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

History

The Beara division was formed in 1927 when the Cork County Board divided the county into 8 divisions.

Beara GAA

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

Cork Under-16 Football Championship

Winners (2): 2008, 2009

Cork Under-14 Football Championship

Winners (1): 2014

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

External sources

Beara Sports News

Adrigole GAA website

Gaelic games clubs in County Cork

Gaelic football clubs in County Cork

Divisional boards of Cork GAA

Beara GAA