The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. The county board is also responsible for the Cork inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams. The Cork branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded on December 19, 1886, making it the second oldest branch of the organisation.

In terms of All-Ireland honours Cork leads the way with 113 titles at all levels in Gaelic football and hurling. Cork is the most successful hurling county, having won its 30th All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship title in 2005. The county has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on six occasions.

Hurling

History

Cork are the most successful team in hurling. They have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship thirty times as of 2005. The county holds a number of distinctive records in hurling championship history. They were the first team to win back-to-back titles in 1892 and 1893. A third successive win in 1895 gave Cork the distinction of being the first county to win three-in-a-row.

The Cork team of the 1940s has been described as one of the greatest teams of all time. Of the 10 All-Ireland finals held in the decade, Cork participated in six of them and won five. During that period the team set another record by winning four consecutive finals in a row, a feat which has never been equalled.

Since then Cork have achieved two three-in-a-rows (1952-54 & 1976-78) and in 2004 and 2005 they achieved back-to-back titles.

Cork Hurling Squad

The following is the team that lined out for Cork in the All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final on July 14, 2005:

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 30
  • 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1919, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2005

• All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championships: 11
  • 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1997, 1998

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championships: 18
  • 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1995, 1998, 2001

• All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championships: 5
  • 1965, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004

• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championships: 11
  • 1912, 1916, 1925, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1983, 1987, 1994

• National Hurling Leagues: 14
  • 1926, 1930, 1940 1941, 1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1998

• Munster Senior Hurling Championships: 50
  • 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006

• Munster Under 21 Hurling Championships: 17
  • 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005

• Munster Minor Hurling Championships: 30
  • 1928, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006

• Munster Junior Hurling Championships: 21
  • 1912, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996

Noted Hurlers

1940-1990

• Jimmy Barry-Murphy - Tom Cashman - Ger Cunningham - Ray Cummins - Willie John Daly - John Fenton - Kevin Hennessy - John Horgan - Jack Lynch - Gerald McCarthy - Teddy McCarthy - Tomás Mulcahy - Con Murphy - Eddie O'Brien - Seanie O'Leary - Donal O'Grady - Christy Ring

1990 to present

• Brian Corcoran - Pat Mulcahy - Seanie McGrath - Donal Óg Cusack - Joe Deane - John Gardiner - Tom Kenny - Seán Óg Ó hAilpín - Setanta Ó hAilpín - Diarmuid O'Sullivan - Wayne Sherlock - Ben O'Connor

Managerial History

• 1996 Jimmy Barry-Murphy
• 2001 Tom Cashman
• 2002 Bertie Óg Murphy
• 2003 Donal O'Grady
• 2005 John Allen

Gaelic football

Cork Gaelic Football Squad

The following is the team that lined out for Cork in the All-Ireland Football Semi-Final in 2005:

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 6
  • 1890, 1911, 1945, 1973, 1989, 1990

• All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championships: 9
  • 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994

• All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 10
  • 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1991, 1993, 2000

• All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 13
  • 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005

• National Football Leagues: 5
  • 1952, 1956, 1980, 1989, 1999

• Munster Senior Football Championships: 32
  • 1890, 1893, 1894, 1899, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1911, 1916, 1928, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006

• Munster Under 21 Football Championships: 17
  • 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2005

• Munster Minor Football Championships: 28
  • 1939, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005

• Munster Junior Football Championships: 24
  • 1911, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, `1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2005

Noted Footballers

1970s-1980s

• Humphrey Kelleher
• Jimmy Barry-Murphy
• Ray Cummins
• Billy Morgan
• Larry Tompkins
• Dinny Allen
• Teddy McCarthy

1990s-2000s

• Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
• Diarmuid O'Sullivan
• Anthony Lynch
• Colin Corkery
• Brendan Jer O'Sullivan
• Philip Clifford
• Don Davis

Managerial History

• 1987 Billy Morgan
• 1997 Larry Tompkins
• 2004 Billy Morgan

Camogie

camogie is a womens version of hurling, with a larger ball and larger head of hurleys.

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships: 21
  • 1939, 1940, 1941, 1970, 1971,1972, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997,1998, 2002, 2005

• All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championships: 7
  • 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2004

• National Camogie Leagues: 12
  • 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003

Ladies' Gaelic football

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships: 1
  • 2005

• National Ladies' Football Leagues: 1
  • 2005

• All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Championship: 1
  • 1995

External links

• Cork on Hoganstand.com
• National and provincial titles won by Cork teams
• Club championship winners
• Cork GAA site

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