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Cork GAA is the informal name by which the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) is usually known. It is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. While they are known as "county" boards, some are no longer co-extensive with the area of counties of Ireland and still others are outside Ireland altogether, nevertheless the term enjoys common usage. Cork GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is co-extensive with the county of Cork as well as Cork city proper. The Board's role is to promote and regulate Gaelic games as well as to bear responsibility for Board's inter-county teams. Gaelic games are the traditional Irish sports of Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, Gaelic handball and rounders.

Colours and symbols[link]

Cork's original colours (1888–1919)

Cork's traditional colours are red & white, however, it was not always this way. In the early days the county wore a blue-coloured jersey with a saffron-coloured 'C' emblazoned on the chest. All this changed in 1919 when Cork were preparing to play Dublin in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. In the week leading up to the game, British forces broke into the county board offices on Maylor Street in the city centre and seized all of Cork's jerseys. Because of this the county board borrowed jerseys from the now-defunct Father O'Leary Temperance Association team. Cork went on to win the game, ending a sixteen-year barren spell. Because of this win Cork decided to wear the 'lucky' red jerseys in all future games.

The red and white colour scheme that has been worn since has carried a psychological impact for opposing teams. This has led to the Cork strip being nicknamed the blood and bandage. A colour clash with Louth in the 1957 All-Ireland Football Final saw Cork wear the blue jerseys once again, however, on this occasion it was the blue jersey of the province of Munster. In 1976 Cork's footballers became involved in an incident known as 'the three stripes affair.' Before the Munster football final Cork were offered a set of Adidas jerseys. The use of these jerseys caused controversy as it seemed to undermine the promotion of Irish manufacturers.

Cork's alternative colours are traditionally white jerseys and white shorts. These were most famously worn in the 1973 All-Ireland Football Final when Cork defeated Galway to take their fourth title. They were worn again in 2010 when Cork defeated Down in the All-Ireland final. Since then, Cork have generally worn their traditional red jerseys on all occasions.

The current Cork GAA badge is based around the traditional coat of arms of Cork city. It features the King's old castle and the Queen's old castle with the Shandon Steeple in between. The badge also features a hurley and a football.

Gaelic football[link]

Gaelic football in County Cork is overseen by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. At present, there are 115 registered Gaelic football clubs in County Cork. Cork senior football team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Ladies' Gaelic football[link]

Ladies' football in County Cork is overseen by the Cork County Board of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. At present, there are 11 registered ladies' football clubs in County Cork.^[1] Cork senior ladies' football team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.

Hurling[link]

Hurling in County Cork is overseen by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. At present, there are 93 registered hurling clubs in County Cork. Cork senior hurling team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Camogie[link]

Camogie in County Cork is overseen by the Cork County Board of the Camogie Association. Cork senior camogie team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.

Gaelic handball[link]

Handball in County Cork is overseen by the Cork Handball Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Rounders[link]

Rounders in County Cork is overseen by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

References[link]

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Look up cork or Cork in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Cork may refer to:

• Cork (material), used for bottle stoppers, insulation, etc
  • Cork (plug), bottle stopper

Places[link]

• Cork (city), a city in Ireland
• County Cork, a county in Ireland
• Cork, Ireland (disambiguation)

Parliamentary constituencies[link]

• Cork City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
• Cork County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
• Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
• Cork County (UK Parliament constituency)

Other[link]

• Cork (surname)
• Cork encoding, a digital data format
• Cork taint, a wine fault
• Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston, a sailing regatta

Organizations[link]

• Cork GAA
• Ye Antient Order of Noble Corks, a masonic order, also known as "The Cork"
• Cork City F.C., a football club

See also[link]

• Cork tree (disambiguation)
• Cork Oak, a deciduous tree, and the main source of cork
• Cork cambium, plant tissue
• Corke
• Corky (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Cork"
• All pages with titles containing "Cork"

