Erin's Own GAA (Cork)
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Founded: | 1963 | ||||||||
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County: | Cork | ||||||||
Colours: | Blue and red | ||||||||
Grounds: | Caherlag Grounds | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 51°54′51.87″N 8°21′54.26″W / 51.9144083°N 8.3650722°W | ||||||||
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Erin's Own GAA is a
ladies football
.
History
Located in the
Cork IHC
in 1980.
Erin's Own secured Cork IHC titles in 1984 and 1987 before claiming their very first
Cork SHC title in 1992.[2][3] Two years later, the club claimed its first Gaelic football successes when, after winning their inaugural East Cork JAFC title, Erin's Own claimed the Cork JAFC title.[4]
The turn of the century saw Erin's Own enjoy one of its most successful periods. The club claimed a second Cork JAFC title in 2005, before winning back-to-back Cork SHC titles in 2006 and 2007.[5][6][7]
Honours
- Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (1): 2022
- Cork Junior A Football Championship (2): 1994, 2005
- East Cork Junior A Football Championship (5): 1994, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017
- East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (6): 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2007, 2022
- Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (3): 2002, 2004, 2005
- Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2016
- Cork Under-21 B Football Championship (1): 2010
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship (3): 1999, 2000, 2001
- Cork Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 1998
Notable players
- Brian Corcoran: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1999, 2004, 2005)[8]
- Timmy Kelleher: National Hurling League-winner (1992–93)
- Kieran Murphy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2005)
- Cian O'Connor: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2004, 2005)
- Robbie O'Flynn: Munster SHC-winner (2017, 2018)
References
- ^ "Erins Own HC Cork". Club Info website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Erins Own: a force to be reckoned with". Hogan Stand. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Classic Cork county hurling finals: Erin's Own opted not to regrade and 12 months later they lifted their first senior county". Echo Live. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "1994 County Junior Football Champions". Erin's Own website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Erins Own footballers and hurlers do the bizz". Irish Independent. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Paradise regained for Erin's Own". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Newman, Edward (15 October 2007). "Erin's Own battle hard to retain Rebel hurling crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "The Leeside legends series: Corcoran was a majestic hurler in every position". Echo Live. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2020.