Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
Top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork
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The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior A Football Championship.
| Duhallow Junior A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic Football |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Region |  Duhallow (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Title holders |  Castlemagner (8th title) |
| Most titles |  Dromtarriffe (14 titles) |
| Sponsors | Castlecor Patatoes |
| Official website | https://duhallowgaacork.com/ |
Castlemagner are the title-holders, defeating Knocknagree by 2-11 to 0-07 in the 2024 championship final played in Lismire.
Format
Group stage
The 6 teams enter the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.[citation needed]
Knockout stage
Semi-finals: The winners, runners-up, third-place and fourth-place from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Promotion and relegation
At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Football Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season. The bottom placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship.[citation needed]
Qualification for subsequent competitions
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.[citation needed]
Teams
As of 2026, the teams included:[1][failed verification]
| Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2025 | In Championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballydesmond | Ballydesmond | Blue and gold | Premier Junior relegated | 2026 | 4 | 2007 |
| Castlemagner | Black and amber | Champions | 2003 | 8 | 2024 | |
 Kanturk |
Kanturk | Green and white | Runners-up | 2020 | 5 | 2011 |
 Kilbrin |
Kilbrin | Blue and white | Semi-finals | 2023 | 0 | — |
 Kiskeam |
Kiskeam | Black and white | Junior B champions | 2026 | 7 | 2002 |
| Knocknagree |
Knocknagree | White and royal blue | Semi-finals | — | 12 | 2016 |
| Lismire | Black and amber | Group stage | 2025 | 0 | — | |
| Lyre |
Banteer | Black and white | Group stage | 2007 | 2 | 2013 |
Roll of honour
By club
| # | Club | Titles | Runners-Up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dromtarriffe |
14 | 13 | 1933, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1995, 2005 | 1947, 1948, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2018 |
| 2 |  Knocknagree |
12 | 11 | 1966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 2016 | 1940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2024 |
| 3 | Castlemagner |
9 | 7 | 1947, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1961, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966 |
| 4 |  Boherbue |
8 | 11 | 1935, 1972, 1988, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 1936, 1944, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2008 |
 Newmarket |
8 | 7 | 1949, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1993, 1998 | 1934, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1978, 1989 | |
| 6 |  Cullen |
7 | 6 | 1936, 1939, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2022 | 1937, 1965, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021 |
 Rockchapel |
7 | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2001, 2012 | 1974, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011 | |
| Millstreet |
