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Sarsfields GAA (County Cork)

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Founded:
  
1896

Colours:
  
Black, Blue and White

County:
  
Cork

Grounds:
  
The Castle Field / Riverstown Sportsfield

Sarsfields GAA is a hurling club is based in the villages of Riverstown and Glanmire in east County Cork. They have won six County Championships, 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. They have also won three Minor County Championships, 2007, 2008 and 2014. The club derives its name for the Irish Jacobite and soldier Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan.

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County Champions

In 1951 Sarsfields beat Glen Rovers by 6 points to win the Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Then in 1957 they beat UCC by seven points. Sarsfields have been in four finals since, 1989 and 1997, where they lost and 2008 when they beat Bride Rovers by 1 point. In 2010, they defeated Glen Rovers by 2 points to win their 4th county title in history.

Honours

  • Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winners: 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 Runners-Up 2013, 2015
  • Cork Minor Hurling Championship Winners: 1931, 1953, 1954, 2007, 2008, 2014. Runners up 2015.
  • Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners: 1975, 2003
  • Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners: 1937 Runners-Up 2016
  • East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Winners: 1937, 1953, 2004, 2016
  • Famous Past and current Players

  • Teddy McCarthy
  • Paddy Barry
  • Alan Lotty
  • John Considine
  • Tadhg Murphy
  • Bertie Og Murphy
  • Kieran Murphy
  • Peter Queally
  • Michael Cussen
  • Daniel Kearney
  • Cian McCarthy
  • Conor O'Sullivan
  • Pat Ryan
  • References

    Sarsfields GAA (County Cork) Wikipedia