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Gaafu Alifu Atoll
Country	Maldives
Province
Corresponding geographic atoll(s)	Huvadhu Atoll
Location	0° 55' N and 0° 28' N
Capital	Vilingili
Government
• Atoll chief	Abulla Saeed [1]
Population
• Total	12,116
Letter code	P
Dhivehi letter code	GA (ގއ)
Islands
• Number of islands	82
• Inhabited islands	Dhaandhoo Dhevvadhoo Dhiyadhoo Gemanafushi Hadahaa Kanduhulhudhoo Kolamaafushi Kondey Maamendhoo Nilandhoo Vilingili
• Uninhabited islands	Araigaiththaa Baavandhoo Baberaahuttaa Bakeiththaa Beyruhuttaa Beyrumaddoo Bihuréhaa Boaddoo Bodéhuttaa Budhiyahuttaa Dhevvalaabadhoo Dhevvamaagalaa Dhigémaahuttaa Dhigudhoo Dhigurah Dhonhuseenahuttaa Falhumaafushi Falhuverrehaa Farudhulhudhoo Fénéhuttaa Fenrahaa Fenrahaahuttaa Funadhoovillingili Funamaddoo Galamadhoo Haagevillaa Hagedhoo Heenamaagalaa Hirihuttaa Hithaadhoo Hithaadhoogalaa Hulhimendhoo Hunadhoo Hurendhoo Idimaa Innaréhaa Kalhehuttaa Kalhudhiréhaa Kanduvillingili Keesseyréhaa Kendheraa Koduhuttaa Kondeymatheelaabadhoo Kondeyvillingili Kudalafari Kuddoo Kudhébondeyyo Kudhéfehélaa Kudhéhuttaa Kureddhoo Lhossaa Maadhiguvaru Maaféhélaa Maagehuttaa Maakanaarataa Maamutaa Maarandhoo Maaréhaa Mahaddhoo Maththidhoo Maththuréhaa Médhuburiyaa Médhuhuttaa Medhuréhaa Melaimu Meradhoo Minimensaa Munaagala Munandhoo Odagallaa Raaverrehaa Rinbidhoo Thinrukéréhaa Uhéréhaa Viligillaa Vodamulaa
Resort islands, airports and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.

Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division of the Maldives created on February 8, 1962 when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts. Gaafu Alifu corresponds to the northeastern section of this large natural atoll north of the line extending between the channels of Footukandu and Vaarulu Kandu. The capital of this district is Vilingili.

NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. (including Gaafu Alif) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).^[1]

History[link]

Some of the ancient kings of Maldives traced their ancestry to certain families of Devvadu Island, located in the centre of the large lagoon. There are many Buddhist archaeological remains in Devvadū, mainly low hills left by ruined stupas. None of these ancient remains have been properly investigated yet.

In January 1959, the three southern atolls: Huvadhu, Fuvahmulah and Addu, were involved in setting up the breakaway United Suvadive Republic which survived until September 1963. The name of the secessionist state was taken from the ancient name of Huvadhu Atoll, "Suvadiva".

References[link]

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• Hasan A. Maniku. The Islands of Maldives. Novelty. Male 1983.
• H.C.P. Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989
• Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
• Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999.

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Conor Counihan (born 28 September 1959 in Aghada, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Cork senior football team.

Regarded as the greatest centre-back of his generation,^[1] Counihan enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Aghada and Imokilly, and at inter-county level with Cork. He was a key member of the latter team during the 'golden age' of the late 1980s and collected two consecutive All-Ireland titles and four consecutive Munster titles.

Immediately after his retirement from inter-county activity, Counihan became involved in coaching. He served as a selector on the Cork senior football team under both Billy Morgan and Larry Tompkins, while also coaching the Aghada senior football team. Counihan was appointed manager of the Cork senior football team in February 2008.

Playing career[link]

Club[link]

Counihan played his club football with his local club in Aghada and enjoyed some success. It was, however, with divisional side Imokilly that he enjoyed the ultimate success in club football.

In 1980 Counihan enjoyed his first success with his native club when Imokilly defeated Cloyne to take the divisional junior football title.^[2] Aghada retained this title in 1981, before later qualifying to play Ballincollig in the final of the county junior championship. The game was a close affair, however, Counihan's side were beaten by 2-11 to 2-7.^[3]

Aghada took the divisional title at junior level again in 1983, however, Counihan's side failed to build on this and take the county title.

