St. Finbarrs National Hurling & Football Club

The History of St Finbarr’s Camogie Club can be traced to pre-Cumann Camogaiochta na hEireann times. Records exist of a group of girls playing in the Lough area of the city in the later years of the 1800’s. Since then a team representing St Finbarr’s has fielded in every decade.

St Finbarrs had begun playing in 1957 and in 1964 a ‘Barrs team won the Junior Championship defeating St Aloysians 3-2 to 2-1. However shortly after this the club disbanded only to be reformed in January 1972. The club registered five over 18 players and eighteen under 18 players in its first year. The club entered a team in the under 18 and Junior competitions. The Junior team reached the final that year only to lose out to a more experienced Glanworth side.

The club had to wait until 1981 to achieve its first championship title. This side was captained by Maire O’ Sullivan and Beat Blackrock by 2-4 to 2-2 in the final. This team completed the double that year by also winning the league title.

The club did not have to wait too much longer for another championship title as they were successful in their first year in the Intermediate level. This win promoted the club to senior ranks which was a long cherished ambition.

By now the club was going from strength to strength with its membership growing rapidly. A lot of hard work was put into developing a strong underage section. This hard work paid off in 1982 when the under 14 team won the Feile na nGael Cork final but lost out narrowly in the national final to Marino of Dublin.

A second Junior title came back to Togher in 1984 when they beat Fr O’ Neils by 5-1 to 4-3.

The Early 1980’s was a Golden Era for the club. Between the years of 1980 to 1985 the club won:
1 Intermediate Championship
2 Junior A Championships
3 Junior A leagues
3 Under 18 Leagues (2 in a row)
3 Under 16 Championships in a row
2 Under 16 Leagues in a row
2 Under 16 Pan Celtics in a row
1 Feile Na nGael
2 Under 14 Leagues

During this time many members of the club represented the club at intercounty level winning various All-Ireland medals.

In 1991 the Junior B side completed the double by winning the County Championship and the league title.

The transition from Intermediate Level to Senior proved a difficult task for the senior team. In 1990 and 1992 the club reached the Senior A final only to be beaten on both occasions by Glen Rovers.

In 1994 the club took the decision to regrade to the newly formed Senior B grade. 1995 proved a year of mixed fortunes for the club. The senior team lost the county final to Fr O’ Neills. The under 18 team lost their county final by a point to Barryroe and the under 14’s lost the Cork final of Feile na nGael to Aghabolouge by a last minute goal. Success came in with the under 16’s who won both the Pan Celtic and the league title. The under 14’s also made up for their earlier defeat by winning their league.

Between the years of 1994 and 2000 the senior team reached 5 county finals but unfortunately to no avail. 2001 was to change all this when the senior B title arrived back to Togher having beat a very young and highly fancied Milford team. With the county title also came the promotion to Senior A.

Having tasted success in 2001 the club was hungry for more and reached the County Final in their first year playing Senior A. The team came up against a very strong Cloughduv team and lost out by the narrowest of margins.

2005 saw one of the greatest stalwarts of St Finbarr’s camogie, Colette O’Mahony captain for the first time ever a winning ‘Barrs side. This victory came in the form of the Junior B shield beating Milford in the final. Also in this year our under 18 team were unlucky to be beaten in the county final.

2006 will go down in the clubs history forever as it was in this year that the ‘Barrs girls reached the promised land by winning the County Senior A title for the first time in the club’s history. The emotional scenes of complete jubilation and satisfaction will be remembered by all involved for a very long time.

In the 34 years of its history the club has gone from strength to strength thanks to a lot of hard work by a few very dedicated people and I have no doubts that the club will continue to blossom for the next 34 years and many after.

“Up the Blues, Win or Lose”

Committee Camogie Selectors Senior Camogie News Camogie Results	Camogie Section The History of St Finbarr’s Camogie Club can be traced to pre-Cumann Camogaiochta na hEireann times. Records exist of a group of girls playing in the Lough area of the city in the later years of the 1800’s. Since then a team representing St Finbarr’s has fielded in every decade. St Finbarrs had begun playing in 1957 and in 1964 a ‘Barrs team won the Junior Championship defeating St Aloysians 3-2 to 2-1. However shortly after this the club disbanded only to be reformed in January 1972. The club registered five over 18 players and eighteen under 18 players in its first year. The club entered a team in the under 18 and Junior competitions. The Junior team reached the final that year only to lose out to a more experienced Glanworth side. The club had to wait until 1981 to achieve its first championship title. This side was captained by Maire O’ Sullivan and Beat Blackrock by 2-4 to 2-2 in the final. This team completed the double that year by also winning the league title. The club did not have to wait too much longer for another championship title as they were successful in their first year in the Intermediate level. This win promoted the club to senior ranks which was a long cherished ambition. By now the club was going from strength to strength with its membership growing rapidly. A lot of hard work was put into developing a strong underage section. This hard work paid off in 1982 when the under 14 team won the Feile na nGael Cork final but lost out narrowly in the national final to Marino of Dublin. A second Junior title came back to Togher in 1984 when they beat Fr O’ Neils by 5-1 to 4-3. The Early 1980’s was a Golden Era for the club. Between the years of 1980 to 1985 the club won: 1 Intermediate Championship 2 Junior A Championships 3 Junior A leagues 3 Under 18 Leagues (2 in a row) 3 Under 16 Championships in a row 2 Under 16 Leagues in a row 2 Under 16 Pan Celtics in a row 1 Feile Na nGael 2 Under 14 Leagues During this time many members of the club represented the club at intercounty level winning various All-Ireland medals. In 1991 the Junior B side completed the double by winning the County Championship and the league title. The transition from Intermediate Level to Senior proved a difficult task for the senior team. In 1990 and 1992 the club reached the Senior A final only to be beaten on both occasions by Glen Rovers. In 1994 the club took the decision to regrade to the newly formed Senior B grade. 1995 proved a year of mixed fortunes for the club. The senior team lost the county final to Fr O’ Neills. The under 18 team lost their county final by a point to Barryroe and the under 14’s lost the Cork final of Feile na nGael to Aghabolouge by a last minute goal. Success came in with the under 16’s who won both the Pan Celtic and the league title. The under 14’s also made up for their earlier defeat by winning their league. Between the years of 1994 and 2000 the senior team reached 5 county finals but unfortunately to no avail. 2001 was to change all this when the senior B title arrived back to Togher having beat a very young and highly fancied Milford team. With the county title also came the promotion to Senior A. Having tasted success in 2001 the club was hungry for more and reached the County Final in their first year playing Senior A. The team came up against a very strong Cloughduv team and lost out by the narrowest of margins. 2005 saw one of the greatest stalwarts of St Finbarr’s camogie, Colette O’Mahony captain for the first time ever a winning ‘Barrs side. This victory came in the form of the Junior B shield beating Milford in the final. Also in this year our under 18 team were unlucky to be beaten in the county final. 2006 will go down in the clubs history forever as it was in this year that the ‘Barrs girls reached the promised land by winning the County Senior A title for the first time in the club’s history. The emotional scenes of complete jubilation and satisfaction will be remembered by all involved for a very long time. In the 34 years of its history the club has gone from strength to strength thanks to a lot of hard work by a few very dedicated people and I have no doubts that the club will continue to blossom for the next 34 years and many after. “Up the Blues, Win or Lose”