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{{Short description|GAA club in Cork, Ireland}}
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| irish = Fánaithe na Bríde
| irish = Fánaithe na Bríde
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| founded = 1928
| founded = 1928
| province = Munster
| province = Munster
| county = Cork
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| grounds = Rathcormac, Bartlemy

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'''Bride Rovers GAA''' is a [[Gaelic games]] club located in the villages of [[Rathcormac]] and [[Bartlemy]] in east [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland]]. The club fields [[Gaelic football]] and [[hurling]] teams in [[Cork GAA]] and [[Imokilly GAA]] divisional competitions. They were runners up in the Cork senior hurling championship in 2008 to winners Sarsfields. The club colours are green white and yellow.
'''Bride Rovers GAA''' is a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club shared by the neighbouring villages of [[Rathcormac]] and [[Bartlemy]] in [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The club fields [[Gaelic football]] and [[hurling]] teams in [[Cork GAA]] and [[Imokilly GAA]] divisional competitions. They were runners up in the Cork senior hurling championship in 2008 to winners Sarsfields. The club colours are green white and yellow.


==History==
==History==
Bride Rovers was formed in 1928 when the two existing clubs in the parish ''Bartlemy'' and ''Rathcormac'' were amalgamated.<ref name="hist">[http://www.briderovers.ie/history.html briderovers.ie/history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129132945/http://www.briderovers.ie/history.html |date=29 November 2007 }}</ref>
Bride Rovers was formed in 1928 when the two existing clubs in the parish ''Bartlemy'' and ''Rathcormac'' were amalgamated.<ref name="hist">[http://www.briderovers.ie/history.html briderovers.ie/history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129132945/http://www.briderovers.ie/history.html |date=29 November 2007 }}</ref>


The club disbanded in 1950 following a series of "lean years", and for many years players in the community played for clubs in Bartlemy, for St Bartholomew's, or for other parish clubs. In December 1964, the Bride Rovers Club was reformed.<ref name="hist"/> The club went on to great success after being reformed winning the East Cork Junior B Championship in 1966. Seanie Barry won an All Ireland Senior and U21 medal with Cork in 1966. and the club then went on to win Two Junior A Titles in 1968 and 1969 and being one of the top clubs in the division throughout the 70s and played Erins own in what is regarded by many as the greatest East Cork Final in 1973, ending in a draw and being beaten in the replay. The club purchased its own ground in 1977 and opened Páirc na Bríde in June 1985
The club disbanded in 1950 following a series of "lean years", and for many years players in the community played for clubs in Bartlemy, for St Bartholomew's, or for other parish clubs. In December 1964, the Bride Rovers Club was reformed.<ref name="hist"/> The reformed club went on to win the East Cork Junior B Championship in 1966. Seanie Barry won an All Ireland Senior and U21 medal with Cork in 1966. The club subsequently won two Junior A Titles in 1968 and 1969.{{fact|date=November 2023}} The club purchased its own ground in 1977 and opened Páirc na Bríde in June 1985.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
The club had lean times in the 80s but the 1990s saw a great young team emerge winning the East Cork B grade Double in 1993 and many of that team went on to win The County Junior A Title defeating Freemount in 1998. The Club History "Bride Rovers Abu" written by club member John Arnold was published in the spring of 1999.
The club won the East Cork B grade Double in 1993 and several of that team went on to win the County Junior A Title defeating Freemount in 1998.{{fact|date=November 2023}} A club history, "Bride Rovers Abu" written by club member John Arnold, was published in the spring of 1999.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
The team brought the club to Intermediate grade and in 2003 they won the County intermediate title defeating Inniscarra in the Final. This team went on to claim the Munster intermediate Title defeating Kilruane McDonaghs of Tipperary in the final. Senior Status was achieved for the club and five years later 2008 the team contested the Senior Hurling Championship Final v Sarsfields going down by the narrowest of margins in another epic encounter. The club also won 3 East Cork Junior A Football Championships in 2004, 2007 and 2021. Brian Murphy won All Ireland Senior Medals with Cork in 2004 and 2005.In 2004 Brendan Walsh captained Cork to Munster and All Ireland Intermediate Hurling titles and Barry Johnson was also on Cork panel. Gerard Lane became the first club man to be elected to the County Board at Convention in December 2008 as PRO he subsequently was elected, Vice Chair and the Chairman in December 2014.
The team brought the club to Intermediate grade and in 2003 they won the County Intermediate title defeating Inniscarra in the final. This team went on to claim the Munster intermediate Title defeating Kilruane McDonaghs of Tipperary in the final. Senior status was achieved for the club and five years later, in 2008, the team contested the Senior Hurling Championship Final v Sarsfields going down by the narrowest of margins.{{fact|date=November 2023}} The club also won three East Cork Junior A Football Championships in 2004, 2007 and 2021. Brian Murphy won All Ireland Senior Medals with Cork in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, Brendan Walsh captained Cork to Munster and All Ireland Intermediate Hurling titles and Barry Johnson was also on Cork panel. Gerard Lane became the first club man to be elected to the County Board at Convention in December 2008 as PRO and subsequently was elected, Vice Chair and the Chairman in December 2014.{{fact|date=November 2023}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
* '''[[Cork Senior Hurling Championship]]''' (0): (Runners-Up 2008)
* '''[[Cork Senior Hurling Championship]]''' (0): (Runners-Up 2008)
* '''[[Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship]]''' Winners (1) 2003
* '''[[Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship]]''' (1): 2003 (Runners-Up 1933)
* '''[[Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]]''' Winners (1) [[2003 Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|2003]]
* '''[[Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]]''' (1): [[2003 Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|2003]]
* '''[[Cork Junior Hurling Championship]]''' (1) 1998
* '''[[Cork Junior Hurling Championship]]''' (1): 1998
* '''[[Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship]]''' (1) 1998
* '''[[Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship]]''' (1): 1998
* [[Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship|Cork Premier 2 Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
* '''[[Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship|Cork Under-21 Premier 2 Hurling Championship]]''' (0): (Runners-up 2019)
* '''[[Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship#Under-21 A Hurling Championship|Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship]]''' (1) 2018
* '''[[Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship#Under-21 A Hurling Championship|Cork Under-21 A Hurling Championship]]''' (1): 2018
* '''Cork Minor Hurling Championship''' (1) 1932
* '''Cork Minor Hurling Championship''' (1): 1932 (Runners-Up 1933, 2021)
* '''[[East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship]]:''' Winners (5) 1930, 1932, 1968, 1969, 1998
* '''Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship''' (1): 2018
* '''[[East Cork Junior A Football Championship]]''' Winners (3) 2004, 2007, 2021
* '''Cork Minor A Hurling Championship''' (1): 2017
* '''Cork Minor C Hurling Championship''' (1): 2013
* '''[[East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship]]''' (5): 1930, 1932, 1968, 1969, 1998<ref name="roh">{{cite web|url = https://www.eastcorkgaa.com/content_page/10079670/ | website = eastcorkgaa.com | title = Roll Of Honour - Junior A Hurling Winners | accessdate = 5 November 2023 }}</ref>
* '''[[East Cork Junior A Football Championship]]''' (3): 2004, 2007, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.eastcorkgaa.com/content_page/10079706/ | website = eastcorkgaa.com | title = Roll Of Honour - Junior A Football Winners | accessdate = 5 November 2023 }}</ref>


