Na Piarsaigh GAA
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Founded: | 1943 Invalid "founded". Must be either a decade (e.g. 1830s) or a year (e.g. 1889). May be left blank if the date is unknown. | ||||||||
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County: | Cork | ||||||||
Nickname: | The Wazzies | ||||||||
Colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||
Grounds: | Páirc Uí Chonaire | ||||||||
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Na Piarsaigh are a Hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1943. Their senior hurling team have won 3 county senior hurling championships, the last one in October 2004. This team who won the 2004 final was notable for having 3 brothers (the Ó hAilpín brothers) on this team. Two of these brothers Setanta Ó hAilpín and Aisake are currently playing Australian rules football for Carlton Australian Rules football club. The eldest, Seán Óg, still plays for Na Piarsaigh and for the Cork senior hurling team. John Gardiner is also a current player. Na Piarsaigh also has more Féile na nGael titles than any other team.
Club crest
In 1951 the club adopted the Red Hand of Ulster as its crest - with the thumb "symbolically severed" to demonstrate empathy with the six counties still under "foreign [UK] rule".[1]
Noted Hurlers
Honours
- Cork Senior Hurling Championships: 3 (1990, 1995, 2004)
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1 (1966)
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 1 (1953)
- Cork Junior Football Championship: 1 (1965)
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championships: 3 (1980, 1981, 1987)
- Cork Minor Hurling Championships: 10 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1995, 1996)
- Cork Minor Football Championships 3 (1981, 1994, 1995)
- Féile na nGael 6 (1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1991, 2006)[2]
Individual Players Honours
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Winners:
- Donal 'Fox' Sheehan: 1 (1966)
- Tony O'Sullivan: 3 (1984, 1986, 1990)
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín: 3 (1999, 2004, 2005)
- John Gardiner: 2 (2004, 2005)
GAA All Stars Awards winners (hurling):
- Tony O'Sullivan: 5 (1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Setanta Ó hAilpín: 1 (2003)
- John Gardiner: 1 (2005)
Tony O'Sullivan is among an elite group of Cork players who hold five All Star Awards. Tony, along with his former Cork team mates John Fenton and Jimmy Barry-Murphy hold the distinction of heading the roll of honour as the most decorated Cork All Stars.
- Seán Óg Ó hAilpín: 1 (2004)