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Cornafean GAA

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Founded:
  
1908

Colours:
  
Red and White

County:
  
Cavan

Grounds:
  
Cornafean GAA Grounds, Cavan

Cornafean is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural parishes of Killeshandra and Kilmore, in County Cavan, Ireland. The club plays Gaelic Football and competes in Cavan GAA competitions. Cornafean is the most successful club in Cavan, having won 20 Cavan Senior Football Championships. The club produced some of the best players in the 'Golden Era' of the Cavan team. The club's last championship title at adult level was in 2016 when they won the 2016 Cavan Junior Championship title.

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Honours

  • Cavan Senior Football Championships: 20
  • 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1956.
  • Cavan Intermediate Football Championships Winners: 2
  • 1915, 1916
  • Cavan Junior Football Championships Winners: 4
  • 1914, 1927, 2000, 2016

    • Notable Players

  • John Joe O'Reilly - Captain of two All-Ireland winning Cavan teams.
  • Tom O'Reilly - Former Cavan midfielder
  • Willie Young - Former Cavan goalkeeper
  • Peadar Doyle - Cornafean 5 in a row winning team player
  • Ciaran Briody - Former Cornafean juvenile and senior player. Won nothing and has been scouted and drafted to play with Aiden McAnespies in Boston.

    • References

    Cornafean GAA Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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