Beara GAA is a division of Cork GAA, and is responsible for organizing Gaelic Athletic Association games in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs within the division, from Under 12 up to the adult level. The winners of these competitions compete against other divisional champions to determine which club is the county champion. Currently, the following clubs are part of the Beara division: Castletownbere, Adrigole, Urhan, Garnish, Bere Island and Glengarriff. It has no senior football team so the only representative in the Cork Senior Football Championship is the divisional team. The division also competes in the Cork Minor Football Championship and the Cork Under-21 Football Championship. Beara is a Gaelic football stronghold, with very little hurling played, and no competitions organized.
Member clubs Adrigole Bere Island Castletownbere Garnish Glengarriff Urhan
2024 football grades ChampionshipClubSeniorPremier SeniorNoneSenior ANoneIntermediatePremier Intermediate CastletownbereIntermediate A AdrigoleJuniorPremier Junior UrhanJunior ANoneJunior B Castletownbere (2nd team) Garnish Glengarriff Adrigole(2nd team)Junior C Bere Island Adrigole (3rd team)
History The Beara division was formed in 1927 when the Cork County Board divided the county into 8 divisions.
Honours
Munster Senior Club Football Championship Winners (1): 1968 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship Winners (6): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1967, 1997 Runners-Up (1): 1939 Cork Minor Football Championship Winners (4): 1988, 2003, 2009, 2021 Runners-Up (3): 1963, 1989, 1990 Cork Under-21 Football Championship Winners (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006 Runners-Up (6): 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1991
Notable players Paddy Harrington Nealie Duggan Bernie O'Neill Mort O'Shea Joe O'Sullivan Kevin Jer O'Sullivan John Lack O'Sullivan
Beara competitions CompetitionYearChampionsRunners-upChampionshipBeara Junior A Football Championship2019 Urhan GarnishBeara Junior B Football Championship2022 Urhan AdrigoleBeara Junior C Football Championship2023 Bere Island CastletownbereBeara U21 Football Championship2020 Adrigole
External links Beara Sports News Adrigole GAA website (archived 2009)