2023 Carbery Junior A Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition season

Dates

29 July - 17 December 2023

Teams

Sponsor

Bandon Co-Op

Champions

Barryroe (1st title)
David O'Sullivan (captain)
Paudie Hurley (manager)

Runners-up

Kilmacabea
Diarmuid O'Callaghan (captain)
Shane Crowley (manager)

Relegated

Bandon

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

77 (2.48 per match)

Points scored

617 (19.9 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Ryan O'Donovan (4-32)

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The 2023 Carbery Junior A Football Championship was the 98th staging of the Carbery Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the West Cork Board in 1926. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 December 2022.^[1] The championship ran from 29 July to 17 December 2023.

The final was played on 27 October 2023 at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway, between Barryroe and Kilmacabea, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[2] Barryroe won the match by 1–12 to 0–14 to claim their first ever championship title.^[3]^[4]

Barryroe's Ryan O'Donovan was the championship's top scorer with 4-32.

Group 1

Group 1 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	3	3	0	0	51	29	22	6
Castlehaven	3	2	0	1	48	36	12	4
Randal Óg	3	1	0	2	43	43	0	2
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	3	0	0	3	33	67	-34	0

Group 1 results

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh v Randal Óg

28 July 2023 Round 1	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	0-11 - 0-10	Randal Óg	Aughaville Grounds
	B O'Driscoll 0-3, L Burke 0-2, P Burke 0-2, O Daly 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1, C O'Driscoll 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.		P Collins 0-3, G White 0-2, C O'Neill 0-1, C Duggan 0-1, K Dullea 0-1, P White 0-1, D Collins 0-1.

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Castlehaven

30 July 2023 Round 1	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	1-08 - 2-13	Castlehaven	Aughaville Grounds
			S Nolan 1-5, G Casey 1-1, C Nolan 0-3, C O'Driscoll 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1.

Randal Óg v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

19 August 2023 Round 2	Randal Óg	3-11 - 1-10	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Sam Maguire Park
	G White 2-0, D Collins 1-2, P Collins 0-4, C O'Neill 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, S Daly 0-1, P White 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-7, C O'Sullivan 1-1, T Lordan 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1.

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh v Castlehaven

20 August 2023 Round 2

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh

0-12 - 1-07

Castlehaven

Páirc Tadhg na Samhna

Randal Óg v Castlehaven

8 September 2023 Round 3	Randal Óg	1-10 - 1-16	Castlehaven	Aughaville Grounds
	P Collins 1-2, D Collins 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, C Duggan 0-1, G White 0-1, K Dullea 0-1, Séadhna Crowley 0-1, Séamus Crowley 0-1.		K O'Donovan 1-4, C O'Driscoll 0-5, P O'Brien 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, S Nolan 0-2.

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

10 September 2023 Round 3

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh

5-13 - 0-09

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

Rossmore Grounds

Group 2

Group 2 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballinascarthy	3	2	1	0	41	36	5	5
Carbery Rangers	3	1	1	1	30	42	-12	3
Newcestown	3	1	0	2	45	46	-1	2
Kilbrittain	3	1	0	2	41	33	8	2

Group 2 results

Ballinascarthy v Carbery Rangers

30 July 2023 Round 1	Ballinascarthy	0-11 - 1-08	Carbery Rangers	Páirc Uinsinn
	Cillian Cullinane 0-6, D Twomey 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1.		C Twomey 0-5, C O'Mahony 1-0, C Hayes 0-1, B Lenihan 0-1, E Browne 0-1.

Kilbrittain v Newcestown

30 July 2023 Round 1	Kilbrittain	2-08 - 3-07	Newcestown	Timoleague Grounds
	S Sexton 1-1, T Sheehan 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-3, B Butler 0-1, S Dewey 0-1, F Ustianowski 0-1, A Holland 0-1.		E Kenneally 2-4, D McSweeney 1-0, M Kelly 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-1.

Carbery Rangers v Kilbrittain

19 August 2023 Round 2	Carbery Rangers	0-05 - 3-09	Kilbrittain	Páirc Uí Mhurchú
	C O'Donovan 0-2, B Linehan 0-2, K Eady 0-1.		J O'Donovan 1-5, P Wall 1-0, S Shorten 1-0, C Hogan 0-2, C Ustianowski 0-2.

