Valley Rovers GAA

Valley Rovers GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Innishannon in County Cork, Ireland. The club was formed in 1919 when two teams in the parish, Innishannon and Knockavilla, came together. The club fields teams in hurling, camogie, Gaelic football and Ladies' football. It participates in the Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA.

Valley Rovers
Fanaithe na Claise
Founded:1919
County:Cork
Colours:Green and white
Grounds:Innishannon "The Bleach", Brinny
Coordinates:51°47′06.00″N 8°41′30.87″W
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As of 2020, the club were playing at Premier senior level in football and Premier intermediate level in hurling. The club won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship title twice, first in 1989 and a decade later in the 2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.

History

In 2008, the club claimed the Cork County intermediate football title. Wins against Aghabullogue, Macroom (after a replay) and Ballydesmond set up a final meeting with Kildorrery. This final was played in Páirc Uí Rinn and the team won on a scoreline of 1–12 to 3–4. The year was capped by victory in the Division 3 league final over Ballinora.

Ladies football

The adult section of the ladies football club was created in 1995, followed by a junior section in 1999, which won the U14 C County in their first year. The club competes in both the West Cork League and County championship. The adult team won a Junior B title in 2008 and an U21B title in 2009. An U16 county title was won in 2009. A new grading system was brought in for 2010 with the Junior A Championship being regraded as Intermediate.

Camogie

The Camogie Club was founded in 1987. It caters for the ages of U7 through to Senior B. The adult section of the club captured a Junior B title in 1995 followed by a Junior A title in 1996. Their next adult title was in 2004, when they won a Junior A County and League double.

Over the years, the club has had representation the Cork county camogie team. Elaine Burke captained Cork in 2005 to their 21st All Ireland Senior title after being nominated by the divisional side Carrigdhoun, who won the Senior A title in 2004. Nancy O Driscoll (formerly of Éire Óg) also won all-Ireland medals with Cork. Lucy Hawkes has won All Ireland medals at minor, junior, Senior B and Senior A Level, National league div 1 and 2 and has also represented Munster at Junior and Senior level. Clodagh Deasy, Gillian Harrington, and Liz Bugler have all won Munster medals, including All Ireland Senior B medals in 2006. Liz Bugler has also represented Ireland at international level as well as having Junior and minor All Ireland titles. Gillian Harrington also has an All Ireland Junior medal and an Ashbourne shield medal with C.I.T.

Honours

Notable players

References
  1. "Valiant Valleys stick to their guns". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "Valley of cheers". Irish Examiner. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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