St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club

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St Finbarr's
Cumann Náisiúnta Fionnbarra Naofa
St. Finbarr's GAA Crest.gif
Founded:1876
County: Cork
Nickname:The Barrs
Colours:Royal Blue and Gold
Grounds:Neenan Park, Togher, Cork
Coordinates: 51°52′38.8″N8°29′50.8″W / 51.877444°N 8.497444°W / 51.877444; -8.497444
Playing kits
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Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All IrelandMunster
champions
Cork
champions
Football: 3 5 10
Hurling: 2 4 26
Camogie: - - 2

St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club [1] [2] or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club [3] is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland.

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St Finbarr's, who play in royal blue and gold jerseys, are the only club in Ireland to win All-Ireland club championships in both hurling and football. The club has won Cork County Senior Championships in every decade except the first decade of the 21st century. This record was almost upheld in 2009 when the club reached the final in the Cork County Senior Football Championship, only to lose out by a point to Clonakilty.

Between 1980 and 1982, the club won three Cork County Hurling Championships in a row. This feat had not been repeated until Imokilly did so between 2017 and Vincent’s

Hurling

Honours

[4]

Notable hurlers

This is a list of notable hurlers who have played for 'the Barrs', including players who have had success with the club, or played for the Cork senior hurling team.

PlayerEraClub titles
All-IrelandMunsterCounty
Jimmy Barry-Murphy 1970s-1980s1975, 19781965, 1974, 1977, 19801974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988
Denis Burns 1970s-1980s1975, 19781974, 1977, 19801974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982
Seán Condon 1940s1942, 1943, 1946, 1947
Ger Cunningham 1980s-1990s19801980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993
Peter Doolan 1960s19651965, 1968
Mick Kennefick 1940s1942, 1943
Tony Maher 1960-1980s1975, 19781965, 1974, 1977, 19801965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980
Charlie McCarthy 1960s-1980s1975, 19781965, 1974, 1977, 19801965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980
Gerald McCarthy 1960s-1970s1975, 19781974, 19771965, 1968, 1974, 1977
Denis Murphy 1960s19651965, 1968

Notable Teams

Managers

ManagerYears
1876–2010s?
John Cremin2013-2015
Tim Finn2015-2017
Ronan Curran [5] 2017-2019
Aidan Fitzpatrick [6] 2019–2020
John Cremin2020
Ronan Curran [5] 2020–2021
Ger Cunningham 2021–present

Football

Honours

Notable footballers

Managers

ManagerYears
1876 – 2000s?
Tony Leahy2008 - 2010

Bill O'Connell 2011-2012

Ray Keane2016 - 2018
Paul O'Keeffe [8] [9] 2019 – present

See also

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References

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  7. "Murphy settles it for Barr's". The Irish Examiner . 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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  9. "St Finbarr's want semi-final pushed back after tough win over Newcestown". Irish Examiner . 30 September 2020.