==Notable players==
==Notable players==
* [[Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982)|Brian Murphy]]
* [[Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982)|Brian Murphy]]- Two time [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] winner. 2003 [[GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year|Young Hurler of the Year]]. All-Star winner.
* [[Barry Johnson (hurler)|Barry Johnson]]
* [[Barry Johnson (hurler)|Barry Johnson]]
* [[Seánie Barry]]- Two time [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] winner. 1967 UCC [[Fitzgibbon Cup]] winning captain.
* [[Brian Roche (hurler)|Brian Roche]]- [[2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|2017 All-Ireland Minor]] winning captain
* [[Eoin Roche]]
* [[Dan Dooley]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080809075748/http://www.cork.gaa.ie/ Cork GAA site]
*[http://www.briderovers.ie Bride Rovers GAA site]
*[http://www.briderovers.ie Bride Rovers GAA site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082702/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2004/07/05/story469693189.asp/ Irish Examiner match report]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082702/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2004/07/05/story469693189.asp/ Irish Examiner match report from 2004] (archived 2011)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071122023905/http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sections-qqqm=arena-qqqa=sport-qqqid=21468-qqqx=1.asp Irish Examiner interview of Bride Rovers player]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071122023905/http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sections-qqqm=arena-qqqa=sport-qqqid=21468-qqqx=1.asp Irish Examiner interview of Bride Rovers player from 2006] (archived 2007)


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Latest revision as of 23:49, 24 March 2024

Bride Rovers
Fánaithe na Bríde
Founded:1928
County:Cork
Colours:Green, White and Yellow
Grounds:Rathcormac, Bartlemy
Coordinates:52°04′19.53″N 8°17′10.54″W / 52.0720917°N 8.2862611°W / 52.0720917; -8.2862611
Playing kits
Standard colours

Bride Rovers GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club shared by the neighbouring villages of Rathcormac and Bartlemy in County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. They were runners up in the Cork senior hurling championship in 2008 to winners Sarsfields. The club colours are green white and yellow.

History

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Bride Rovers was formed in 1928 when the two existing clubs in the parish Bartlemy and Rathcormac were amalgamated.[1]

The club disbanded in 1950 following a series of "lean years", and for many years players in the community played for clubs in Bartlemy, for St Bartholomew's, or for other parish clubs. In December 1964, the Bride Rovers Club was reformed.[1] The reformed club went on to win the East Cork Junior B Championship in 1966. Seanie Barry won an All Ireland Senior and U21 medal with Cork in 1966. The club subsequently won two Junior A Titles in 1968 and 1969.[citation needed] The club purchased its own ground in 1977 and opened Páirc na Bríde in June 1985.[citation needed] The club won the East Cork B grade Double in 1993 and several of that team went on to win the County Junior A Title defeating Freemount in 1998.[citation needed] A club history, "Bride Rovers Abu" written by club member John Arnold, was published in the spring of 1999.[citation needed] The team brought the club to Intermediate grade and in 2003 they won the County Intermediate title defeating Inniscarra in the final. This team went on to claim the Munster intermediate Title defeating Kilruane McDonaghs of Tipperary in the final. Senior status was achieved for the club and five years later, in 2008, the team contested the Senior Hurling Championship Final v Sarsfields going down by the narrowest of margins.[citation needed] The club also won three East Cork Junior A Football Championships in 2004, 2007 and 2021. Brian Murphy won All Ireland Senior Medals with Cork in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, Brendan Walsh captained Cork to Munster and All Ireland Intermediate Hurling titles and Barry Johnson was also on Cork panel. Gerard Lane became the first club man to be elected to the County Board at Convention in December 2008 as PRO and subsequently was elected, Vice Chair and the Chairman in December 2014.[citation needed]

Honours

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ a b briderovers.ie/history Archived 29 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Roll Of Honour - Junior A Hurling Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Roll Of Honour - Junior A Football Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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