Na Piarsaigh are a hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork City, Ireland.

In 1943 a group of idealistic young men drawn mostly from the hurling nursery of North Mon laid the foundations of Cumann Iomana & Peile Na Piarsaigh.

This led to him becoming the first Uachtarán [president] of the club, with Derry Terry serving as Runaí [secretary] and Paddy Sutton as Cisteoir [treasurer].

The red hand represents the island that is Ireland, the severed thumb the six north-eastern counties still under foreign rule.

The national outlook was then in such a state during what is termed the "Emergency" [the Second World War] that any willingness to promote Irish language culture generally met with strong opposition.

The opposition to club activities by the local clergy, in fact, caused Na Piarsaigh to lose the use of St. Mary's Hall.

However this group of dedicated workers and followers had to wait until 1953 to achieve their finest hour, when the County Junior Hurling title was added.

• Cork Senior Football League (Kellher Shield) 2 (1967,2003) (1992) (2005,2006) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Winners: GAA All Stars Awards winners (hurling): Tony O'Sullivan is among an elite group of Cork players who hold five All Star Awards.