St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club[1][2] or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club[3] is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland.
St Finbarr's, who play in royal blue and gold jerseys, were the first club in Ireland to win All-Ireland club championships in both hurling and football. They were the only club do have done so until the feat was matched by Dublin's The Cuala in 2024.[4] The club has won Cork County Senior Championships in every decade except the first decade of the 21st century. This record was almost upheld in 2009 when the club reached the final in the Cork County Senior Football Championship, only to lose out by a point to Clonakilty.
Between 1980 and 1982, the club won three Cork County Hurling Championships in a row. This feat had not been repeated until Imokilly did so between 2017 and Vincent’s
Hurling
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- 1975, 1978 (Runners-Up 1981)
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 4
- 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980
- Cork Senior Hurling Championships: 26
- Cork Minor Hurling Championships: 15
- 1909, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2020
- Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championships: 5
- 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- 1990
- Cork Junior Hurling Championships: 3
- 1902, 1903, 1956
- Cork City Junior Hurling Championship: 12
- 1927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 2014
- Cork Inter-Divisional Junior B Hurling Championship: 1
- 2015
Notable hurlers
This is a list of notable hurlers who have played for 'the Barrs', including players who have had success with the club, or played for the Cork senior hurling team.
| Player | Era | Club titles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Munster | County | ||
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | 1970s-1980s | 1975, 1978 | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988 |
| Denis Burns | 1970s-1980s | 1975, 1978 | 1974, 1977, 1980 | 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| Seán Condon | 1940s | 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947 | ||
| Ger Cunningham | 1980s-1990s | 1980 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993 | |
| Peter Doolan | 1960s | 1965 | 1965, 1968 | |
| Mick Kennefick | 1940s | 1942, 1943 | ||
| Tony Maher | 1960-1980s | 1975, 1978 | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980 |
| Charlie McCarthy | 1960s-1980s | 1975, 1978 | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 1960s-1970s | 1975, 1978 | 1974, 1977 | 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977 |
| Denis Murphy | 1960s | 1965 | 1965, 1968 | |
Notable Teams
Managers
| Manager | Years |
|---|---|
| — | 1876–2010s? |
| John Cremin | 2013-2015 |
| Tim Finn | 2015-2017 |
| Ronan Curran[6] | 2017-2019 |
| Aidan Fitzpatrick[7] | 2019–2020 |
| John Cremin | 2020 |
| Ronan Curran[6] | 2020–2021 |
| Ger Cunningham | 2021–present |
Football
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships: 3
- 1980, 1981, 1987
- Munster Senior Club Football Championships: 5
- 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2021
- Cork Premier Senior Football Championship: 10
- 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2018, 2021
- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championships: 1
- 2008
- Cork Premier Junior Football Championship: 1
- 2023
- Cork Under-21 Football Championships: 7
- 1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 2008, 2016
- Cork Minor Football Championships: 25
- 1941, 1942, 1944, 1950, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009,2010,2015,2021
- Cork City Junior Football Championship: 9
- 1941, 1947, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1988, 2011, 2013,[8] 2014
- Kelleher Shield (Senior Football League) Winners 1973, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2019
Notable footballers
- Dave Barry Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. All-Star winner.
- Paddy Hayes All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner.
- Tony Leahy 2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning manager.
- Mark Healy
- John Kerins Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. Two time All-Star winner.
- Christy Ryan 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning captain. 1979–80 National Football League winning captain.
- Michael Shields All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. Three time National Football League winning captain. Two time All-Star winner.
- Ian Maguire Munster Senior Club Football Championship winning captain.
- Mick Slocum Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. 1986 [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning captain.
- Jimmy Barry Murphy All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. Two time All-Star winner. GAA Hall of Fame Inductee: 2015
- Fionán Murray
- Steven Sherlock
- Sam Ryan
- Brian Hayes
Managers
| Manager | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1876 – 2000s? | ||
| Tony Leahy | 2008 - 2010
Bill O'Connell 2011-2012 |
Ray Keane | 2016 - 2018 |
| Paul O'Keeffe[9][10] | 2019 – present |
See also
References
- ^ "St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club".
- ^ "Britain's most famous vicar is GAA's newest member after watching Normal People". Hogan Stand. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Death notice of Christy Ryan". 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Surreal day for Cuala as footballers arrive at summit". 19 January 2025.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Barr's hold off Nemo in thrilling finish to complete junior double". Irish Examiner. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Ronan Curran reappointed St Finbarr's manager". Irish Examiner. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Club hurling news: St Finbarr's, Mallow and Charleville appoint new managers". EchoLIVE.ie. 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Murphy settles it for Barr's". The Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "'In March I was seeing a good few cases, I was very pessimistic about GAA this year': As a GP and Cork club football manager, Paul O'Keeffe is well placed to assess the changed nature of the 2020 GAA season". The42.ie. 27 July 2020.
- ^ "St Finbarr's want semi-final pushed back after tough win over Newcestown". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2020.
External links
- Cork GAA site (archived)
- St Finbarr's GAA site
