St Vincent's GAA (Cork)
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St Vincent's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1943,[1] the club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and the Cork County Board and fields teams in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie.
History
[edit]Located in the Blarney Street and Sundays Well areas on the northside of Cork city, but also drawing players from Gurranabraher, Churchfield and Knocknaheeny, St Vincent's Hurling and Football Club was established in 1943.[2] The club spent the early years of its existence operating in the junior grades in both codes and won three City JFC and three City JHC titles between 1946 and 1966.[3][4]
St Vincent's had its first major success in December 1946, when the club won the Cork JFC following a 3–06 to 1–04 win over Bere Island.[5] Two years later the same team was beaten by Millstreet in the 1948 Cork SFC final.[6] St Vincent's had its first major hurling success in September 1968, when Youghal were beaten by 2–11 to 1–12 to win the Cork IHC title.[7]
The 21st century saw a resurgence in Gaelic football in the club. St Vincent's returned to the top tier of Cork football with Cork PIFC title wins in 2006[1] and 2012.[8] St Vincent's were also beaten by Finuge in the 2012 Munster Club IFC final.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (2): 2006,[1] 2012[8]
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1968
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 1946
- Cork City Junior Hurling Championship (3): 1951, 1954, 1957[4]
- Cork City Junior Football Championship (3): 1946, 1950, 1966[3]
- Cork City Junior C Football Championship (1): 2021
- Cork Premier Minor Football Championship (1): 1998
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1957
- Cork Minor B Football Championship (1): 1990
- Cork Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 1986
Notable players
[edit]- Paddy Barry: All-Ireland SHC-winning captain (1970)[10]
- Amy O'Connor: All-Ireland SCC-winning captain (2023)[11]
- Paddy O'Shea: All-Ireland SFC-winner (2010)[12]
- Miah Dennehy: Republic of Ireland international footballer[13][14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "St. Vincent's GAA Cork - Club History". stvincentsgaacork.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Northside GAA club announces events to mark 80th anniversary". Echo Live. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Roll Of Honour – JAFC Winners". Seandún GAA. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Roll Of Honour – JAHC Winners". Seandún GAA. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "Beara Island beaten in whirlwind finish". The Cork Examiner. 16 December 1946. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sadness on the passing of 1948 Millstreet and Cork captain John O'Keeffe". Echo Live. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Hurling". Youghal GAA. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- 1 2 O'Sullivan, Jim (29 October 2012). "Courage gets Vincent's over line". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Loss of key pair 'galvanised' us, says Finuge boss". Echo Live. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Cork hurling dream team 1970-2020: Keepers of the flame make it tough to pick the top Rebel stopper". Echo Live. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ "Joyful return to Cork for Amy O'Connor". GAA.ie. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ "It's 'two full-time jobs' - but I couldn't resist Cork comeback, says O'Shea". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ "Miah Dennehy: Cork soccer fans in mourning at passing of Leeside legend". Echo Live. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
[Dennehy] loved hurling and Gaelic football and was a star with St Vincent's
- ↑ "The Leeside legends series: Fans were thrilled by Miah Dennehy's magic". Echo Live. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
Dennehy was born in 1950 and it was his talent on the GAA pitch with St Vincent's hurling and football club that got him noticed initially
