Muskerry GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling division located in the middle region of County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA County Board. The division includes clubs from areas to the west of Cork city stretching to the county bounds with Kerry. Its name is derived from the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Múscraige which, following the Norman conquest, now encompasses the baronies of Muskerry West and Muskerry East. These baronies, or half-baronies, include towns such as Macroom, Ballincollig, and Ballingeary. Muskerry GAA is bordered by Carrigdhoun GAA and Carbery GAA divisions to the south and by Duhallow GAA to the north. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from "Under 12" up to the adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. In addition, the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level; these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship.
The division was established in 1925. Hurling was the major game in the division at that time and the 1925 Junior Championship Draws tell their own story.
To address the position of junior football in the Western area, a meeting was held in Ballincollig on 11 January 1925. The following motion was referred to the Annual Convention in Macroom 'That a Sub - Committee be appointed to carry on and organize football in the Western end of the Division'. The game is exceptionally strong in the division at present.[when?]
A Minor Hurling Championship was introduced in 1926. The following year a Minor Football Championship was introduced.
More clubs were formed which participated in both codes and all championships.
Competitions have continued to increase in number with a Junior (B) Hurling Championship being introduced in the 1940s and a Junior (B) Football Championship being introduced in 1961.
Under 21 championships in both codes were introduced in 1963 and as the facilities in the division improved beyond all recognition, the activities on the field of play have continued to increase and multiply.
24 competitions involving 21 clubs were organised this current year[when?] and they were all keenly contested. The standard of play was high and the division was well represented on all the codes' All Ireland winning teams. The Muskerry divisional teams have participated in the Senior Championships in both codes on a regular basis and they have generally given good accounts of themselves.
In football the historic outright Cork Senior Football Championship Title victory in 1970 was a particularly significant achievement. The senior footballers also did well to contest finals in 1962, 1995, and 2005. In senior hurling, Muskerry came close to making it a Senior County Championship Double in 1970, when they were two points behind U.C.C. at the end of an exciting Cork Senior Hurling Championship Final.
The First Officers of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925 were:
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For the region of County Cork in which the division is located see Muskerry This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Muskerry GAA news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Muskerry GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling division located in the middle region of County Cork Ireland It is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA County Board The division includes clubs from areas to the west of Cork city stretching to the county bounds with Kerry Its name is derived from the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Muscraige which following the Norman conquest now encompasses the baronies of Muskerry West and Muskerry East These baronies or half baronies include towns such as Macroom Ballincollig and Ballingeary Muskerry GAA is bordered by Carrigdhoun GAA and Carbery GAA divisions to the south and by Duhallow GAA to the north It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division from Under 12 up to the adult level The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion In addition the division selects football and hurling teams from the adult teams playing at junior level or county intermediate level these then compete for the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship Muskerry GAACLG MhuscraiFounded 1925County CorkColours White and greenPlaying kitsStandard coloursSenior Club ChampionshipsAll Ireland Munsterchampions CorkchampionsFootball 0 0 1Hurling 0 0 0 Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 List of clubs 4 Notable players 5 Divisional competitions 6 Hurling 6 1 Grades 7 Football 7 1 Grades 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe division was established in 1925 Hurling was the major game in the division at that time and the 1925 Junior Championship Draws tell their own story Junior hurling 9 teams Cloughduv v Ballinora Inniscarra v Aghabullogue Macroom v Blarney Shournagh Valley v Ballincollig Bye Bride ValleyJunior football 3 teams Kilmurry v Macroom Bye Bride ValleyTo address the position of junior football in the Western area a meeting was held in Ballincollig on 11 January 1925 The following motion was referred to the Annual Convention in Macroom That a Sub Committee be appointed to carry on and organize football in the Western end of the Division The game is exceptionally strong in the division at present when A Minor Hurling Championship was introduced in 1926 The following year a Minor Football Championship was introduced More clubs were formed which participated in both codes and all championships Competitions have continued to increase in number with a Junior B Hurling Championship being introduced in the 1940s and a Junior B Football Championship being introduced in 1961 Under 21 championships in both codes were introduced in 1963 and as the facilities in the division improved beyond all recognition the activities on the field of play have continued to increase and multiply 24 competitions involving 21 clubs were organised this current year when and they were all keenly contested The standard of play was high and the division was well represented on all the codes All Ireland winning teams The Muskerry divisional teams have participated in the Senior Championships in both codes on a regular basis and they have generally given good accounts of themselves In football the historic outright Cork Senior Football Championship Title victory in 1970 was a particularly significant achievement The senior footballers also did well to contest finals in 1962 1995 and 2005 In senior hurling Muskerry came close to making it a Senior County Championship Double in 1970 when they were two points behind U C C at the end of an exciting Cork Senior Hurling Championship Final The First Officers of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925 were Chairman William Fitzgerald Bride Valley Secretary Jimmy Long Ballinora Treasurer D J Walsh Inniscarra Achievements EditCork Senior Football Championship winner 1 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship runner up 1970List of clubs EditAghabullogue Aghinagh Ballincollig Beal Atha Ghaorthaidh Ballinora Blarney Canovee Cill Na Martra Clondrohid Cloughduv Donoughmore Dripsey Eire og Grenagh Gleann na Laoi Inniscarra Iveleary Kilmurry Kilmichael Laochra og Macroom Naomh AbanNotable players EditFintan Goold Daniel Goulding Tom Kenny Mick Malone John O Driscoll Noel O Leary Ciaran SheehanDivisional competitions EditMid Cork Junior A Football Championship Mid Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipHurling EditGrades Edit Championship ClubSeniorPremier Senior NoneSenior A Blarney InniscarraIntermediatePremier Intermediate Ballincollig Eire ogIntermediate A Aghabullogue CloughduvJuniorPremier Junior NoneJunior A Aghabullogue 2nd team Ballincollig 2nd team Ballinora Blarney 2nd team Cloughduv 2nd team Donoughmore Dripsey Eire og 2nd team Grenagh Inniscarra 2nd team Iveleary KilmichaelJunior B Ballincollig 3rd team Ballinora 2nd team Donoughmore 2nd team Eire og 3rd team Gleann na Laoi Grenagh 2nd team Inniscarra 3rd team Laochra OgFootball EditGrades Edit Championship ClubSeniorPremier Senior Ballincollig Eire ogSenior A Beal Atha n GhaorthaidhIntermediatePremier Intermediate Cill na Martra Iveleary Macroom Naomh AbanIntermediate A Aghabullogue BallinoraJuniorPremier Junior KilmurryJunior A Aghinagh Ballincollig 2nd team Beal Atha n Ghaorthaidh 2nd team Blarney Canovee Cill na Martra 2nd team Clondrohid Donoughmore Dripsey Eire og 2nd team Grenagh Inniscarra KilmichaelJunior B Aghabullogue 2nd team Ballincollig 3rd team Ballinora 2nd team Canovee 2nd team Eire og 3rd team Gleann na Laoi Inniscarra 2nd team Iveleary 2nd team Kilmurry 2nd team Macroom 2nd team Naomh Aban 2nd team References EditExternal links EditMuskerry Divisional website Kilmichael club website Inniscarra club website Kilmurry 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