Cornafean GAA

Cornafean GAA
Cornafean
Corr na Féinne
Founded: 1908
County: Cavan
Club colours: Red
Grounds: Pairc Naomh Fionnan
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions
Cavan
champions
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Cornafean is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural parishes of Killeshandra and Kilmore, in County Cavan, Ireland. The club plays Gaelic Football and competes in Cavan GAA competitions. Cornafean is the most successful club in Cavan, having won 20 Cavan Senior Football Championships.[1] The club produced some of the best players in the 'Golden Era' of the Cavan team. The clubs last at adult level was in 2000 when they won the 2000 Cavan Junior Championship title.[2]

Honours

  • Cavan Intermediate Football Championships Winners: 2
    • 1915, 1916
  • Cavan Junior Football Championships Winners: 3
    • 1914, 1927, 2000

Notable Players

  • John Joe O'Reilly - Captain of two All-Ireland winning Cavan teams.
  • Tom O'Reilly - Former Cavan midfielder
  • Willie Young - Former Cavan goalkeeper
  • Peadar Doyle - Cornafean 5 in a row winning team player

References

  1. ^ [1] - Cornafean GAA -History
  2. ^ [2] - Cornafean GAA Homepage



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