Blackrock GAA

Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Blackrock
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nickname = The Rockies
irish = An Charraig Dhubh
county = Cork
province = Munster
colours = Green and Yellow
grounds = Church Rd., Blackrock
founded = 1883
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Blackrock is a Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1883 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.

Hurling

History

In a city that boasts three of hurling's most notable clubs, Blackrock, on the southside of Cork city, has seen some considerable success. Blackrock Hurling Club was officially founded in 1883, one year before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association itself. It is therefore the oldest club in Cork. Until 1888 the club was known as Cork Nationals, when it changed its name to National Hurling Club of Blackrock, and later in the same year to the shortened title of Blackrock National Hurling Club.

Blackrock won eight of the of the first nine Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles and, in the early years of the All-Ireland Championship when the winning clubs represented the county, subsequently claimed the All-Ireland titles for Cork in 1893 and 1894. Blackrock once again claimed the All-Ireland hurling title for Cork in 1903 and were such a dominant force in Cork hurling that up until the 1930s the Blackrock club selected the county team.

Blackrock's dominance in Cork hurling has been challenged on occasions by Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's, however, Blackrock have always been close to the top. The team enjoyed a successful spell in the 1970s winning All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship titles in 1972, 1974 and 1979, along with five Munster titles in the same decade.

Honours

*All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 3
** 1972, 1974, 1979

*Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 5
** 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979

*Cork Senior Hurling Championships: 32
** 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1956, 1961, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2002

*Cork Junior Hurling Championships:
** 1895, 1901, 1910, 1931, 1947

*Cork Under-21 Hurling Championships:
** 1976, 1977

*Cork Minor Hurling Championships:
** 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1994

Famous Hurlers

This is a list of notable hurlers who have played for Blackrock. Generally, this means players that have enjoyed much success with the club or have played for the Cork senior hurling team.

Famous Teams

Bibliography

* East to Mahon, The Story of Blackrock, Ballintemple, Ballinlough, Ballinure and Mahon, Richard Henchion, Dahadore Publications, 15 Wilton Lawn, Cork, 2005. ISBN 0-9541293-2-6

ee also

* St. Michael's GAA

External links

* [http://cork.gaa.ie/ Cork GAA site]
* [http://www.blackrockhurling.org/ Blackrock GAA site]