UCC GAA

University College Cork G.A.A.
C.L.G. Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh
County:Cork
Nickname:The College
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:The Mardyke
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster
champions		 Cork
champions
Football: 0 2 10
Hurling: 0 0 2

UCC is a football and hurling club associated with University College Cork. UCC teams play in the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup in football, the Fitzgibbon Cup in hurling and the Ashbourne Cup in camogie. They also compete against inter-county sides in the pre-season McGrath Cup (football) and Waterford Crystal Cup (hurling).[1][2] The piratical skull and crossbones logo on the team shirt, which first appeared on the rugby team of what was then known as Queen’s College Cork (composed mostly of medical students, hence the bones) was appropriated in the mid-1910s by the GAA clubs, and in 1929 by the UCC hockey club.[3][4]

  1. ^ Christmas tips (16 January 2006). "UCC march past Banner to semis - Gaelic Football - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  2. ^ Sonia down under (14 January 2008). "Callanan shines as Tipp ease past UCC - Hurling - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Donny (4 December 2016). "The Brilliant Story Behind The UCC Skull And Crossbones, AKA The Best GAA Jersey Ever". balls.ie. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ "The Real Story Behind The Skull And Crossbones". UCC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2021.