Knocknagree GAA
Gaelic games club in County Cork, Ireland
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| County: | Cork | |
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| Colours: | White & Royal Blue | |
| Grounds: | Knocknagree GAA Grounds | |
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Knocknagree GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Knocknagree in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland.
Although approximately one mile from the border with Kerry, Knocknagree is officially in the parish of Rathmore with the majority of this parish in Kerry putting Knocknagree in front line when it comes to Cork-Kerry rivalry.
The club plays Gaelic football in the senior grade in Cork after winning the 2017 Cork County Junior Championship for the 3rd time defeating Erin's Own in the final.
The main pitch out of 3 has been floodlit since 2006.[citation needed] In 2007 it hosted the first Duhallow Junior A Football Championship final to be played under lights. Ballydemond were victorious over Dromtarriffe on the occasion.
The club crest was designed in 2002 and features a horse's head in the centre, a traditional Irish fiddle (left upper corner), and an open book (right upper corner). A Blackwater bridge (with a leaping salmon) in the lower foreground symbolises the club's border location.[citation needed]
On 19 September 2015 Knocknagree bridged a 24 year gap to win their eleventh Duhallow Junior A Football Championship, beating Lyre GAA in a replay by a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-04.[1]
Honours
- All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
- Munster Junior Club Football Championship
Winners (1): 2017[4]
- Cork Senior A Football Championship
Runners-Up (1): 2022
- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2020
- Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2019
- Cork Junior A Football Championship
- Winners (3): 1984, 1991, 2017
- Runners-Up (3): 1979, 1982, 1989
- Cork Under-21 Football Championship
- Runners-Up (1): 1978
- Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
- Winners (12): 1966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 2016
- Runners-Up (9): 1940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017
Notable players
The following players have played for Knocknagree and have also played or coached at inter-county level with Cork.
- John Fintan Daly
- Eoghan McSweeney
- Niall O'Connor
See also
References
- ^ Tarrant, John (29 December 2023). "New Knocknagree history book is a must-read for any and all GAA fans". Irish Independent. Corkman. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Knocknagree light up Croker with final flourish". Irish Examiner. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "All-Ireland Club JFC final: Croke Park glory for Knocknagree". Hogan Stand. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Never-say-die Knocknagree land historic first club title". Irish Examiner. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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Duhallow GAA clubs
- Ballydesmond
- Banteer
- Boherbue
- Castlemagner
- Cullen
- Dromtarriffe
- Freemount
- Glenlara
- Kanturk
- Kilbrin
- Kiskeam
- Knocknagree
- Lismire
- Lyre
- Meelin
- Millstreet
- Newmarket
- Rockchapel
- St John's
- Tullylease
