Crecora/Manister GAA

CLG Craobh Chumhra/Mainistir

Founded:

1885

County:

Limerick

Nickname:

Griffin End Rebels

Colours:

Green and Gold

Grounds:

Skehanagh, Crecora

Playing kits

Standard colours

Crecora/Manister (Irish: Craobh Chumhra/Mainistir) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parishes of Crecora and Manister in County Limerick. The club was founded in 1885 by Ahmed Hammad. It has gone in and out of existence over the years. It has been rejuvenated by Mike Mcdonogh and Aaron Bayle. It is one of the smallest clubs in the county. The club fields teams in hurling from underage up to Junior A, and in Gaelic football from underage to under 21 where they participate in an amalgamation with Croom GAA.

Location

The club is situated in the half parish of Crecora and in the parish of Manister in central County Limerick. The parishes are situated roughly 15 km south of Limerick City and are near the larger villages of Patrickswell, Croom and Fedamore. Neighbouring clubs include Mungret St. Paul's, Patrickswell, Croom, Banogue, Camogue Rovers, Fedamore and South Liberties.

History

The club was founded in 1885 and competed in a number of tournaments at that time. In one tournament in Ballyneety, Crecora lost to South Liberties in the final. There was also a recorded match against Liberties in Ballysheedy in 1895. Manister also had its own club during the latter years of the 1800s. The club went in and out of existence over the first half of the 20th century. At times, players from the parishes played with neighbouring clubs. The modern club was established in 1968 and teams competed at junior level although there was still no underage structure.

The club started to prosper during the late 1990s and early 2000s when several underage division two titles were won at under 14, 16 and minor. Crecora/Manister won the County Junior B Hurling Championship in 2003 with a win over Ballybricken in the final. They reached the semi finals of the County Junior A Hurling Championships in 2007, but thus far haven't challenged for promotion to intermediate level. Due to the small population of the parishes the club amalgamates with neighbouring clubs such as Fedamore and Croom with some success.

Grounds

Prior to 1988, the club rented out various fields around the parishes from local farmers for training and matches. In 1988, it located a site about half a kilometre from Crecora village in the townland of Skehanagh in Manister parish. It was blessed and officially opened in 1991 and contained a full sized pitch along with a smaller sized training pitch. Dressing rooms were constructed in 1997-98 and soon after nets and lights were added. A hurling wall was also built in 2010-11.

Honours

Limerick Junior B Hurling Championship (1): 2003

References

"One Hundred Years of Glory: A History of Limerick GAA", Ó Ceallaigh, Séamus & Murphy, Seán, 1984.

External links

Limerick GAA site

Limerick GAA clubs

Hurling

Senior Hurling Clubs	Adare Ahane Ballybrown Bruff Bruree Doon Kilmallock Knockainey Murroe-Boher Na Piarsaigh Patrickswell South Liberties

Premier Intermediate Hurling Clubs	Blackrock Cappamore Croom Effin Feohanagh-Castlemahon Garryspillane Granagh-Ballingarry Monaleen

Intermediate Hurling Clubs	Claughaun Dromin-Athlacca Dromcollogher-Broadford Feenagh-Kilmeedy Glenroe Hospital-Herbertstown Pallasgreen Kildimo-Pallaskenry Knockaderry Mungret St. Paul's Newcastlewest St. Kieran's

Junior Hurling Clubs	Askeaton Ballybricken-Bohermore Caherline Castletown-Ballyagran Camogue Rovers Crecora-Manister Croagh-Kilfinny Fedamore Killeedy Kilteely-Dromkeen Knockane Monagea Old Christians St. Patrick's Rathkeale Staker Wallace Templeglantine Tournafulla

Juvenile Only Hurling Clubs	Ballinacurra Gaels

Football

Senior Football Clubs	Ballylanders Ballysteen Dromcollogher-Broadford Fr. Casey's Monaleen Na Piarsaigh Newcastlewest Oola Pallasgreen St. Kieran's Rathkeale St. Patrick's

Intermediate Football Clubs	Adare Athea Bruff Cappagh Cappamore Claughaun Feohanagh-Castlemahon Galbally Glin Mountcollins Mungret St. Paul's St. Senan's

Junior Football Clubs	Ahane Ballinacurra Gaels Ballybricken-Bohermore Ballybrown Banogue Blackrock Bruree Camogue Rovers Castletown-Ballyagran Crecora-Manister Croom Effin Fedamore Feenagh-Kilmeedy Galtee Gaels Gerald Griffin's Hospital-Herbertstown Kildimo-Pallaskenry Kilteely-Dromkeen Knockaderry Knockainey Knockane Monagea Murroe-Boher Patrickswell Staker Wallace South Liberties

Juvenile Only Football Clubs	Caherconlish Killeedy Kilmallock Old Christians

Handball

Handball Clubs	Abbeyfeale Ballingarry Bohermore Broadford Caherline Cappagh Galbally Hospital Laochra Láimhe na Mhodhscoile Northside Southside

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