Cork Gaa Jersey History

The jersey which is black with red stripes on the shoulders feature images of the two figures who both died while serving as lord mayor of cork in 1920.

Cork gaa jersey history. 00 00 00 left for free next day delivery. 1920 was a landmark year in cork s history. Show your pride for the rebels with this season s jersey personalise your shirt by adding a sublimated name number only at o neills. We also have the cork training range which includes hoodies tops and tees.

It is one of the constituent counties of munster gaa. In the week leading up to the game british forces broke into the county board offices on maylor street in the city centre and seized the cork jerseys. Cork gaa players yesterday wore. Shop the cork gaa jersey online with life style sports.

On saturday 1st november 1884 a small group of men at least seven and possibly as many as fourteen met in the billiard room of miss hayes s commercial hotel in thurles and there founded the gaelic athletic association for the preservation and cultivation of national pastimes. Official cork gaa online store features the latest cork nevis training gear kid s wear and playing kit. Cumann luthchleas gael coiste contae chorcaí or cork gaa is one of the 32 county boards of the gaa in ireland and is responsible for gaelic games in county cork and the cork inter county teams. The jersey is designed to honour tomás mac curtain and terence macswiney who both died while serving as lord mayor of cork in 1920.

For a while in the mid teens cork wore a saffron jersey with a blue hoop but later changed to a primarily blue top with a large gold c on the front. The cork county board of the gaelic athletic association gaa irish. This was changed in 1919 when the cork hurlers were preparing to play dublin in the all ireland final. In the early days of the gaa counties often wore the colours of the reigning county champions.

Cork s traditional colours are red and white but this was not always the case. O neills gaelic jerseys are a historic part of our gaelic games our culture throughout ireland and overseas. Photo by sam barnes sportsfile. Inpho donall farmer cork also marked the gaa centenary in 1984 playing that year s all ireland hurling final in a jersey that featured the cork coat of arms on the right breast the crest of the gaa on the opposite side and corcaigh emblazoned across the chest.

O neills is the ultimate gaelic football jersey for teams at home and overseas looking for gaa shirts. Bill cooper wears the cork 1916 jersey against kilkenny in 2016 image.