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| Founded: | 1922 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Haven | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Páirc Gleann Bhearracháin | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°32′26.05″N9°12′58.78″W / 51.5405694°N 9.2163278°W /51.5405694; -9.2163278 | ||||||||
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Castlehaven Gaelic Football Club is aGaelic Athletic Association club inCastlehaven,County Cork,Ireland. The club is affiliated to theCarbery Board and is solely concerned with the game ofGaelic football.
Located in the parish ofCastlehaven, about 5km fromSkibbereen, Castlehaven Gaelic Football Club was established in 1922. The club also draws players from the villages ofUnion Hall,Castletownshend andTragumna. Castlehaven spent its first 50 years operating in the junior ranks, however, a West Cork JBFC title in 1969 began a remarkable decade of success for the club.[1] This was followed by twoWest Cork JAFC titles, with the second of these being converted into aCork JAFC title in 1976. Castlehaven secured senior status for the first time in their history when, in 1978, they claimed theCork IFC title after a defeat ofSt Finbarr's.[2]
A decade after joining the top tier, Castlehaven won their maidenCork SFC title after a two-point defeat of St Finbarr's in thefinal.[3] The club later claimed their firstMunster Club SFC title after a defeat ofSt Senan's, Kilkee.[4] Castlehaven won a second Cork SFC title, after a defeat of local rivalsO'Donovan Rossa in 1994, while the also claimed further Munster Club SFC honours in 1994 and 1997.[5][6]
The new century brought further a third Cork SFC title success in 2003.[7] This was followed by back-to-back successes in 2012 and 2013, and again in 2023 and 2024.[8] Castlehaven claimed their fourth Munster Club SFC title after a penalty shootout defeat ofDingle in 2023.[9]
