Founded in 1887 they have yet to win a Cork Senior Hurling Championship title and have the dubious distinction of losing in 3 successive finals (2004, 2005 and 2006).

He was sometimes known as The Wizard of Cloyne and a statue commemorating him stands in the centre of the town.

[citation needed] The first recorded game involving a Cloyne team took place in late November 1887 when they played Little Island in the Aghada hurling tournament - the result of which is not known.

Cloyne GAA club therefore entered the recorded era three years after the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

[citation needed] The club was relegated in 2012 to Premier intermediate hurling status.