St Ita's GAA


St Ita's is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the village of Gortroe,, County Cork, Ireland. It competes in competitions organised by Cork county board and the Imokilly divisional board. In 2013, Seamus Harnedy became the first player from the club to play with the Cork senior hurling team.

History

History records show that in 1901 St Ita's played under the name of Gortroe in the East Cork Hurling division their opponents were Blackrock. The records do not give scores but it is shown that Blackrock advanced to the next stage of the competition. The following year 1902 its recorded that Gortroe played against Evergreen in the firsts and against United Nationals in the seconds. The records do not give scores but Gortroe lost out to Evergreen who then advanced to the semi-finals against Dungourney. For the records Dungourney were eventual winners.
The club was reformed in 1971. The club performed at Junior B in hurling until 1980 when the club won the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship. The club performed at Junior A level for a number of years, but was eventually regraded back to Junior B. In 2007, St Ita's made history as they won the Cork Junior B Hurling Championship for the first time. They went on to compete in the Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship, losing by 2 point to Ballingarry from County Tipperary.

Honours

Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship : Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship : 2014 Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship : Cork Minor A Hurling Championship : 2006 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship : 2021Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship : Cork Junior B Hurling Championship : 2007East Cork Junior B Hurling Final County Championship : 2005East Cork Junior B Hurling Div 2 League : 2005East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship : 1951, 1980

Notable players