In 1984 Counihan was on the divisional team as Imokilly reached the final of the county senior championship for the first time ever. Mighty St. Finbarr's provided the opposition and were installed as the favourites. The game went Imokilly's way as the men from east Cork, an area known as a hurling stronghold, claimed their first ever title with a 1-14 to 2-7 score line.^[4]

After surrendering their title the following year, Imokilly were back in the championship decider again in 1986. Once again it was St. Finbarr's who provided the opposition, however, on this occasion 'the Barr's' were the reigning county champions. The game was a close, low-scoring affair, however, Imokilly eventually triumphed by 2-4 to 0-9 and Counihan picked up a second county championship winners' medal.

In 1987 Counihan's divisional side had the chance to make it two-in-a-row and retain their title. Nemo Rangers were the opponents, however, Imokilly were handily beaten by 2-11 to 0-9. the year also ended with Aghada losing the east Cork final.

In 1989 Counihan added a fourth divisional title to his collection before later lining out in the county championship final. Knocknagree were the opponents and, after a draw and a replay, Counihan's side triumphed by 0-8 to 0-4 and gained promotion to intermediate level.

After just two years in intermediate level Aghada reached the championship final with Ballincollig providing the opposition. A narrow 0-9 to 0-8 victory gave Counihan a county intermediate championship winners' medal and entry to the top flight of club football in Cork.^[5]

Inter-county[link]

Counihan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork under-21 football team in 1980. That year he won a Munster title in this grade following a 3-15 to 0-4 trouncing of Clare.^[6] Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final. Dublin provided the opposition on that occasion, however, a 2-8 to 1-5 score line gave victory to Cork and gave Counihan a coveted All-Ireland under-21 winners’ medal.^[7]

The following year Counihan joined the Cork senior football team, however, success was slow in coming due to the dominance of Kerry. In 1984 Counihan was also a key member of the Cork junior football team. That he won a Munster title in this grade following a 1-12 to 0-9 defeat of Kerry.^[8] The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against English side Warwickshire. An absolute rout took place and Cork won easily by 3-20 to 0-7, giving Counihan a junior All-Ireland winner’s medal.^[9]

By the late 1980s Counihan had established himself as a key member of the Cork senior football team. It was an unhappy period for Cork as their nearest neighbours, Kerry, had won eleven of the last twelve Munster titles and had put Cork to the sword on most of those occasions. In 1987 Counihan was appointed captain of the team. The ‘traditional’ Munster final between Cork and Kerry ended in a draw, however, Cork triumphed over the four-in-a-row hopefuls by 0-13 to 1-5. It was Counihan’s first Munster winners' medla in the senior grade.^[10] Cork subsequently qualified for the All-Ireland final with Meath providing the opposition. Mid-way through the first-half Cork had a goal chance blocked by Mick Lyons when Jimmy Kerrigan looked to be through for a seven-point lead. Instead, it was Meath who led by 1-6 to 0-8 at half-time, courtesy of a Colm O'Rourke goal. Cork’s Larry Tompkins’s radar was also off course as he missed six out of eight free-kicks. At the full-time whistle Meath were the winners by 1-14 to 0-11.^[11]

In 1988 Counihan’s side made it back-to-back Munster titles following another win over Kerry. The 1988 Munster Final was also a day Conor Counihan infamously caught Kerry midfield legend Jack O’Shea by the balls literally. A second All-Ireland final appearance beckoned. Meath provided the opposition once again as Cork got off to a good start with a Teddy McCarthy goal. By the end of the game Cork led by a point, however, Brian Stafford scored the equaliser. The replay was a controversial affair. Meath’s Gerry McEntee was sent-off after just seven minutes. In spite of being reduced to fourteen men, Meath hung on for a narrow 0-13 to 0-12 victory.^[12] It was Counihan’s second consecutive All-Ireland final defeat.

