Russell Rovers GAA

Russell Rovers
Fánaithe an Ruiséalaigh
Founded:1930
County:Cork
Colours:Black and Amber[1]
Grounds:Shanagarry[2]
Coordinates:51°51′11″N 8°02′10″W / 51.85306°N 8.03611°W / 51.85306; -8.03611
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Russell Rovers is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the village of Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. The club draws its support from Churchtown South, Ballycotton, Garryvoe and Shanagarry itself.[3] It competes in competitions organised by Cork county board and the Imokilly divisional board.

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1930.[1] It was popularly believed that the club acquired its name from the neighbouring townland of Ballyrussell, while other research suggests that it was possibly named after a Fr. John Russell who was Parish Priest of Cloyne in the 1840s.[4] Fr. Russell was a prominent and sometimes controversial figure, and a prolific letter-writer - as can be seen from correspondence with the Cork Examiner and Cork Constitution newspapers in October 1848 when he took issue with the local Protestant curate of Ballycotton, whom he accused of proselytism; i.e., of bribing hungry children with food to attend Protestant schools. Fr. Russell is also credited with assisting in setting up National Schools in the area.[4]

After winning the club's first Cork Junior A and Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship finals in 2019, the club progressed to the 2019–20 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship final, after beating Mícheál Breathnach CLG of Galway in the semi-final.[5] The club ended their run as runners-up to Conahy Shamrocks in the final.[6]

Honours[edit]

Notable players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Showing some respect: Russell Rovers making a difference in victory". Irish Examiner. 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Russell Rovers GAA Family Fun Day in Aid of Aaron's Hope". East Cork Journal. 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Club History - 1930-1959". russellroversgaa.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Russell Rovers - Club History". russellroversgaa.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Russell Rovers book ticket to Croke Park with extra-time win over Micheál Breathnach". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Conahy Shamrocks claim second junior club championship". Irish Examiner. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Cork champions Russell Rovers overcome St Mary's to collect Munster Junior title". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ "'Four years ago the club was nearly going to fold': Perfect end to Russell Rovers' remarkable 2019". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ^ "No heartache for ruthless Russell Rovers in this year's junior hurling decider". Evening Echo. 3 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Hartnett and Beausang inspire Russell Rovers to make a breakthrough in East Cork". Evening Echo. 12 September 2018.
  11. ^ "2019 - J A Hurling Championship - Jamesy Kelleher Cup". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Rolls of Honour - Junior B Hurling Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Rolls of Honour - Junior C Hurling". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Rolls of Honour - Junior A Football Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Rolls of Honour - Junior B Football Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  16. ^ "One-Time 'Whipping Boys Of East Cork' Ready For Tilt At Croke Park Glory". balls.ie. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Hartnett determined to take chance with Rebels". Irish Examiner. 24 July 2007.
  18. ^ "Ciarán Sheehan switches from Éire Óg to Russell Rovers for hurling". echolive.ie. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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