hurling Championship being introduced in the 1940s and a Junior (B) Football Championship being introduced in 1961.

Under 21 championships in both codes were introduced in 1963 and as the facilities in the division improved beyond all recognition, the activities on the field of play have continued to increase and multiply.

24 competitions involving 21 clubs were organised this current year[ when? ] and they were all keenly contested. The standard of play was high and the division was well represented on all the codes' All Ireland winning teams. The Muskerry divisional teams have participated in the Senior Championships in both codes on a regular basis and they have generally given good accounts of themselves.

In football the historic outright Cork Senior Football Championship Title victory in 1970 was a particularly significant achievement. The senior footballers also did well to contest finals in 1962, 1995, and 2005. In senior hurling, Muskerry came close to making it a Senior County Championship Double in 1970, when they were two points behind U.C.C. at the end of an exciting Cork Senior Hurling Championship Final.

The First Officers of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925 were:

Achievements

List of clubs

Notable players

Divisional competitions

Hurling

Grades

ChampionshipClub
Senior
Premier Senior None
Senior A Colours of Cork.svg Blarney
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra
Intermediate
Premier Intermediate Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg
Intermediate A Colours of Kerry.svg Cloughduv
Junior
Premier Junior None
Junior A Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig (2nd team)
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora
Colours of Cork.svg Blarney (2nd team)
Colours of Kerry.svg Cloughduv (2nd team)
Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg (2nd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra (2nd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmichael
Junior B Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig (3rd team)
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Blarney (2nd team)
Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg (3rd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Gleann na Laoi
Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra (3rd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Iveleary
Colours of Laois.svg Laochra Óg

Football

Grades

ChampionshipClub
Senior
Premier Senior Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg
Senior A Colours of Down.svg Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
Colours of Laois.svg Cill na Martra
Intermediate
Premier Intermediate Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue
Colours of Cork.svg Iveleary
Colours of Limerick.svg Macroom
Colours of Laois.svg Naomh Abán
Intermediate A Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora
Junior
Premier Junior Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmurry
Junior A Colours of Laois.svg Aghinagh
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig (2nd team)
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora (2nd team)
Colours of Down.svg Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Blarney
Colours of Laois.svg Clondrohid
Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg (2nd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmichael
Junior B Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Aghinagh (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig (3rd team)
Colours of Down.svg Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (3rd team)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Cill na Martra (2nd team)
Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg (3rd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Gleann na Laoi
Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Iveleary (2nd team)
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmurry (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Macroom (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Naomh Abán (2nd team)
Junior C Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig (4th team)
Colours of Down.svg Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (4th team)
Colours of Cork.svg Blarney (2nd team)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee (3rd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Clondrohid (2nd team)
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra (3rd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmichael (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Macroom (3rd team)
Colours of Laois.svg Naomh Abán (3rd team)

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