7 | 5 | 1941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1993, 2003, 2014 | 1933, 1939, 1946, 1998, 2012 | |
| Kiskeam |
7 | 4 | 1964, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, | 1960, 1985, 1991, 1995 | |
| 10 | Kanturk |
5 | 11 | 1954, 1957, 1962, 2009, 2011 | 1943, 1950, 1961, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2022, 2025 |
| 11 |  Ballydesmond |
4 | 5 | 1971, 1975, 1986, 2007 | 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 2005 |
| 12 | Lyre |
2 | 2 | 2010, 2013 | 2015, 2019 |
| Clondrohid |
2 | 1 | 1940, 1942 | 1938 | |
| 14 | Banteer |
1 | 0 | 1937 | — |
| 15 | Araglin Desmonds |
0 | 2 | — | 1949, 1951 |
| Glenlara |
0 | 2 | — | 1956, 1958 | |
| Kilcorney |
0 | 1 | — | 1935 |
List of finals
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
| 2025 | Castlemagner | 1-07 | Kanturk | 1-06 | |
| 2024 | Castlemagner | 2-11 | Knocknagree | 0-07 | [2] |
| 2023 | Castlemagner | 1-14 | Knocknagree | 0-07 | |
| 2022 | Cullen | 4-16 | Kanturk | 1-02 | |
| 2021 | Boherbue | 2-09 | Cullen | 1-10 | |
| 2020 | Boherbue | 1-18 | Cullen | 0-06 | |
| 2019 | Boherbue | 3-07 | Lyre | 0-10 | |
| 2018 | Boherbue | 2-14, 0-07 (R) | Dromtarriffe | 2-14, 0-06 (R) | |
| 2017 | Boherbue | 1-14, 1-12 (R) | Knocknagree | 2-11, 0-14 (R) | [3] |
| 2016 | Knocknagree | 1-12 | Cullen | 0-13 | [4] |
| 2015 | Knocknagree | 1-12, 1-12 (R) | Lyre | 1-12, 0-04 (R) | [5] |
| 2014 | Millstreet | 2-13 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | |
| 2013 | Lyre | 0-13 | Cullen | 2-05 | [6] |
| 2012 | Rockchapel | 1-11 | Millstreet | 0-10 | [7] |
| 2011 | Kanturk | 1-11 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | [8] |
| 2010 | Lyre | 1-09 | Kanturk | 0-09 | |
| 2009 | Kanturk | 1-12 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | |
| 2008 | Cullen | 3-08, 0-10 (R) | Boherbue | 1-14, 0-09 (R) | |
| 2007 | Ballydesmond | 1-10 | Dromtarriffe | 0-08 | |
| 2006 | Cullen | 0-11 | Dromtarriffe | 0-10 | |
| 2005 | Dromtarriffe | 1-14 | Ballydesmond | 0-12 | |
| 2004 | Cullen | 0-07 | Dromtarriffe | 0-06 | |
| 2003 | Millstreet | 3-05 | Dromtarriffe | 0-09 | |
| 2002 | Kiskeam | 1-08 | Rockchapel | 0-06 | [9] |
| 2001 | Rockchapel | 0-09 | Boherbue | 0-05 | |
| 2000 | Kiskeam | 0-11 | Kanturk | 0-08 | |
| 1999 | Kiskeam | 0-08 | Dromtarriffe | 0-06 | |
| 1998 | Newmarket | 0-13 | Millstreet | 1-09 | |
| 1997 | Kiskeam | 2-06, 2-13 (R) | Kanturk | 1-09, 2-06 (R) | |
| 1996 | Kiskeam | 3-04 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | |
| 1995 | Dromtarriffe | 1-09, 1-14 (R) | Kiskeam | 1-09, 1-09 (R) | |
| 1994 | Kiskeam | 1-09 | Dromtarriffe | 0-09 | |
| 1993 | Newmarket | 2-14 | Kanturk | 2-05 | |
| 1992 | Millstreet | 2-08 | Dromtarriffe | 3-03 | |
| 1991 | Knocknagree | 1-13 | Kiskeam | 2-06 | |
| 1990 | Knocknagree | 1-17 | Boherbue | 0-06 | |
| 1989 | Knocknagree | 2-11 | Newmarket | 1-07 | |
| 1988 | Boherbue | 1-12 | Knocknagree | 0-08 | |
| 1987 | Rockchapel | 2-06 | Kanturk | 1-07 | |
| 1986 | Ballydesmond | 2-08 | Kanturk | 1-08 | |
| 1985 | Rockchapel | 0-10 | Kiskeam | 0-04 | |
| 1984 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 2-07 | |
| 1983 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 1-07 | |
| 1982 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 0-09 | |
| 1981 | Knocknagree | 2-06 | Boherbue | 0-10 | |
| 1980 | Rockchapel | 2-10 | Knocknagree | 1-07 | |
