Beara GAA
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| Colours: | Red and White | |||||||
| Grounds: | Various | |||||||
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Beara GAA is a division of Cork GAA, and is responsible for organizing Gaelic Athletic Association games in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. 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. Currently, the following clubs are part of the Beara division - Castletownbere, Adrigole, Urhan, Garnish, Bere Island and Glengarriff. It has no senior football team so the only representative in the Cork Senior Football Championship is the divisional team. The division also competes in the Cork Minor Football Championship and the Cork Under-21 Football Championship. Beara is a Gaelic football stronghold, with very little hurling played, and no competitions organized.
Member Clubs
[edit ]2024 Football Grades
[edit ]| Championship | Club |
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| Senior | |
| Premier Senior | None |
| Senior A | None |
| Intermediate | |
| Premier Intermediate | Castletownbere |
| Intermediate A | Adrigole |
| Junior | |
| Premier Junior | Urhan |
| Junior A | None |
| Junior B | Castletownbere (2nd team) |
| Garnish | |
| Glengarriff | |
| Adrigole(2nd team) | |
| Junior C | Bere Island |
| Adrigole (3rd team) | |
History
[edit ]The Beara division was formed in 1927 when the Cork County Board divided the county into 8 divisions.
Honours
[edit ]- Munster Senior Club Football Championship
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1968
- Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (6): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1967, 1997
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-Up (1): 1939
- Cork Minor Football Championship
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (4): 1988, 2003, 2009, 2021
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-Up (3): 1963, 1989, 1990
- Cork Under-21 Football Championship
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-Up (6): 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1991
Notable players
[edit ]- Paddy Harrington
- Nealie Duggan
- Bernie O'Neill
- Mort O'Shea
- Joe O'Sullivan
- Kevin Jer O'Sullivan
- John Lack O'Sullivan
Beara Competitions
[edit ]| Competition | Year | Champions | Runners-up |
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| Championship | |||
| Beara Junior A Football Championship | 2019 | Urhan | Garnish |
| Beara Junior B Football Championship | 2022 | Urhan | Adrigole |
| Beara Junior C Football Championship | 2023 | Bere Island | Castletownbere |
| Beara U21 Football Championship | 2020 | Adrigole | |
