page_title: Blarney
section_title: Sport and leisure
hierarchical_section_title: Blarney / Sport and leisure
caption_attribution_description: English: Blarney Brass and Reed Band at Blarney Castle Summer 2013
context_page_description: Blarney is a town and townland approximately 8 km north-west of Cork city in Ireland. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone. Originally administered by Cork County Council, following the 2019 Cork boundary change, Blarney is within the administrative area of Cork City Council. Blarney is part of the Cork North-Central.
context_section_description: In sport, the local soccer club, Blarney United FC, has playing facilities close to the village, with both a traditional grass pitch and an all-weather pitch. The pitches are supported by changing facilities, a meeting room and a hospitality room. The senior team competes in the Premier Division of the Munster Senior League. The town's GAA club, Blarney GAA, were All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Champions in 2009 and Cork-County Intermediate Hurling Champions in 2008. Blarney also fields a Camogie team, which was established again in 1999. The local cycling club was re-formed in 2010.
  In music, the Blarney Brass and Reed Band was formed in 1981 by a group of locals who wished to form a community musical group spanning multiple age groups. The band has a music education program and won events at the South of Ireland Band Championships in 2010 and 2011.
caption: Blarney Brass and Reed Band at Blarney Castle
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