O'Donovan Rossa or Skibbereen is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. It participates in Cork GAA competitions. Traditionally, the club has been much more successful in Gaelic football. It won its only Cork Senior Football Championship in 1992 and subsequently won the 1992–93 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship after beating Éire Óg of Carlow in the final replay.[1] The club participates in the Carbery division of Cork GAA. [2]
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
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| Nickname: | Rossa's | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Skibbereen | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°33′15.33″N 9°16′16.07″W / 51.5542583°N 9.2711306°W | ||||||||
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Honours
edit- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: Winners (1) 1992-93
- Cork Senior Football Championship: Winners (1) 1992 Runners-Up 1994
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: Winners (2) 1924, 1985 Runners-Up 1914, 1983, 1984
- Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: Winners (2) 2004, 2013
- Cork Minor Football Championship: Winners (1) 2001 Runners-Up 1981, 1983, 1987
- Cork Minor A Football Championship: Winners (1) 2008
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship: Winners (6) 1945, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1979, 1982 Runners -Up: 1932, 1933, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1976, 2005
- West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: Winners (3) 1931, 1932, 1933 Runners-Up 1928, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1956, 2008
- West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: Winners (6) 1955, 1960, 1983, 1995, 2004, 2013 Runners-Up: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003
- West Cork Junior B Football Championship: Winners (2) 1955, 1963 Runners-Up: 1943, 1956
- West Cork Junior C Football Championship: Winners (1) 1980 Runners-Up: 1979, 1980, 2001
- West Cork Minor A Football Championship: Winners (13) 1943, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2008 Runners-Up: 1965, 1966, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1991
- West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship: Winners (1) 1983
Notable players
edit- Tony Davis All-Ireland Minor Football Championship winner. 1985 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning captain. All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winner. All-Ireland Junior Football Championship winner, Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. All-Star winner.
- Don Davis All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winner.
- John Evans All-Star winner.
- Conor McCarthy
- Michael McCarthy Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. 1993 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning captain.
- Kevin O'Dwyer 1991 Hogan Cup winning captain. All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winner. All-Star winner.
References
edit- ^ Bohane, John (25 October 2023). "O'Donovan Rossa reunite to mark 30 years since unexpected All-Ireland success". www.echolive.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (22 January 2024). "Dohenys boss Declan O'Dwyer and Rossas manager Gene O'Donovan back for 2024 campaign". www.southernstar.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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