Ballinascarthy v Newcestown

20 August 2023 Round 2

Ballinascarthy

2-12 - 2-10

Newcestown

Ballinacarriga Grounds

Carbery Rangers v Newcestown

9 September 2023 Round 3	Carbery Rangers	1-11 - 1-10	Newcestown	Páirc Uinsinn
	J O'Regan 0-6, C Twomey 1-0, C O'Donovan 0-2, P Hurley 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1.		J Meade 1-5, D Brady 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-1, P Collins 0-1, T Horgan 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v Kilbrittain

10 September 2023 Round 3	Ballinascarthy	1-09 - 1-06	Kilbrittain	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	C O'Brien 1-1, Cillian Cullinane 0-3, E Ferguson 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1, P Cullianane 0-1.		B Butler 1-1, C Ustianowski 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-2, C Hogan 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmacabea	3	3	0	0	55	20	35	6
Argideen Rangers	3	1	1	1	38	26	12	3
Kilmeen	3	1	1	1	37	36	1	3
Bandon	3	0	0	3	17	65	-48	0

Group 3 results

Argideen Rangers v Kilmacabea

29 July 2023 Round 1	Argideen Rangers	0-07 - 0-13	Kilmacabea	Rosscarbery Grounds
	L O'Leary 0-3, J Crowley 0-1, D Holland 0-1, C Lehane 0-1.		D Gore 0-5, I Jennings 0-3, O Tobin 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, R Hourihane 0-1, E Shanahan 0-1.

Kilmeen v Bandon

30 July 2023 Round 1	Kilmeen	1-14 - 1-08	Bandon	St Mary's Park
	B Carmody 1-1, J O'Donovan 0-4, O O'Sullivan 0-3, J Bailey 0-2, D Coakley 0-2, B Deasy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		C Long 0-5, D Collis 1-1, N McCarthy 0-1, R O'Driscoll 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Bandon

20 August 2023 Round 2	Argideen Rangers	2-16 - 0-04	Bandon	Castletown-Kinneigh Grounds
	B Fleming 1-5, D Holland 1-3, L O'Leary 0-4, P Butler 0-1, A Guinevan 0-1, F Butler 0-1.

Kilmacabea v Kilmeen

20 August 2023 Round 2	Kilmacabea	2-10 - 0-11	Kilmeen	Rosscarbery Grounds
	D McCarthy 1-2, I Jennings 0-4, K McCarthy 1-0, D Gore 0-1, E Shanahan 0-1, R Hourihane 0-1, K Whelton 0-1.		O O'Sullivan 0-5, J O'Donovan 0-2, K Keohane 0-2, S Buttimer 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1.

Kilmacabea v Bandon

8 September 2023 Round 3	Kilmacabea	4-14 - 0-02	Bandon	Páirc Uí Mhurchú
	D O'Sullivan 2-2, I Jennings 0-6, L McCarthy 1-1, O Tobin 1-1, C McCarthy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, E Shanahan 0-1.		B Donegan 0-1, A O'Reilly 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Kilmeen

9 September 2023 Round 3	Argideen Rangers	0-09 - 0-09	Kilmeen	Ahamilla Grounds
	D Holland 0-5, C Lehane 0-1, L O'Leary 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, B Fleming 0-1.		O O'Sullivan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, Ó Scannell 0-1, J Bailey 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Barryroe	3	3	0	0	61	30	31	6
St Colum's	3	1	0	2	43	39	4	2
St Mary's	3	1	0	2	42	54	-12	2
Clonakilty	3	1	0	2	37	60	-23	2

Group 4 results

St Mary's v Barryroe

29 July 2023 Round 1	St Mary's	1-06 - 3-13	Barryroe	Páirc Uinsinn
	O Corcoran 1-4, D O'Donovan 0-1, R Baggott 0-1.		R O'Donovan 2-6, O O'Donovan 1-4, D Ó Buachalla 0-2, T Ó Buachalla 0-1.

Clonakilty v St Colum's

30 July 2023 Round 1	Clonakilty	2-09 - 0-12	St Colum's	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
	J Cowhig 1-4, F Murphy 1-1, S Collins 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Connor 0-3, T Cronin 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, D Andrews 0-2, M Hurley 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1.

St Mary's v St Colum's

20 August 2023 Round 2	St Mary's	1-09 - 3-11	St Colum's	Aughaville Grounds
	O Corcoran 1-7, D O'Donovan 0-2.		D Andrews 2-3, T Cronin 1-1, R O'Connor 0-3, D McSweeney 0-2, M Hurley 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.

