Kenmare GAA (District Team)

Kenmare GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association division in the south of County Kerry, Ireland.^[1] The division includes the town of Kenmare. It is one of nine divisions of Kerry 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.

In addition, the division selects football teams from the adult teams playing at intermediate and junior level, and these then compete for the Kerry Senior Football Championship.

Hurling is the weaker sport in the division, without a district team and only two clubs, Kenmare Shamrocks and Kilgarvan fielding teams.

History

Clubs

The Kenmare District is the smallest such district in Kerry consisting of 4 clubs:

• Kenmare Shamrocks
• Kilgarvan
• Templenoe (Football only)
• Tousist (Football only)

Divisional team

The team competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area in the county championships.^[2] Most matches are played in Templenoe nowadays but some are played at Father Breen Park, Kenmare.

Member clubs

Football clubs unless stated.

• Kenmare Shamrocks (dual)
• Kilgarvan (dual)
• Templenoe
• Tuosist

Honours

• Kerry Senior Football Championship
  • Winners (2): 1974, 1987
  • Runners-Up (4): 1952, 1954, 1976, 2016
• Kerry Minor Football Championship
  • Runners-Up (2): 1959, 2012
• Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
  • Winners (3): 1985, 2014, 2017
  • Runners-Up (3): 1981, 1982, 1984

Hurling

Grades

Football

Grades

Divisional competitions

• Kenmare District Board Senior Football Championship (Finnegan Cup)
• Kenmare District Board Intermediate Football Championship (Murphy Cup)
• Kenmare District Board Junior Football Championship (Purcell Cup)
• Kenmare District Board Senior League (Spillane Cup)

Finnegan Cup

Teams

The 4 clubs in the Kenmare District play for the Finnegan Cup^[3] in the Kenmare district board championship. As of 2023, they included:^{[citation needed]}

List of finals

Roll of honour

Notable players

• Stephen O'Brien
• Seán O'Shea
• Paul O'Connor
• Pat Spillane
• Tom Spillane
• Mick Spillane
• Alan O'Sullivan
• Phil O'Sullivan Though from Tuosist parish Phil O'Sullivan played for Kenmare. He captained Kerry to an All Ireland Football title in 1924, played with Kenmare and won a Senior Co. Hurling medal in 1917.
• Mickey O'Sullivan Mickey "Ned" O’Sullivan won a county league medal in 1972, as well as a senior county championship in 1974. It was Kenmare's first county title ever, with a second medal following in 1987.

References

1. ^ "Credit Union Co. Senior Football League 2006". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
2. ^ "Co. Championships 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
3. ^ "Finnegan Cup". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-09-19.