1989 began well for Counihan. Defeats of Dublin and New York gave him a coveted National Football League title.^[13] A record-breaking third consecutive Munster title was subsequently secured by Counihan and, once again, Cork qualified for a third consecutive All-Ireland final. Mayo were the opponents on this occasion and the game was a close affair for much of the opening half. An Anthony Finnerty goal after thirty-eight minutes gave Mayo a brief lead, however, the Connacht champs failed to score for the last nineteen minutes. Teddy McCarthy took control and Cork secured victory by 0-17 to 1-11.^[14] It was Counihan’s first All-Ireland winners’ medal and Cork’s first championship title since 1973. At the end of the year Counihan was presented with his first All-Star award.

In 1990 Counihan was sill a key member of the team. That year Cork made it a remarkable four Munster titles on the trot. A fourth consecutive All-Ireland final appearance quickly followed, with old rivals Meath providing the opposition. Cork suffered a blow in the first-half when Colm O'Neill was sent off; however, Shay Fahy was playing a blinder at midfield. In spite of only having fourteen men Cork won the game by 0-11 to 0-9.^[15] It was a second consecutive All-Ireland title for Counihan and it was the first time that Cork had achieved back-to-back championships. This victory was all the more special as the Cork hurling team had already won their respective All-Ireland title a fortnight earlier. It was the first time in the modern era that a county had won the hurling and football ‘double’. A second consecutive All-Star award quickly followed.

The following few years saw Cork surrender their Munster crown and Counihan was confined to the substitute’s bench. He played no part in Cork's Munster title victory in 1993; however, he later made an appearance in the All-Ireland final with Derry providing the opposition. Things did not go to plan as 'the Rebels' were reduced to fourteen men when Tony Davis was harshly red-carded. Séamus Downey scored the winning goal as Derry secured their first All-Ireland with a 1-14 to 2-8 victory.^[16] Counihan retired from inter-county activity following this defeat.

Inter-provincial[link]

Counihan also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial football competition, however, he enjoyed little success. He played with Munster for six seasons between 1986 and 1992, however, he ended up on the losing side on each occasion and finished his career without a Railway Cup title.^[17]

Early managerial career[link]

In retirement from playing Counihan maintained a strong interest in the game. Immediately after his inter-county retirement his services were employed as a selector in 1994 with Cork manager Billy Morgan. That year Cork retained their Munster title following another convincing victory over Tipperary. Cork, however, were subsequently defeated by eventual champions Down in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Five years later in 1999 Counihan played a vital role alongside Larry Tompkins as a specialist backs coach and as a selector. The year was a successful one, beginning with the capture of the National League title following a two-point defeat of Dublin.^[18] Cork later reclaimed the Munster title after an absence of four years. An All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, with old enemies Meath providing the opposition. Ollie Murphy scored a goal in the first-half that proved decisive for Meath. Graham Geraghty missed a penalty for ‘the Royals’ immediately after the interval, before a Joe Kavanagh goal gave Cork a brief lead. At the full-time whistle Cork were beaten by 1-11 to 1-8.^[19]

Counihan returned as a backs coach again in 2003, however, Cork were humiliated in the championship. Following the resignation of manager Larry Tompkins, Counihan was, at one point, installed as the favourite to succeed him in the position. On that occasion the job went to former manager Billy Morgan.

Counihan also enjoyed a successful stint as coach of the senior football team with his own Aghada club. Counihan’s side won the All-Ireland Sevens title in 2004 and reached the semi-final of the county championship in 2005. Following that defeat Counihan resigned as coach and became involved in the underage sections of the Aghada club.

Managing Cork[link]

In 2007 when Billy Morgan left as Cork senior football manager Counihan was one of the favourites to take the post. He was, however, overlooked again and the post went to Teddy Holland. Following a lengthy strike by the players Holland was removed as manager without overseeing a single game and Counihan was installed as manager in February 2008.