| 1979 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Ballydesmond | 1-09 | |
| 1978 | Knocknagree | 1-10 | Newmarket | 0-04 | |
| 1977 | Rockchapel | 1-07 | Knocknagree | 0-02 | |
| 1976 | Rockchapel | 2-07 | Ballydesmond | 2-05 | |
| 1975 | Ballydesmond | 3-10 | Knocknagree | 3-05 | |
| 1974 | Dromtarriffe | 3-06 | Rockchapel | 1-05 | |
| 1973 | Dromtarriffe | 2-08 | Boherbue | 2-04 | |
| 1972 | Boherbue | 2-08 | Ballydesmond | 2-05 | |
| 1971 | Ballydesmond | 2-08 | Dromtarriffe | 3-03 | |
| 1970 | Newmarket | 1-08 | Dromtarriffe | 1-03 | |
| 1969 | Newmarket | 1-07 | Ballydesmond | 0-06 | |
| 1968 | Newmarket | 3-12 | Knocknagree | 0-02 | |
| 1967 | Cullen | 0-09 | Boherbue | 0-04 | |
| 1966 | Knocknagree | 1-10, 1-05 (R) | Castlemagner | 3-04, 0-07 (R) | |
| 1965 | Newmarket | 1-08 | Cullen | 1-07 | |
| 1964 | Kiskeam | 0-11 | Castlemagner | 1-03 | |
| 1963 | Millstreet | 2-13 | Castlemagner | 0-01 | |
| 1962 | Kanturk | 3-05 (R) | Knocknagree | 1-06 (R) | |
| 1961 | Castlemagner | 3-00 | Kanturk | 1-03 | |
| 1960 | Castlemagner | 2-05 | Kiskeam | 1-07 | |
| 1959 | Dromtarriffe | 4-05 | Castlemagner | 2-06 | |
| 1958 | Castlemagner | 5-08 | Glenlara | 2-03 | |
| 1957 | Kanturk | 2-05 | Castlemagner | 1-04 | |
| 1956 | Dromtarriffe | 1-06 | Glenlara | 2-01 | |
| 1955 | Millstreet | 2-08 | Castlemagner | 2-04 | |
| 1954 | Kanturk | 1-03, 1-02 (R) | Dromtarriffe | 0-06, 0-03 (R) | |
| 1953 | Dromtarriffe | 2-03 | Castlemagner | 0-01 | |
| 1952 | Castlemagner | 1-07 | Newmarket | 0-04 | |
| 1951 | Dromtarriffe | 1-03, 2-05 (R) | Araglin Desmonds | 1-03, 1-03 (R) | |
| 1950 | Newmarket | 3-04 | Kanturk | 2-03 | |
| 1949 | Newmarket | 0-03 | Araglin Desmonds | 0-01 | |
| 1948 | Castlemagner | 1-03 | Dromtarriffe | 0-03 | |
| 1947 | Castlemagner | 2-06 | Dromtarriffe | 1-01 | |
| 1946 | Dromtarriffe | Millstreet | |||
| 1945 | Dromtarriffe | Newmarket | |||
| 1944 | Millstreet | 0-06, 3-05 (R) | Boherbue | 1-03, 0-02 (R) | |
| 1943 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Kanturk | 1-02 | |
| 1942 | Clondrohid | 3-06 | Newmarket | 0-07 | |
| 1941 | Millstreet | 1-02 | Newmarket | 0-02 | |
| 1940 | Clondrohid | 3-07 | Knocknagree | 0-05 | |
| 1939 | Cullen | 2-07 | Millstreet | 2-01 | |
| 1938 | Dromtarriffe | Clondrohid | |||
| 1937 | Banteer | 1-01 | Cullen | 0-03 | |
| 1936 | Cullen | 1-03 | Boherbue | 0-03 | |
| 1935 | Boherbue | 3-05 | Kilcorney | 3-00 | |
| 1934 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Newmarket | 1-01 | |
| 1933 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Millstreet | 1-02 | |
Records and statistics
Team results by championship
Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- SF/GS – Semi-finals/Group Stage
For each year, the number of teams in the championship (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2019 (5) | 2020 (6) | 2021 (6) | 2022 (7) | 2023 (6) | 2024 (5) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boherbue |
1st | 1st | 1st | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cullen |
SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | — | — | 4 |
| Castlemagner |
GS | GS | SF | SF | 1st | 1st | 6 |
| Newmarket |
— | — | — | GS | GS | — | 2 |
| Kilbrin |
— | — | — | — | GS | SF | 2 |
| Kanturk |
— | — | — | 2nd | GS | GS | 3 |
| Lyre |
2nd | GS | SF | SF | SF | GS | 6 |
| Kiskeam |
— | GS | GS | GS | — | — | 3 |
| Knocknagree |
GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |