North Kerry Senior Football Championship
The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Division of Kerry. The official name of the competition is The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan (Beale) who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years (1974 to 1998) and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football. The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. Fourteen clubs are eligible to play in the Championship: Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Duagh, Finuge, Knocknagoshel, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's and Tarbert. The Championship is played on a straight knock-out basis with all matches being played at neutral venues.
Moyvane have been the most successful team in the Championship with 18 titles. The prize for the winners is the Eamon O'Donoghue Memorial Cup. Named after the Asdee native who starred for the great Ballylongford team of the 1960s and 1970s. The current holders of the cup are Beale who won the 2014 final in O'Rahilly Park, Ballylongford against 2013 winners & defending champions Listowel Emmets on a score line of 0-11 to 0-10.
2014 Championship
All fourteen clubs entered the Championship this year. Two teams received byes through to the Quarter-Finals with the remaining clubs being drawn to play in the First Round.
First Round | Quarter finals | Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
Beale | 2-5 | |||||||||||||||||
Asdee | 0-8 | |||||||||||||||||
Beale | 1-14 | |||||||||||||||||
Knocknagoshel | 0-9 | |||||||||||||||||
Beale | 2-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Ballyduff | 2-9 | |||||||||||||||||
Castleisland Desmonds | 1-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Ballydonoghue (AET) | 2-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Ballydonoghue | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Ballyduff | 2-6 | |||||||||||||||||
Beale | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Listowel Emmets | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
St Senan's | 3-15 | |||||||||||||||||
Ballylongford | 1-4 | |||||||||||||||||
St Senan's (R) | 1-10 | |||||||||||||||||
Brosna | 1-6 | |||||||||||||||||
Brosna | 2-7 | |||||||||||||||||
Tarbert | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||||
St Senan's | 2-5 | |||||||||||||||||
Listowel Emmets (R) | 1-14 | |||||||||||||||||
Moyvane | 2-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Duagh | 0-6 | |||||||||||||||||
Moyvane | 0-6 | |||||||||||||||||
Listowel Emmets | 2-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Listowel Emmets (AET) | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Finuge | 0-12 |
Roll of honour
Rank | Team | Wins | Winning Years |
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1 | Moyvane | 18 | 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
2 | Listowel Emmets | 15 | 1926, 1931, 1933, 1957, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 |
3 | Ballylongford | 14 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1993, 2000 |
4 | Beale | 8 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014 |
5 | Ballydonoghue | 7 | 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1992 |
6 | Tarbert | 6 | 1948, 1969, 1973, 1985, 1990, 2010 |
Duagh | 6 | 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 2012 | |
Finuge | 5 | 1967, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2011 | |
9 | Castleisland Desmonds | 4 | 1980, 1988, 2002, 2007 |
10 | Ballyduff | 3 | 1994, 2005, 2006 |
11 | Craughdarrig | 1 | 1934 |
An tArm | 1 | 1944 | |
Clounmacon | 1 | 1954 |
Finals
See also
- South Kerry Senior Football Championship
- East Kerry Senior Football Championship
- Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship
- West Kerry Senior Football Championship
References
- ↑ "Noel Kennelly to the rescue as Listowel Emmets deny Brosna". Irish Examiner. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Listowel Emmets rally in style". Irish Examiner. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hungry Beale end 25-year famine". Irish Examiner. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Controversy rages over Listowel's winner". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Maher inspires as Duagh end 50-year drought in replay". Irish Examiner. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.