St Vincent's GAA (Cork)

St Vincent's
Naomh Uinseann
Founded:1943
County:Cork
Colours:Green and White
Playing kits
Standard colours

St Vincent's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Blarney Street and Sundays Well parts of Cork city, Ireland. It also includes in its catchment area Gurranabraher, Churchfield and Knocknaheeny. Teams are fielded in Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Seandún board competitions. Honours won by the club include the 1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship title and Premier Intermediate Football Championship titles in 2006 and 2012. As of 2024, the club was playing in the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship[1] and Junior A Hurling Championship.[2] The club was founded in 1943.[3]

History

St Vincent's GAA club was founded, on Cork city's northside, in 1943.[3] Originally focused on the Sunday's Well and Blarney Street areas of the city, the club's catchment area later expanded to include Churchfield, Gurranabraher and Knocknaheeny.[3] The new club won the Cork Junior Football Championship in 1946.[3]

The club won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1968 and a senior hurling county league title in 1972.[3] St Vincent's also won a Minor Premier County title in 1998. The club won its first Cork Intermediate Football title in 2006, and went on to win its second title in the 2012 Intermediate Championship.[3] They were promoted to senior status after both the 2006 and 2012 Premier Intermediate Football Championship wins, but were not able to maintain senior status.

The club held a number of events to mark its 80th anniversary in 2023.[4]

Honours

Notable club members

Further reading

  • "Vincent Stokes' grá for St Vincent's club has seen him give a lifetime of service". echolive.ie. 7 April 2021.
  • "Former GAA club barman avoids jail for stealing €45k". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2014.

References

  1. ^ "St Vincent's fail to score in second half but hang on to relegate Na Piarsaigh". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Cian McCarthy and Shane Howard fire Passage past St Vincent's to Seandún JAHC semi". echolive.ie. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "St. Vincent's GAA Cork - Club History". stvincentsgaacork.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Northside GAA club announces events to mark 80th anniversary". echolive.ie. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Courage gets Vincent's over line". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Flaherty seals it for Finuge". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Seandún GAA – Roll Of Honour – JAHC Winners". seandungaa.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Seandún GAA – Roll Of Honour – JAFC Winners". seandungaa.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Wayne Sherlock v Paddy Barry: Vote for Cork's best city hurlers". echolive.ie. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Miah Dennehy: Cork soccer fans in mourning at passing of Leeside legend". echolive.ie. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025. [Dennehy] loved hurling and Gaelic football and was a star with St Vincent's
  11. ^ "Four-time All-Ireland winner to captain Cork for 2023". the42.ie. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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