Glenbeigh-Glencar GAA

Glenbeigh/Glencar G.A.A Club

Cumann Lúchtchleas Gael
Gleann Beithe agus Gleann Charthaigh

County:

Kerry

Colours:

Red and Black

Grounds:

Paírc na nGael

Coordinates:

52°03′55.38″N 9°55′51.79″W / 52.0653833°N 9.9310528°WCoordinates: 52°03′55.38″N 9°55′51.79″W / 52.0653833°N 9.9310528°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Glenbeigh/Glencar G.A.A Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the small village of Glenbeigh, near Killorglin in County Kerry.

History

There are no records of a GAA club in Glenbeigh or Glencar before a mention in 1940 but it is known that football was played in both areas down through the years, and matches took place regularly between teams in different regions of the parish and also with outside opposition. Before the Mid Kerry Board was founded in 1947,Glenbeigh was attached to the East Kerry Board. Glenbeigh won the East Kerry Junior Championship in 1943. Glenbeigh joined the East Kerry board in 1949. Glenbeigh won the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship of 1956 when they defeated Keel in the final. That year they also won the Laune Rangers Cup. In 1956 the Glenbeigh Minor team also won the Mid Kerry title. Glenbeigh lost the 1957 Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship final versus Milltown, but defeated the same team in that year's Laune Rangers Cup final. Glenbeigh won the 1964 Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship final versus Laune Rangers. Glenbeigh provided quite a few players to the Mid Kerry team that won the Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1969 and 1971. Glenbeigh won the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1974 and the Mid Kerry League in 1968, 1969 and 1970. The O'Sullivan Cup was won for the first time in 1971 and in 1974 the Mid Kerry Championship. In 1975 they won both the Mid Kerry League and Championship and also the O'Sullivan Cup. In the eighties the Club continued to be successful winning the Mid Kerry League in 1982 and 1983 along with success in the O'Sullivan Cup in 1981, 1982,1984, 1985 and 1986. Glenbeigh lost the County League Division 1 final in 1982. On 3 August 1986 Glenbeigh/Glencar opened Paírc na nGael. Prior to this the club had played its home games on the pitch in Rossbeigh. Kerry beat Cork on the first game on the new pitch. In 1992 Mid Kerry won the County Championship for the third time, defeating St.Brendans by 3-9 to 1-10.

Achievements

Kerry Novice Football Championship Winner 2004
Kerry Junior Football Championship Runner-Up 2015
Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship Winner 1949, 1956, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1979, 2011, 2013

Notable players

References

Kerry GAA clubs

Individual club*	Austin Stacks Dingle Dr. Crokes Gneeveguilla Kerins O'Rahilly's Kilcummin Laune Rangers Legion Rathmore St. Michael's/Foilmore Spa

East Kerry	Dr Crokes Firies Fossa Glenflesk Gneeveguilla Kilcummin Legion Listry Rathmore Scartaglin Spa St. Patricks

Mid Kerry	Beaufort Cromane Glenbeigh-Glencar Keel Laune Rangers Milltown/Castlemaine

North Kerry	Ballyduff Beale Ballydonoghue Ballylongford Duagh Finuge Clounmacon Listowel Emmets Moyvane St. Senan's Tarbert

South Kerry	Sneem St. Mary's Cahirciveen Reenard St. Michael's/Foilmore Skellig Rangers Valentia Dromid Pearses Waterville Derrynane

West Kerry	Lispole Castlegregory Annascaul Dingle An Ghaeltacht

St. Brendan's	Churchill Ardfert St.Pat's, Blennerville Na Gaeil, Tralee John Mitchell's

Kenmare District	Templenoe Kenmare Shamrocks Tousist Kilgarvan

St. Kieran's	Ballymacelligot Brosna Knocknagoshel Castleisland Desmonds Cordal Currow Scartaglin

Tralee District	Austin Stacks Ballymacelligot Churchill St.Pat's Na Gaeil Kerins O'Rahilly's John Mitchell's Tralee Parnells

Other divisions	Feale Rangers Kenmare Shannon Rangers St. Brendans St. Kierans

Former clubs	Tralee Mitchels Banna Brick Rangers O'Connells Caherciveen Tralee Celtic

*=Competing as individual club in 2010 Senior Football Championship

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