The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
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Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Chiarraí Thuaidh |
Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1925 |
Region | Kerry (North) (GAA) |
Trophy | Éamonn O'Donoghue Memorial Cup |
No. of teams | 14 |
Title holders | Ballydonoghue (10th title) |
Most titles | Moyvane (18 titles) |
Sponsors | McMunn's Bar and Restaurant, Ballybunion |
Official website | www |
The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Football Board, a division of Kerry GAA. The official name of the competition became The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship in 2000, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan (Beale) who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years (1974 to 1998) and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football. [1]
The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. It is currently sponsored by McMunn's Bar and Restaurant, Ballybunion. [2] The current (2023) holders of the cup are Ballydonoughue who defeated St. Senan's, winning the competition for the 10th time in the club’s history. [3]
The championship draws clubs from the following divisions:
As of 2023, fourteen clubs participate in the championship: [4]
Team | Home Ground | Divisional Side | Founded |
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Asdee | Jack Walsh Park, Tullahennel [5] | Shannon Rangers | 1986 [6] |
Ballydonoghue | Denis Dowling Park, Coolard [7] | Shannon Rangers | 1930s [8] |
Ballyduff | Ballyduff Sportsfield, Ballyduff [9] | Shannon Rangers | 1911 [10] |
Ballylongford | O'Rahilly Park, Ballylongford [11] | Shannon Rangers | |
Beale | Bob Stack Park, Ballybunion [12] | Shannon Rangers | 1972 [13] |
Brosna | Páirc na Féile, Brosna [14] | St. Kieran's | 1970s [14] |
Castleisland Desmonds | Moanmore, Castleisland [15] | St. Kieran's | 1885 [16] |
Duagh | Duagh GAA Field, Duagh | Feale Rangers | 1891 [17] |
Finuge | James O’Sullivan Park, Finuge [18] | Feale Rangers | 1961 [19] |
Knocknagoshel | Willie Walsh Park, Knocknagoshel [20] | St. Kieran's | 1932 [21] |
Listowel Emmets | Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel [22] | Feale Rangers | 1885 [22] |
Moyvane | Con Brosnan Park, Moyvane [23] | Feale Rangers | 1900 [24] |
St Senan's | Jackie Finnerty Park, Mountcoal [25] | Feale Rangers | 1934 [26] |
Tarbert | Shannon Park, Tarbert [27] | Shannon Rangers | 1904 [28] |
The Championship is played on a straight knock-out basis. First round games give home advantage to first drawn out in ties following an open draw, with all further round matches being played at neutral venues.
The first North Kerry Championship took place in 1925 and was won by Newtownsandes(Moyvane), who defeated Faha. Moyvane have been the most successful team in the Championship with 18 titles. [29] In 1983, shortly after the death of Asdee native Éamonn O'Donoghue (who won 5 Championships with Ballylongford), Castleisland Desmonds and Ballylongford jointly presented a Cup in his honour to the North Kerry Football Board to be presented to the Championship winners each year. [30] As of 2023 fourteen different clubs have won the Championship.
# | Club | Wins | Years won |
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1 | Moyvane | 18 | 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
2 | Listowel Emmets | 16 | 1926, 1931, 1933, 1957, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022 |
3 | Ballylongford | 13 | 1940, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1993, 2000 |
4 | Ballydonoghue | 10 | 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1992, 2016, 2017, 2023 |
5 | Beale | 8 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014 |
6 | Tarbert | 7 | 1942, 1948, 1969, 1973, 1985, 1990, 2010 |
7 | Duagh | 6 | 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 2012 |
Castleisland Desmonds | 6 | 1980, 1988, 2002, 2007, 2020, 2021 | |
9 | Finuge | 5 | 1967, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2011 |
10 | Ballyduff | 3 | 1994, 2005, 2006 |
11 | St. Senan's | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
12 | Craughdarrig | 1 | 1934 |
An tArm | 1 | 1944 | |
Clounmacon | 1 | 1954 |
1 Duagh awarded title as the only team to reach the final. The second semi-final was abandoned and never replayed.
2 Ballydonoghue awarded title without replay being played.
3 Championship unfinished, Ballylongford awarded title. [59]
4 Match was semi-final but the last match to be played in Championship so Moyvane were awarded title. [60]
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