It draws its players from the villages of Courtmacsherry, Butlerstown, Lislevane and surrounding areas.

[1] The Barryroe Club was founded in 1892 and thus is one of the oldest in the Carbery GAA division.

Since it was reformed in 1961 however, several Junior A Hurling titles plus a number of minor and Under-21 Championships have been won.

[citation needed] Barryroe won their seventh West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship on Sunday 9 September 2007 in Timoleague defeating Newcestown by 3–12 to 0–6.

In this final they beat Charleville by 2–19 to 2–13 to win the Cork Junior 'A' Hurling Championship for the first time.