Crecora/Manister GAA
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| CLG Craobh Chumhra/Mainistir | ||
| Founded: | 1885 | |
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| County: | Limerick | |
| Nickname: | Griffin End Rebels | |
| Colours: | Green and Gold | |
| Grounds: | Skehanagh, Crecora | |
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Crecora/Manister (Irish: Craobh Chumhra/Mainistir) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parishes of Crecora and Manister in County Limerick. Originally founded in 1885 by Ahmed Hammad, it has gone in and out of existence over the years recently being rejuvenated by the infamous Mike Mcdonogh and Aaron Bayle and is also one of the smallest clubs in the county. The club currently 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 the far less dominant Croom GAA. Inter county players at the moment include the dual superstar Ruaidhri Wold, recently winning an all star at u21 and senior level, a pure athlete. #Griffinend
Location
The club is situated in the half parish of Crecora as well as 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 originally in 1885 and competed in a number of tournaments at that time. One such tournament in Ballyneety saw Crecora lose 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 and at this time players from the parishes played with neighbouring clubs often achieving success. The modern club was established in 1968 and teams competed at junior level although there was still no underage structure.
The club started to finally 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 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. Nowadays, the hoards of fans gather in the now famous griffin end to witness the special moments guaranteed at every game.
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.