Barryroe v Clonakilty

20 August 2023 Round 2	Barryroe	3-18 - 1-07	Clonakilty	Páirc Uinsinn
	D Ó Buachalla 2-3, O O'Donovan 0-8, R O'Donovan 1-3, B O'Donovan 0-2, T Ó Buachalla 0-1, A McSweeney 0-1.

Clonakilty v St Mary's

8 September 2023 Round 3	Clonakilty	1-09 - 3-12	St Mary's	Rossmore Grounds
	S Collins 1-5, A Cullinane 0-1, B White 0-1, J Campbell 0-1, J Cowhig 0-1.		O Corcoran 0-9, D O'Donovan 1-2, D Scannell 1-0, R Baggott 1-0, A O'Driscoll 0-1.

Barryroe v St Colum's

10 September 2023 Round 3	Barryroe	0-12 - 1-08	St Colum's	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	R O'Donovan 0-6, O O'Donovan 0-3, B O'Donovan 0-1, S Holland 0-1, D Ó Buachalla 0-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Bandon

17 December 2024 Playoff	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	w/o - scr.	Bandon	Páirc Naomh Eoin
		Report

Quarter-finals

Barryroe v Castlehaven

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Barryroe	1-08 - 0-08 (aet)	Castlehaven	St James' Park
	O O'Donovan 1-3, R O'Donovan 0-4, B O'Donovan 0-1.		D Whelton 0-3, S Nolan 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v Argideen Rangers

24 September 2023 Quarter-final	Ballinascarthy	1-07 - 1-06	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Uí Mhurchú
	B O'Donovan 0-4, G O'Leary 1-0, E Ferguson 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.		D Harrington 1-0, L O'Leary 0-2, C Lehane 0-1, JM O'Callaghan 0-1, B Fleming 0-1, D Holland 0-1.

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh v St Colum's

1 October 2023 Quarter-final	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	2-10 - 1-04	St Colum's	Sam Maguire Park
	P Burke 1-2, D Murray 0-4, O Daly 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, C Hegarty 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		JB O'Connell 1-0, C O'Connor 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1, D Andrews 0-1.

Kilmacabea v Carbery Rangers

1 October 2023 Quarter-final	Kilmacabea	1-15 - 1-12	Carbery Rangers	Rossmore Grounds
	D Gore 0-10, D O'Sullivan 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, R Shanahan 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.		J O'Regan 0-10, M Mennis 1-0, B Linehan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Tadhg Mac Carthaigh v Kilmacabea

22 October 2023 Semi-final	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	0-08 - 1-13	Kilmacabea	Rossa Park
	D Murray 0-5, T Keating 0-1, P Burke 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1.		I Jennings 0-4, L McCarthy 1-0, E Shanahan 0-2, D Gore 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, R Shanahan 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.

Barryroe v Ballinascarthy

22 October 2023 Semi-final	Barryroe	5-10 - 1-11 (aet)	Ballinascarthy	St Mary's Park
	O O'Donovan 1-2, R O'Donovan 0-5, B O'Donovan 1-1, S Holland 1-1, M Crowley 1-1, T Ó Buachalla 1-0.		Conall Cullinane 1-4, B O'Donovan 0-4, E Ferguson 0-2, Cillian Cullinane 0-1.

Final

Barryroe v Kilmacabea

27 October 2023 Final	Barryroe	1-12 - 0-14 (aet)	Kilmacabea	Sam Maguire Park
	R O’Donovan 1-8 (0-3 frees), O O’Donovan, R Crowley, B Donovan, A McSweeney 0-1 each.	Report	D Gore 0-11 (0-5 frees, 0-1 mark), I Jennings 0-2, D O’Donovan 0-1.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ryan O'Donovan	Barryroe	4-32	44	6	7.33
2	Olan O'Donovan	Barryroe	3-21	30	6	5.00
3	Damien Gore	Kilmacabea	0-29	29	5	5.80

References

^ McCarthy, Kieran (11 December 2022). "Check out Carbery's 2023 junior football and hurling championship draws". The Southern Star. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Kilmacabea hitting form, but Barryroe bidding for piece of history". The Southern Star. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ McCarthy, Ger (27 October 2023). "Barryroe earn first-ever Carbery JAFC crown with extra-time victory over Kilmacabea". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ McCarthy, Ger (28 October 2023). "Barryroe capture their first Carbery JAFC title with an extra time win over Kilmacabea". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.