Monkstown Hockey Club (

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club based at

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. The club was founded in 1894 and was originally based in

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. The club's senior men's team plays in the

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and the Men's Irish Senior Cup. The club's senior women's team plays in the

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and the Women's Irish Senior Cup. Reserve teams play in the Men's Irish Junior Cup and the Women's Irish Junior Cup. Monkstown have also represented

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competitions, winning the 2013–14

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History

Men's field hockey

Early years

Monkstown Hockey Club was founded on 17 September 1894 following a meeting at Kenny's Hotel in

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and Three Rock Rovers, Monkstown were among the pioneering field hockey clubs in

. In 1906 the club won its first national trophy when the second team won the Irish Junior Cup.Monkstown Hockey Club archives

Irish Senior Cup

In 1911 Monkstown won the Irish Senior Cup for first time with a squad that included three players – William Graham, Jack Peterson and Walter Peterson – who won the silver medal with

at the

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. After winning a second Irish Senior Cup final in 1914, Monkstown would have to wait nearly a whole century before winning the cup for a third time. ;Notes

Men's Irish Hockey League

In 2008–09 Monkstown were founder members of the

. In June 2012 Graham Shaw was appointed coach of the men's team at Monkstown. Initially Shaw planned to retire as a player. However he subsequently continued on as a player coach and, with a team that included

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, Peter Caruth and

Kyle Good Kyle Good (born 10 December 1991) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer ...

, he guided Monkstown to three successive Men's Irish Hockey League titles between 2012–13 and 2014–15.

EY Champions Trophy

Irish Junior Cup

In 1906 the club won its first national trophy when the second team won the Irish Junior Cup.Monkstown Hockey Club archives ;Notes

Europe

Monkstown have also represented

competitions.

Women's field hockey

Although Monkstown women's teams were Irish Junior Cup finalists in both 1909–10 and 1923–24, it was not until 1982 that a regular women's team was formed. However in 1991, following a difference of opinion about membership fees, the women's section broke away and formed a separate club called Glenageary Hockey Club.Monkstown Hockey Club archives In 2008 Monkstown formed a new women's team. The team initially entered Leinster Division 14 but regularly gained promotion. In 2009 Monkstown were "promoted" directly from Division 12 to Division 8 after three 11–0 wins. They then went onto win the Division 8 title by February with a final goal tally of +61. By 2011 the club had gained promotion to Division 6. In 2012 Monkstown absorbed the Dalkey Ladies Hockey Club. This saw the women's section expand to four teams. In the 2014–15 season all four teams gained promotion from their respective divisions. In 2016, Monkstown merged with

Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club Hermes Ladies' Hockey Club was a women's field hockey club based at St. Andrew's College in Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The club entered teams in the Women's Irish Hockey League, the Irish Senior Cup and the Irish Ju ...

and the women's senior team began playing in the

under the name Hermes-Monkstown. With a team that included

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and

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, Hermes-Monkstown subsequently finished the 2016–17 season as runners-up to UCD in both the national league and the EY Champions Trophy. Playing as Hermes-Monkstown, the club also represented

in the 2017 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. In May 2018 Monkstown represented Ireland in the Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy. They also hosted the tournament at

. In 2018–19 Monkstown became founder members of the new Women's Irish Hockey League Division 2.

Home grounds

Monkstown originally played their home games at Tivoli Terrace in

. Their original ground was the lower portion of a

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belonging to Corrig School. Between 1898 and 1906 the club was based at Monkstown Avenue. Between 1906 and 1919 they again played at Tivoli Terrace. For a brief period after that, the club played at Crosthwaite Park before moving to more extensive grounds at Royal Terrace in 1922. The club remained at Royal Terrace until the ground was sold to Dún Laoghaire Corporation in 1989.Monkstown Hockey Club archives The club is now based at

Notable players

Men's internationals

; On 26 January 1895 the

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played in the first ever international field hockey match when they defeated

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3–0 in

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. The team included future Monkstown player, J. E. Mills. The Men's Leinster Senior Cup is named the Mills Cup in his honour.Monkstown Hockey Club archives When Ireland won the silver medal at the

, the squad included three Monkstown players – William Graham, Jack Peterson and Walter Peterson.

Women's internationals

; When the

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won the silver medal at the

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, the squad included three former Hermes-Monkstown players –

and

. *

Others

; men's rugby union international *

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Honours

Men

**''Winners'': 2013–14: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15: 3 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 1909–10, 1913–14, 2012–13, 2015–16: 4 **''Runners Up'': 1923, 1970, 1972, 2008, 2010, 2011: 6 * Irish Junior Cup **''Winners'': 1905–06, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1950–51, 1968–69, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15: 7 **''Runners Up'': 1946, 1952, 1968, 1982, 2014, 2016: 6 * EY Champions Trophy **''Runners Up'': 2017: 1

Women

;Hermes-Monkstown *

**''Runners Up'': 2016–17: 1 * EY Champions Trophy **''Runners Up'': 2017: 1 ;Monkstown * Irish Junior Cup **''Winners'': 1923–24: 1 **''Runners Up'': 1909–10: 1

References

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External links

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