Best of Luck to Kilmurry in County JuniorA Football Final

County Junior A Football Final Kilmurry v Rockchapel Sunday, 2pm @ Páirc Uí Rinn

Club Focus: Kilmurry As Gaeilge: Cill Mhuire Colours: Green and gold Division: Muskerry  Twitter: @KilmurryGAA

Background and History 

Kilmurry is a club situated in the division of Muskerry. They currently field teams from Junior A all the ways down to under 8 with their underage sides competing in the East section under the stewardship of Rebel Og.
They also share their facilities with their sister club, St. Vals Ladies Gaelic Football club who operate in the senior grade of the Cork Ladies football championship. Another sister club of theirs in the parish is Cloughduv Hurling Club who also compete in the Junior A grade in the Muskerry division.
The Kilmurry club has a long and proud tradition dating back to 1875, which makes it one of the oldest clubs in the country. The chief opposition in those days came from the adjacent parishes of Kilmichael, Aglish, Murragh and Clondrohid.
On the 20th of September 1924 amid great scenes of jubilation the county junior title was won at Coachford after a replay against Nils. Kilmurry were then to lose three Intermediate County finals in 1925, they lost to Mitchelstown and Riverstown, in 1932 they lost to Fermoy. 
Success however was soon to come their way when in 1933, their first and still only County Intermediate football title was won when they overcame the strong challenge of Bantry at Dunmanway. The following year they entered senior ranks where they remained until 1941 and again competed in the Senior Football Championship of 1945 and 1946. During these times they caused more than one shock but without ever managing to go the whole way. In 1935, they had the distinction of defeating three in a row County champions Beara at Bantry and in 1937, they knocked out Senior Football specialists Clonakilty. This was the only year Clonakilty did not compete in the Senior County Final in the thirties. .
Meanwhile Kilmurry Juniors were trying to get on the winning trail during the early sixties but were not meeting with any success despite some good efforts. They contested the divisional final on three occasions 1966-1968 but lost on all occasions. Howeverr these years of frustration were to end in 1969 when they captured the Mid Cork and County Junior Football Titles.
While there was no immediate return to instant success the next decade would prove both on and off the playing field the most successful years of the club. It began with the winning of a further Mid Cork Junior Title in 1978, then in 1981 the club's greatest goal was achieved when it successfully negotiated the purchase of six acres of ground to begin with what you see here today and finally climaxing in 1986 with the winning of three Mid Cork Championships titles, 2 County titles and a Mid Cork Junior league.
In the meantime further Mid Cork Junior titles were added in 1980 and 1984 as well as the 1980 and 1986 County Junior Title. Following this victory, Kilmurry went up the Intermediate ranks. 
The years 1992-1995 saw the Club on a roller coaster ride of emotions as it competed in two County Intermediate Championship Finals, beaten narrowly in 1992 by Mallow by one point, and in 1995 by the Dohenys in another year of heartbreak for the Club. If the Billy Long Cup eluded us, they achieved a small measure of consolation, winning two Intermediate League Titles in 1990 and 1994. In 2003 Kilmurry regraded to the Junior grade and have captured the Mid Cork Junior A league title in 2009, 2011 and 2012 as theyll as adding the Muskerry Cup and Championship honours this year.
Former players that have contributed at Inter County include their team coach, Sean Murphy who played with the Cork Senior football side as well as being a selector on the All-Ireland winning sides of 1989 and 1990.

Kilmurry Roll of Honour
Intermediate County Football Titles; 1933
County Intermediate League; 1990, 1994
Cup Honours; Muskerry Cup 1992, 1993, 2012
Tom Creedon Cup; 2000
Junior County Football Titles; 1924, 1969, 1980, 1986
Junior A Mid-Cork Football Titles; 1931, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2012
Junior A Mid-Cork Football League Titles 1964, 1965, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2009, 2011, 2012
Junior B Mid-Cork Football Titles; 1991, 1999, 2009