Bantry Blues is a Gaelic football club in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carbery Board and is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football, but also fields teams in hurling.
History
Located in the town of Bantry, about 50 miles west of Cork city, Bantry Blues GAA Club was founded in 1887. The club was 25 years old when it had its first major success by winning the Cork IFC title for the first time. Bantry Blues was one of the founder clubs of the Carbery Board in 1926 and graded its first team as a junior one. Two years later, the club won the Cork JFC title for the first time. This was followed by three Cork IFC titles between 1934 and 1938.
Bantry Blues continued to win several South West JAFC titles in the decades that followed. The club's eighth divisional title in 1972 was subsequently followed by a second Cork JFC, following a 1–12 to 2–06 win over Adrigole. Two years later, Bantry Blues claimed the Cork IFC title for the fifth time in their history and top tier status.
The 1990s proved to be one of the club's most successful eras, beginning with a sixth Cork IFC title in 1993. Two years later, Bantry Blues claimed their first Cork SFC title, following a 0–10 to 0–08 win over divisional side Muskerry. The club claimed its second Cork SFC title when, in 1998, divisional side Duhallow was beaten by 0–17 to 2–06.
Honours
Cork Senior Football Championship (2): 1995, 1998 Cork Intermediate Football Championship (6): 1912, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1975, 1993 Cork Junior A Football Championship (2): 1928, 1972 West Cork Junior A Football Championship (9): 1928, 1932, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985 West Cork Junior B Football Championship: (1): 1974 West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: (5): 1972, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023 West Cork Junior C Football Championship: (2): 1988, 2010 West Cork Junior D Football Championship: (2): 2008, 2013 Cork Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1993, 1994 West Cork Under-21 Football Championship (10) 1972, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2012, 2024 West Cork Minor A Football Championship (16): 1941, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007
Notable players Declan Barron: All-Ireland SFC–winner (1973) Graham Canty: All-Ireland SFC–winning captain (2010) Donal Hunt: All-Ireland SFC–winner (1973) Mark O'Connor: All-Ireland SFC–winner (1990)
References
External links Official Bantry Blues website