O'Donovan Rossa GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carbery Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Located in the town of Skibbereen, about 80km from Cork, Skibbereen GAA Club was founded on 8 November 1887. The club was later renamed in honour of Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. It was 1924 before the club had their first major success by winning the Cork IFC after a defeat of Mallow in the final.
O'Donovan Rossa spent the majority of the following decades operating in the junior grades in both codes. The club won three successive South West JHC titles in the 1930s, while six South West JFC titles were claimed between 1945 and 1982. O'Donovan Rossa secured senior status after claiming their second Cork IFC title in 1985.
Arguably, the 1992–93 season remains the most successful ever in the history of the club. O'Donovan Rossa won their sole Cork SFC title that season, following a 2–09 to 0–10 win over Nemo Rangers in the final. This was later converted into a Munster Club SFC title. On 28 March 1993, O'Donovan Rossa beat Éire Óg by 1–07 to 0–08 in the All-Ireland Club SFC final replay.
Honours All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1993 Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1992 Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1992 Cork Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1924, 1985 West Cork Junior A Football Championship (6): 1945, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1979, 1982 West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1931, 1932, 1933 Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (2): 2004, 2013 West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (6): 1955, 1960, 1983, 1995, 2004, 2013 West Cork Junior B Football Championship (2): 1955, 1963 West Cork Junior C Football Championship (1): 1980 Cork Minor Football Championship (1): 2001 Cork Minor A Football Championship (1): 2008 West Cork Minor A Football Championship (13): 1943, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2008 West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 1983
Notable players
Tony Davis: All-Ireland SFC–winner (1989, 1990) Mick McCarthy: All-Ireland SFC–winner (1989, 1990)
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