Lyre GAA

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Lyre
Ladhar C.L.G.
Lyre Crest - New Patent.png
Founded:1899
County:Cork
Nickname:The Pandas
Colours:Black & White
Grounds:Banteer Community Sportsfield
Coordinates:52.2584064 -8.7752704
Playing kits
Standard colours

Lyre GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club which takes its name from the nearby village of Lyre, County Cork, and is based in the village of Banteer in the North West of County Cork, Ireland. The club plays Football and is affiliated with Banteer Hurling Club from the same parish.[1] The club was founded in 1899 competes in the Duhallow Junior A Football Championship.[2] Their first team competes in the Duhallow Junior A Football Championship[3][4] and the Duhallow Junior A Football League. In 2010, the club won its first ever Duhallow Junior A Football Championship title and won their second title in 2013. Lyre also reached the final in 2015 and 2019.

History[]

Overview[]

The club was formed in 1899 and entered the Duhallow Football Championship when it was founded in 1933. Lyre won their first Duhallow Junior Football Championship in 2010 defeating rivals Kanturk in the final. They also defeated Cullen in the 2013 final.

Hurling[]

Main article: Banteer GAA

Lyre never fielded a hurling team as the club goes under the name of Banteer for hurling. The club has won 8 Duhallow Hurling Championships.

List of JAFC Finals[]

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2019 Colours of Kerry.svg Boherbue 3-07 Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 0-10
2015[5] Colours of Laois.svg Knocknagree 1-12, 1-12 (R) Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 1–12, 0-04 (R)
2013[6] Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 0-13 Colours of Tipperary.svg Cullen 2-05
2010 Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 1-09 Colours of Limerick.svg Kanturk 0-09

Ladies Football[]

Pitch and Facilities[]

Lyres GAA play their home matches in Banteer Community Sportsfield which is based in Banteer.

Facilities[]

Banteer Community Sportsfield and complex is a community owned facility in Banteer. The local GAA club, soccer club and athletics club use these facilities. The complex has a park area, 2 pitches, 2 sets of dressing rooms, several walks around the pond and pitches, a children's playgrounds, a ball wall, a museum/exhibition area with a shop and there is accessibility offered by Banteer railway station.

It is the first community-owned, full size, multi-use astro-turf pitch in Munster.

Main Pitch[]

The original main pitch is usually used for club matches. There is a small stand which can hold up to 200 people and a clubhouse which is under the stand that's adjacent to the pitch. The clubhouse includes 4 changing rooms with showers, an equipment room and a kitchen.

The main pitch often hosts the Duhallow Championship matches and finals, most recently the 2021 hurling final. The pitch is also subject to a lot of high-profile matches in the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship, most recently hosting Blackrock and Charleville in 2021.

Astro Pitch[]

In 2020, the first phase of an ambitious €1.5million project to develop a suite of world-class sporting facilities in the village of Banteer was completed. In February 2020, the Banteer Community Sportsfield Project was awarded a grant under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. With this grant an astro-turf pitch was built over an existing secondary pitch at the sports complex which was usually used for training. The new Astro is still used for training and hosts some matches.

The facility is available year-round for use by a range of different sports clubs across Cork county, west Limerick and east Kerry. The pitch is lined out for soccer and a lot of soccer clubs in Duhallow use this facility as well as the local soccer club in Banteer.

This will incorporate a new spectator stand, changing rooms/showers, and a tea room and a community museum.

Museum/Exhibition Area[]

A museum/exhibition area for sports memorabilia will be built also for people who are interested in viewing old articles, photos, videos outlining the historic achievements of over a 100 years of Banteer Sports.

Rivalries[]

Kanturk[]

Lyre won their first Duhallow Junior A Football Championship against Kanturk in 2013.

Honours[]

County[]

  • Cork Junior B Football Championship
    • Winners (0)
    • Runners-Up (1): 2000

Duhallow[]

  • Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
    • Winners (2): 2010, 2013[7]
    • Runners-Up (2): 2015, 2019
  • Duhallow Under 21 A Football Championship
    • Winners (1): 2010
  • Duhallow Junior B Football League
    • Winners (2): 1999, 2010
  • Duhallow Co Qualifier Championship
    • Winners (5): 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Duhallow Junior B Football Championship
    • Winners (2): 2004, 2006
  • Minor B Football Championship
    • Winners (1): 1999, 2006
  • Minor B Football League
    • Winners (1): 1999

Notable players[]

Double Olympic gold medalist Dr. Pat O'Callaghan was a midfielder for the football team, while he also lined out with the Banteer hurling team. A statue was erected of Dr. "Pat" at the Banteer GAA grounds in January 2007.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lyre footballers on the verge of creating history". independent. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ducon debuts for 2010
  3. ^ Relieved Rockchapel let off by Lyre
  4. ^ Dromtariffe outlast Lyre
  5. ^ "Independent.ie > Relief for Knocknagree on bridging 24 years". corkman.ie. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Lively Lyre lay down early marker". The Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Lively Lyre lay down early marker". The Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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