Ilen Rovers GAA
Gaelic football club in County Cork, Ireland
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Ilen Rovers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in West Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carbery Board and the Cork County Board and is solely concerned with Gaelic football.
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| Founded: | 1973 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Rath Grounds Páirc na hAidhlean | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°29′54.25″N 9°21′12.55″W | ||||||||
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History
Located on the River Ilen and encompassing the Aughadown, Rath and Baltimore areas in rural West Cork, Ilen Rovers GAA Club was founded in 1973.[1] The club spent it's early years operating in the junior divisional ranks. Between 1996 and 2001, Ilen Rovers won four South West JAFC titles.[2] The last of these divisional titles was subsequently converted into a Cork JAFC title, following a 0–14 to 1–04 win over Kinsale in the final.[3]
Ilen Rovers celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2003 by winning the Cork IFC title, and thus securing senior status for the first time, following a 0–15 to 0–07 win over Carrigaline in the final.[4] The club later defeated St Senan's to win the inaugural Munster Club IFC title.[5] On 25 April 2004, Ilen Rovers beat St Michael's by 1–11 to 1–04 to claim the All-Ireland Club IFC title.[6]
After just four years in the top flight, Ilen Rovers reached the 2007 Cork SFC final, however, they were beaten by 0–12 to 0–09 by Nemo Rangers.[7]
Honours
Men
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2004
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2003
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2003
- Cork Junior A Football Championship (1): 2001
- South West Junior A Football Championship (4): 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
- South West Junior B Football Championship (2): 1983, 1988
- South West Junior D Football Championship (4): 1983, 1988, 1996, 2015
- South West Under-21 A Football Championship (3): 2009, 2016, 2018
- South West Under-21 B Football Championship (2): 1976, 1996
- Cork Minor A Football Championship (1): 2014
- South West Minor A Football Championship (2): 2011, 2014
- Cork Minor B Football Championship (2): 1995, 2010
- South West Minor B Football Championship (7): 1973, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2010
Women
Notable players
- Fachtna Collins: All-Ireland MFC-winner (1991)[8]
- Diarmuid Duggan: All-Ireland JFC-winner (2001)[9]
- Kevin O'Sullivan: All-Ireland SFC runner-up (2007)[10]