Clonakilty GAA
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Clonakilty GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town and parish of Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland. It is affiliated to the Carbery division of Cork. The club has achieved fame primarily as a Gaelic football club. The club has played in the Cork Senior Football Championship for 75 years and has won the title on 8 occasions. The 1945 Cork team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was backboned by players from Clonakilty.
Honours
- Cork Senior Football Championship 9
- 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1996, 2009
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship 2
- 1913, 1931
- Cork Minor Football Championship
- Runners-Up 1940, 1962
- Cork Minor B Hurling Championship 1
- Winners 2007
- Cork Under-21 Football Championship
- Runners-Up 1999
- West Cork Senior Football Championship 2
- 1892, 1893
- West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship 13
- Winners 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2004 Runners-Up 1926, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1979, 1980
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship 4
- Winners 1930, 1948, 1949, 1977 Runners-Up 1926, 1929, 1972, 1974
- West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship
- Winners 2007
- Munster Under-13 Football Championship
- Winners 2008
- West Cork Under-12 Football Championship
- Winners 2007,2009
- West Cork U.12C Hurling Championship
- Winners 2008
Footnote
The club moved to its magnificent new complex at Ahamilla, a mile west of the town, in June, 2009. It consists of four playing pitches, covered viewing stand, large pavilion incorporating state of the art dressing rooms, gym, meeting rooms, activity rooms, bar and lounge etc.
Famous Club personnel
Geoff Wycherley (first secretary); Tom Sutton (captain first clon winning team 1892); Jack 'Rockett' Aherne (1905 first hurling team); J.C. O'Sullivan (chairman 1910-12); John 'Count' O'Donovan (1911 All-Ireland football winner); Big Jim Hurley (1920s and 1930s All-Ireland hurling winner); Dan 'Taylor' O'Donovan (captain county junior champions 1930, captain intermediate champions 1931);Joseph Flynn (official and athlete); Mick Finn, senior footballer; Jack Cahalane, senior footballer; Con 'Sam' Collins, senior footballer, junior hurler; Frank Doran (Darrara, poet, writer, club official); Chris Kiely, Nealie O'Neill, Chris Kiely, dan Burke, Jackeye O'Regan (senior footballers 30's and 40's; Pat Nyhan (captain first county senior winners 1939); Tadhgo Crowley (captain 3 in a row 1942-43-44, captain Cork All-Ireland champions 1945); Moll Driscoll, Fachtna O'Donovan,'Togher' casey, Humphrey 'Small' O'Neill, Fr. Jim Ahern, Mick finn, Paddy 'Hitler' Healy, Dessie Cullinane (All-Ireland medal winners 1945); Mike Murphy (Club official); Padraig Walsh (club official); Tom Moriarty, Cork footballer, All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry, captain Clon county champions 1952); Seamie O'Donovan (seven county senior medals, outstanding hurler); Thady O'REgan (county medal winner and club chairman); Liam Ahern (six county senior medals, cork footballer, club chairman and secretary); Dan Harrington(club official); Lar Shea (club official); John 'Shutter' Crowley (player 1929-1952, seven county senior medals, 1 intermediate medal, 1 junior medal); Tommy Connolly, Harry deLong,Jackie Collins, Vin Collins, Donie O'Mahony, John Lyons, sam tanner (Cork goalie0; Tom Ahern, Tim F. Hayes, Florrie Hayes, Paddy O'Sullivan, Kevin Dillon (captain 1968), Sam Tanner,Noel 'Blackeyes O'Donovan, Teddy 'Cheeser' Hayes, John 'Landy' Barry, Neilus Lane, Dave Mccarthy (All-Ireland medal winner 1973, All-Star 1976), Pa McCarthy, Tim 'Noss' Downey (secretary 1960-1987), Dinny O'Sullivan (treasurer 1960-1987); Pat Griffin (Kerry All-Ireland medal winner);Eoin O'Mahony (Cork star in 80's, county medal 1996); Pa googan, Brendie Keohane, Fintan O'Regan, Paddy Barrett (Limerick and Clon);Brendan Walsh, Willie Griffin, Pat Griffin, Terry Dillon, Padraig Griffin (Cork player); Tom mannix, Eamonn Walsh, Kenneth meade, John O'Brien (chairman), Séamus O'Brien, Kieran Hegarty, Michael Collins (All-Ireland referee), Noel O'callaghan, ger Mccarthy, Tom Lyons (chairman, McNamee Award winner), Mike 'Haulie' O'Neill, Michael 'casey' O'Donovan, Séamus calnan, Billy Crowley.