Muintir Bháire GAA

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Muintir Bháire GAA

Founded:	1959
County:	Cork
Colours:	Maroon and White
Coordinates:	51°37′09.02″N 9°31′33.63″W / 51.6191722°N 9.5260083°W / 51.6191722; -9.5260083Coordinates: 51°37′09.02″N 9°31′33.63″W / 51.6191722°N 9.5260083°W / 51.6191722; -9.5260083
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Muintir Bháire GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Durrus, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields teams in Gaelic football only. The club take part in competitions organized by Carbery division of Cork.

History[]

There are references to a club in Durrus in 1888 playing Skibbereen. However, there was a near total failure of the potato crop in 1890 and a mood of panic gripped the area, resulting in a drop in the number of clubs from 38 to 2.^{[citation needed]} In the early years rules were loose and matches sometimes developed into a melee.^{[citation needed]} In the 1930s the playing field was in Clashadoo opposite the former schoolhouse. Teams would often travel to matches in the back of Jackie Cronin's lorry.^{[who?][citation needed]} Over the years^[when?] players from the area included Robert O’Sullivan (he is a brother of Danny O’Sullivan publican^[who?] and later joined the Gardaí) he played for Cork in the 1968s.^{[citation needed]}

The G.A.A in the parish went through many changes. The only record that exist of any trophies won was a West Cork Junior 2 title in 1932 with a team captained by Bill Kennedy from Dunmanus.(dec:2004) The parish was destined to wait 60 years to repeat this feat.^[tone] The parish were represented by a side called Western Stars in the 1960s but that too collapsed due to emigration and lack of leadership.^{[citation needed]} This was all to change when two committed individuals^{[original research?]} Tim Cronin & Sean O Suilleabhain organised a meeting to form a new club in the late 1970s & it was agreed to call Muintir Bhaire. With Tim as Chairman and Sean as Runai it was all systems go.^[tone] The most notable even came in the mid 1980s when they reached a West Cork Junior Final but alas defeat was their lot. Emigration was again to play a part in the near demise of the club during the 1980s when the brightest and best^{[citation needed]} left the area to seek their fortune in the U.S.A.^{[citation needed]} The arrival of Joe O Driscoll N.T. to the local school coincided with a crop of talented pupils put the Club back on track winning games @ Fe 12 & 14.^{[citation needed]}

The early 1990s again saw the club in fold up mode but the arrival of Frank Arundel and Tom Coughlan launched the club to new heights & success was soon to follow winning West Cork titles Fe 21 (C)96 & Fe 21 (B)in 98. Greater things were around the corner the turn of the century saw the West Cork Junior (B) cup in the Parish for the first time in 60 years captained by Frankie Arundel, Junior. Team trainer Caheragh's Tony O Driscoll, Manager Jack McNulty with selectors Tom Coughlan and Vincent Cronin had greater plans for the team. This was realised in 2003 when the first ever Cork Junior B Football Championship title came to the Parish. This was indeed an historical occasion^{[citation needed]} & amid scenes of great joy as Sean Tobin became the first Muintir Bhaire man to raise a Cup In PAIRC UI RINN.^{[citation needed]} To date the only Muintir man to play senior football with Cork is Sean Levis (Brahlish). Both Sean Levis and Frank Arundel (Junior) won a Cork Senior Championship in 2004 with Divisional side, Carbery. The club were promoted to Junior 1 in 04 and to date (2010) have competed with distinction^{[original research?]} contesting the West Cork final in 2007 where they were defeated by Bandon. They won the West Cork Junior League in 09 defeating Kilmacabea in the final. The club were without a ground of their own until 2009 when the farm of Jimmy Dukelow at Crotees was purchased and currently plans are on hand to develop magnificent playing facilities over the coming years!

Achievements[]

• Cork Junior B Football Championship Winner (1) 2003
• West Cork Junior A Football Championship Runners-Up 2007
• West Cork Junior B Football Championship Winners (3) 1947 (as Durrus), 2000, 2003 Runners-Up 1949, 1984
• West Cork Junior C Football Championship Winners (1) 1998
• West Cork Junior D Football Championship Winners 2018, Runners-Up 2007
• West Cork Minor C Football Championship Winners (1) 2003 Runners-Up 2001
• West Cork Under-21 C Football Championship Winners (2) 1996, 2012 ^[1] Runners-Up 2003
• West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship Winners (1) 1997

Sources[]

• Official Muinter Bháire Club website

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