▁to ▁work . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁C ork ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁N ils ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁represent ▁C ork ▁in ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁almost ▁def unct ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁AG M ▁the ▁chairman ▁" ex h orted ▁every ▁member ▁present ▁both ▁individually ▁and ▁collect ively ▁to ▁st rive ▁earnest ly ▁for ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁whose ▁mot to ▁was ▁' Nil ▁Des per and um ' ▁and ▁bring ▁all ▁possible ▁hon ors ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁county ▁this ▁year . ▁He ▁str essed ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁G ael ic ▁Football ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁de pl or able ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁time , ▁and ▁teams ▁of ▁long ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁G AA ▁like ▁N ils ▁and ▁Le es , ▁found ▁it ▁almost ▁impossible ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁single ▁senior ▁team ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁when ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁back ▁they ▁could ▁put ▁senior , ▁intermediate ▁and ▁junior ▁teams . ▁There ▁was ▁certainly ▁work ▁for ▁an ▁organ iser ▁here ▁to ▁organ ise ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁in ▁C ork ▁City ▁and ▁help ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁G AA ▁which ▁it ▁held ▁some ▁years ▁back ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁C ork ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championships : ▁ 6 ▁▁ 1