Argideen Rangers GAA
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| Founded: | 1892 | |
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| County: | Cork | |
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| Grounds: | Timoleague Grounds | |
| Coordinates: | 51°38′19.14″N 8°46′28.41″W / 51.6386500°N 8.7745583°W | |
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Argideen Rangers GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carbery Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Located in the village of Timoleague, about 10km from Clonakilty, Argideen Rangers GAA Club was established in 1892.[1] That year, a Gaelic football team under the name St Molaga's was entered in the local championship. The club was strong in the early years of the GAA, primarily due to the arrival of the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway in the area and the work of John Burke, a railway employee based in Timoleague. Argideen Rangers has spent the majority of its existence operating in the junior grade and, like many other clubs, has also seen various periods of decline and inactivity.[2]
The reorganisation of the Argideen Rangers underage section of the club in 1979 yielded success, with divisional under-14 and under-16 titles being won in both codes that year. Many of the players on these teams were part of the club's first big hurling breakthrough when, in 1985, the South West JBHC title was won.
The 10-year period between 1993 and 2003 saw Argideen Rangers win three South West JAHC titles, as well as a South West JAFC title.[3][4] The club also won the Cork JAHC in 1996, following a 3–09 to 0–11 win over Fr O'Neill's in the final.[5] A restructuring of the Cork hurling championship system resulted in Argideen Rangers being promoted to the Cork IHC in 2004. They won the Cork IHC title two years later, after beating Nemo Rangers in a final replay.[6] In 2012, a lack of numbers at underage level necessitated an amalgamation with neighbouring club Barryroe to form Ibane Gaels.[7]
Honours
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2005
- Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (1): 1996
- West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1993, 1996, 2003
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship (1): 1994
- Cork Junior B Football Championship (4): 1993, 2001, 2008, 2017
- West Cork Junior B Football Championship (4): 1967, 1988, 1993, 2001
- West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (1): 1985
- West Cork Junior C Hurling Championship (1): 2014
- Cork Under-21 B Football Championship(1): 2016 (as Ibane Gaels)
- West Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1987, 2007
Notable players
- Mark Foley: All-Ireland SHC–winner (1990)[8]
- Barry Harte: All-Ireland JHC–winner (1994)[9]
References
- ^ "1892". Argideen Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Club history". Argideen Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "South West Junior A Hurling Roll of Honour". Carbery GAA website. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "South West Junior A Football Roll of Honour". Carbery GAA website. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "1996 season". Argideen Rangers GAA website. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "McCarthy, O'Donovan goals inspire Dohenys". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Nine Barryroe underage players ask to transfer out of their home club". The Southern Star. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (3 August 2020). "The Big Interview with Mark Foley: 'I joked that I should have spread that 2-7 over a couple of seasons'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Barry Harte on Harty Cup memories, winning with Argideen Rangers and Carbery and hurling in West Cork". Echo Live. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.