Sarsfields GAA (Cork)

Sarsfields GAA is a hurling club is based in the Riverstown and Glanmire area of County Cork. The club plays in the Imokilly division of Cork GAA. They have won seven County Championships, 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2023. They have also won three Minor County Championships, 2007, 2008 and 2014. The club derives its name for the Irish Jacobite and soldier Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan.

History
Founded in 1896, the club contested their first county final in the 1909 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, losing to Dungourney. They did not make the final again until the 1936 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, which they lost to Glen Rovers. 1940 would be the next time they would make final, again losing out to Glen Rovers. Another final loss this time to St. Finbarr's in the 1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship followed. During the 1950s, Sarsfields won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship twice, beating Glen Rovers in the 1951 final, and UCC in the 1957 competition. They also made the final in the 1953 senior championship.

Sarsfields have been in four senior finals since, 1989 and 1997, where they lost and 2008 when they beat Bride Rovers by 1 point. In 2010, they defeated Glen Rovers by 2 points to win their fourth county title. Additional titles followed in 2012 and 2014.

Honours

 * Cork Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2023 (runners-up several times, including in 2013 and 2015)
 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship (6): 1931, 1953, 1954, 2007, 2008, 2014
 * Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (4): 1975, 2003, 2017, 2019
 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1937
 * East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (4): 1937, 1953, 2004, 2016

Notable players

 * Teddy McCarthy Two time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner.
 * Paddy Barry Three time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner. 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captain.
 * Alan Lotty Five time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner.
 * John Considine 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner. All-Ireland minor and Under-17 Hurling Championship winning manager. All-Star 1990.
 * Tadhg Murphy 1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner. 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship winning captain.
 * Bertie Óg Murphy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship winning manager 1997-98. Cork Senior hurling manager 2001-02.
 * Kieran Murphy Two time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner. 2007 Fitzgibbon Cup winning captain.
 * Micka Brennan Two time All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner. Cork — Hurling Team of the Century
 * Peter Queally
 * Michael Cussen
 * Daniel Kearney
 * Cian McCarthy
 * Conor O'Sullivan
 * Pat Ryan Cork Senior Hurling manager 2022-. All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship winning manager 2020-21.
 * Jack O'Connor