North Kerry Senior Football Championship


The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Division of Kerry. The official name of the competition is The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football. The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. Fourteen clubs are eligible to play in the Championship: Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Duagh, Finuge, Knocknagoshel, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's and Tarbert. The Championship is played on a straight knock-out basis. First round games give home advantage to first drawn out in ties following an open draw, with all further round matches being played at neutral venues.
Moyvane have been the most successful team in the Championship with 18 titles. The prize for the winners is the Eamon O'Donoghue Memorial Cup. Named after the Asdee native who starred for the great Ballylongford team of the 1960s and 1970s. The current holders of the cup are St. Senan's who defeated Ballydonoghue, winning the competition for the first time in their 84 year history.

2014 Championship

All fourteen clubs entered the Championship this year. Two teams received byes through to the Quarter-Finals with the remaining clubs being drawn to play in the First Round.

Roll of honour

RankTeamWinsWinning Years
1Moyvane181925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003
2Listowel Emmets151926, 1931, 1933, 1957, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015
3Ballylongford141940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1993, 2000
4Ballydonoghue91945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1992, 2016, 2017
5Beale81977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014
6Tarbert61948, 1969, 1973, 1985, 1990, 2010
6Duagh61951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 2012
7Finuge51967, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2011
8Castleisland Desmonds41980, 1988, 2002, 2007
9Ballyduff31994, 2005, 2006
10St. Senan's22018, 2019
11Craughdarrig11934
11An tArm11944
11Clounmacon11954
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Finals

YearWinnerOpponent
2019St. Senan's 2-06Brosna 0-06
2018St. Senan's 1-12Ballydonoghue 1-06
2017Ballydonoghue 1-13Ballyduff 1-04
2016Ballydonoghue 5-09St. Senan's 0-08
2015Listowel Emmets 0-09 0-09 Brosna 1-06 0-06
2014Beale 0-11Listowel Emmets 0-10
2013Listowel Emmets 1-08Castleisland Desmonds 0-10
2012Duagh 0-09Beale 0-06
2011Finuge 1-09Beale 0-11
2010Tarbert 2-12Listowel Emmets 1-14
2009Listowel Emmets 0-12Finuge 0-11
2008Listowel Emmets 0-10Duagh 0-07
2007Castleisland Desmonds 1-13Finuge 1-06
2006Ballyduff 1-12Listowel Emmets 0-14
2005Ballyduff 2-06Listowel Emmets 0-07
2004Listowel Emmets 0-12Finuge 0-05
2003Moyvane 0-10Castleisland Desmonds 0-08
2002Castleisland Desmonds 0-10Duagh 0-06
2001Finuge 1-09Castleisland Desmonds 1-07
2000BallylongfordSt. Senan's
1999Moyvane 0-10Tarbert 0-06
1998Listowel Emmets 3-12Finuge 2-08
1997Listowel Emmets 1-09Beale 0-09
1996Finuge 1-07Moyvane 0-04
1995Moyvane 1-11Listowel Emmets 0-06
1994Ballyduff 0-05Ballydonoghue 1-01
1993Ballylongford 1-08Ballyduff 1-04
1992Ballydonoghue 0-08Listowel Emmets 0-03
1991Listowel Emmets 0-09Castleisland Desmonds 0-04
1990Tarbert 3-04Moyvane 1-07
1989Beale 2-03 0-06 Moyvane 1-06 0-05
1988Castleisland Desmonds 1-07 1-05 Beale 0-07 0-05
1987Finuge 1-07Moyvane 1-06
1986Ballylongford 0-09Castleisland Desmonds 2-02
1985Tarbert 1-04Listowel Emmets 0-04
1984Beale 2-10Moyvane 2-08
1983Moyvane 0-08Ballylongford 0-04
1982Beale 0-09Ballylongford 1-05
1981Beale 2-11Moyvane 2-10
1980Castleisland Desmonds 3-10St. Senan's 1-04
1979Beale 4-08Moyvane 2-03
1978Beale 1-09Moyvane 0-07
1977Beale 1-11Ballylongford 0-07
1976Listowel Emmets 2-09Tarbert 0-09
1975Ballylongford 1-08Listowel Emmets 1-05
1974Ballylongford 2-05Tarbert 1-07
1973Tarbert 3-07Ballylongford 2-03
1972Listowel Emmets 1-07Finuge 1-05
1971Ballylongford 0-13Moyvane 2-01
1970Ballylongford 3-16Moyvane 3-05
1969Tarbert 1-07Ballylongford 0-08
1968Ballylongford 2-12Ballyduff 0-03
1967Finuge 1-08Ballylongford 0-08
1966Moyvane 3-06Ballylongford 1-05
1965Listowel Emmets 0-12Ballylongford 1-08
1964Moyvane 1-10Tarbert 0-05
1963MoyvaneBallyduff
1962Duagh 0-07Listowel Emmets 1-00
1961MoyvaneBallydonoghue
1960Duagh 4-07Moyvane 1-04
1959Ballydonoghue 3-06Tarbert 1-02
1958Moyvane 2-03Tarbert 0-06
1957Listowel Emmets 2-03Clounmacon 0-06
1956DuaghNo final
1955DuaghClounmacon
1954ClounmaconTarbert
1953Ballylongford 2-09Ballydonoghue 0-02
1952*Ballydonoghue 2-01Duagh 0-07
1951Duagh 3-01Ballydonoghue 0-01
1950Ballydonoghue 3-04Ballylongford 2-05
1949Ballydonoghue 2-05Duagh 0-03
1948Tarbert 4-02Ballyduff 1-04
1947Ballylongford 2-00Duagh 1-02
1946Ballydonoghue 0-09Listowel Emmets 1-05
1945Ballydonoghue 1-08Finuge 0-02
1944An tArm 1-06Ballydonoghue 1-01
1943Ballylongford
1942Ballylongford 5-03Moyvane 1-03
1941Ballylongford 2-05Moyvane 0-05
1940Ballylongford 0-03Moyvane 0-02
1939Moyvane 2-05Ballylongford 0-04
1938Moyvane 3-05Tarbert 0-08
1937MoyvaneBallylongford
1936Moyvane 3-04Ballylongford 1-03
1935No Final played
1934CraughdarrigBallylongford
1933Listowel Emmets 2-08Ballylongford 1-05
1932Moyvane 2-08Tarbert 0-03
1931Listowel Emmets 2-04Tarbert 1-03
1930Moyvane 5-04Tarbert 3-03
1929No championship
1928Moyvane
1927Moyvane 1-08Listowel Emmets 1-01
1926Listowel Emmets 2-05Moyvane 0-03
1925Moyvane 2-05Faha 1-02