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| Founded: | 1943 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Wazzies | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Páirc Uí Chonaire | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°55′08.41″N8°29′45.39″W / 51.9190028°N 8.4959417°W /51.9190028; -8.4959417 | ||||||||
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Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club is aGaelic Athletic Association club in Fair Hill,Cork,Ireland. The club is affiliated to theSeandún Board and fields teams in bothhurling andGaelic football.
Located in the Fair Hill area on the northside ofCork, Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club was founded by a group ofNorth Monastery students in 1943.[1] The club is named in honour ofPádraig Pearse, to reflect thenationalist ideals of the club and its members. Early training sessions took place atCollins Barracks, prior to the club acquiring their own playing field in 1951.[2]
Na Piarsaigh had their first success when, in 1946, they claimed theirCity JHC title.[3] Their second title, won in 1953, was subsequently converted into aCork JHC, following a 6-00to 2–10 win overCloughduv in the final.[4] Na Piarsaigh made a Gaelic football breakthrough in 1964, with the first of back-to-backCity JAFC titles.[5] TheCork JFC was won in 1965, while the club secured a second successive promotion by claiming theCork IFC in 1966, thus becoming adual senior club.[6][7]
The club was also successful on the underage front, winning numerous Cork MHC and MFC titles, as well as severalCork U21HC titles between the 1960s and 1980s. These successes paved the way for the club's first everCork SHC title, won in 1990 after a 2–07 to 1–08 defeat ofSt Finbarr's in the final.[8] Na Piarsaigh won their second Cork SHC title after beatingBallyhea in the 1995 final.[9] The club maintained their perfect record in SHC finals in 2004, by beatingCloyne by 0–17 to 0–10 to collect their third title.[10]