2008: First Munster title[link]

Counihan was appointed manager at a time when Cork were facing a relegation battle in the National Football League. This occurred as a result of the team forfeiting their first few games because of the strike. Cork fought back immediately under Counihan and put up a respectable display in their remaining games, ensuring their position in Division 2 for the following year. Cork's first outing in the Munster Championship was a semi-final appearance that was less than convincing. The game saw Cork score two late goals to narrowly defeat Limerick. The subsequent provincial decider saw Cork take on reigning All-Ireland champions Kerry for the fourth successive year. Few pundits and commentators gave Counihan's side any chance and at half-time Kerry were cruising by eight points. Cork, however, stormed back in the second-half as Kerry could only muster three points and Cork secured a 1-16 to 1-11 victory. It was a huge turnaround for Cork and a huge boost for Counihan. Due to the format of the championship both sides met again in the All-Ireland semi-final, however, after a thrilling draw and a replay Kerry were the team that advanced to the championship decider.

2009: Munster success, All-Ireland defeat[link]

A strike by the Cork hurling team in late 2008 and early 2009 posed a headache for Counihan. Cork and Galway have been touted as two teams that could possibly break the stranglehold that Kerry and Tyrone have on the All-Ireland title, however, Cork’s football team vowed to withdraw from the championship if the strike by their hurling counterparts was not resolved. In the end all difficulties were resolved with the resignation of hurling manager Gerald McCarthy, and Counihan’s plans for his team were back on track. A good National League campaign saw Cork reach the final of Division 2. Monaghan provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Cork secured a well-earned 1-14 to 0-12 victory and promotion to the top flight of the football league.^[20] Cork later qualified for the Munster final against Limerick. The game looked to be going away from Cork, however, ‘the Rebels’ fought back. Cork went on to win by a solitary point on a score line of 2-6 to 0-11.^[21] Comprehensive defeats of Donegal and Tyrone saw Cork reach a second All-Ireland final in three years. Old rivals Kerry provided the opposition and, while Cork were the slight favourites, Kerry had the trump card of having never lost a game to Cork at Croke Park. Kerry stuttered in the opening period and trailed by 0-1 to 1-3 early in the first-half. The Kerry team stuck to their gameplan while Cork recorded fourteen wides. At the full-time whistle Kerry were the champions again by 0-16 to 1-9.^[22]

2010: All-Ireland champions[link]

Cork recovered from the previous year's All-Ireland defeat by having a successful National League campaign in early 2010. A defeat of Mayo gave Cork their first Division 1 title since 1999.^[23] It was another milestone on Counihan's managerial curriculum vitae, however, he still faced criticism over his team selection and relaxed managerial style. A defeat by Kerry in a replay of the provincial semi-final resulted in Cork being exiled to the All-Ireland qualifiers. After negotiating their way through a difficult series of games, Cork defeated Dublin to qualify for their third All-Ireland final in four years. Down provided the opposition on that occasion in the first meeting between these two teams since 1994. Cork got off to a lightning start, however, they eased off and trailed by three points at the interval. It took Cork fifty minutes to regain the lead which they surrendered in the fifth minute and, following that point by Paul Kerrigan, the team never looked back. Cork stretched the lead to three points, however, Down fought back. At the full-time whistle Cork were the champions by 0-16 to 0-15 and Counihan had finally guided his native county to the All-Ireland, a first in twenty years.^[24] This was the end of his first term as manager of the team, however it was confirmed on 27 October 2010 that he would remain in charge for another two year term.^[25]

Playing honours[link]

Aghada[link]

• Cork Intermediate Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1991
• Cork Junior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1989
• East Cork Junior Football Championship:
  • Winner (4): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989
  • Runner-up (1): 1977

Imokilly[link]

• Cork Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1984, 1986
  • Runner-up (1): 1987

Cork[link]

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (2): 1989, 1990
  • Runner-up (3): 1987 (c), 1988, 1993
• Munster Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
  • Runner-up (2): 1985, 1986
• National Football League (Div 1):
  • Winner (1): 1988-89
• All-Ireland Junior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1984
• Munster Junior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1984

Munster[link]

• Railway Cup:
  • Winner (0):
  • Runner-up (4): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992

Managerial honours[link]

Cork[link]

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2010
  • Runner-up (1): 2009
• Munster Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (2): 2008, 2009
• National Football League (Div 1):
  • Winner (2): 2010, 2011
• National Football League (Div 2):
  • Winner (1): 2009

References[link]

Teams[link]