The county currently lies second in the all-time roll of honour in terms of All-Ireland SHC titles, having won its 30th in 2005.
Cork occupies second place in the National League roll of honour, after winning its 14th title in 1998.
In 1944, Cork won a fourth consecutive All-Ireland SHC title, a record which stood for 65 years until Kilkenny equalled it in 2009.
The county entered a team in 1888 and went on to win their first All-Ireland title in 1890 when Aughabullogue beat Castlebridge of Wexford.
However, this changed in 1892 when Cork contested, and won their second All-Ireland final with a team consisting of players from multiple clubs in the county.
however, have questioned the worth of these championship victories as Cork lost the 1941 Munster championship and overcame a Dublin team, and an Antrim team who only got into the final because Kilkenny and Tipperary could not play due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
[citation needed] On the day before World War II broke out, Cork faced a Kilkenny side who were playing in their fourth final in five years.
[citation needed] In 1941, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the midlands forced Tipperary and Kilkenny to withdraw from the competition.
As a result, Cork faced Limerick in the Munster final, and defeated them, before beating Dublin in the All-Ireland decider for one of the handiest championships ever won.
In 1943, Cork were repeat Munster champions and qualified for the All-Ireland final, where their opponents were expected to be Kilkenny.
In 1944, Cork repeated as Munster champions, defeating Mick Mackey's Limerick side in the decider.
Christy Ring, who had again proved instrumental in the victory, was shouldered off the field with blood streaming down his face and a bandage around his head.
They defeated their old rivals Tipperary in the Munster final and set up a meeting with Galway in the All-Ireland decider.
In a low scoring game Cork won by a single point; however, the battle didn't stop at Croke Park.
In 1955 Cork were beaten by Clare in the opening round of the Munster championship, however, they returned for one final swansong in 1956.
They regained their Munster crown, courtesy of a hat-trick by Christy Ring, and set up another All-Ireland final showdown with Wexford.
Their goalkeeper, Art Foley, saved a great shot by Christy Ring and cleared the ball.
In a show of solidarity Bobby Rackard and Nick O'Donnell of Wexford shouldered Ring off the field.
In 1966 Cork came from nowhere to win their first Munster title in a decade and advanced to an All-Ireland final decider against Kilkenny.
There was even speculation that Christy Ring, the age of 45, was about to come out of retirement to play for Cork, however, this didn't happen.
The possibility of completing a famous four-in-a-row looked extremely likely in 1979 when Cork captured their fifth Munster title.
One goal each from Seánie O'Leary and Tony O'Sullivan sealed victory for "the Rebels" and they advanced to an easy win over Offaly in the All-Ireland final at Semple Stadium.
The Cork senior footballers and hurlers withdrew their services for almost 100 days from November 2007 until February 2008, during a players' strike.
Roy Keane, the former association football player, has attended Cork games and, before the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, told other former players from that sport that "an All-Ireland hurling final at Croke Park was the best live sporting occasion a person could attend".
Cork launched a new jersey ahead of the 2019 season, featuring a different sleeve and without white stripes down the side.
Cork admitted in early 2021 that it had concluded a five-year deal with Sports Direct in December 2020, following public reports ahead of the intended launch.
[14][15][16] Following publication, it was subsequently confirmed that all negotiations were held with Sports Direct's Dublin-based marketing division, with no involvement from the British part of the company or from Mike Ashley, the billionaire owner of an English association football club with links to the company.
As of 27 June 2022 As of match vs Limerick on 1 February 2025 Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.