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: ''Cumann Uí Thuathail'') is a
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club based in
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Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
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, formed in 1901.


History


Early years

O'Tooles GAC was formed in 1901 at 100 Seville Place in the north inner city of
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from the
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branch. The Gaelic League branch held their inaugural meeting in February 1901. Francis Cahill was one of the founding members of the club and Brother J.A. O’Mahoney, who was superior of O'Connell School was elected as the first president. On Thursday 8 October 1901, after Irish classes the clubs first hurling team was formed. The captain of the team was Edward Keegan with Thomas Keegan elected as secretary and John Taylor as treasurer. In 1905 the club won their first competition, captained by Tim O'Neill, they won the Saturday Junior Hurling League. August 1902 brought about the formation of the football team, with the clubs first major success arriving in 1910 in the form of the minor league. In 1910, the St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band was formed with Tom Clarke elected president and playwright
Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
elected secretary.


Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...

On the morning of Monday 24 April 1916, around 1,200 members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army arrived at a number of locations in Dublin. Among them were over 70 members of the O'Tooles club including two executed leaders, Tom Clarke (3 May) and
Seán Mac Diarmada Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, which he helped to organi ...
(12 May). Others involved included
Liam Ó Briain Liam Ó Briain (16 September 1888 – 12 August 1974) was an Irish language expert and political activist. Born in North Wall, Dublin as William O'Brien, he took an interest in the Irish language from an early age and while still at the O'Co ...
, future TD and a professor of languages.
Frank Robbins Franklin Robbins (September 9, 1917 – November 28, 1994) was an American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, where one of his p ...
, future President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and Tom Ennis who was later a
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General.


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On 21 November 1920,
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and
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played a
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challenge match in
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. As a result of a mass shooting by the British Forces 14 innocent people including one player ( Michael Hogan from Tipperary), died. It is estimated that around 60 – 100 people were also injured. O'Tooles have a deep connection with the events of this day as they contributed 12 players to the Dublin team with 9 players starting. Substitutes: Tom Carey, Joe Norris & Tom Fitzgerald


Football

An amalgamation of O'Tooles and another local club Emeralds brought the golden age of football to the Seville Place club. The 1916
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship ''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Q ...
which was played in 1917 due to the number of players interned after the 1916 Rising heralded the beginning of the club's most successful football teams. From 1918 to 1931, O'Tooles won 10
Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...
titles and produced the county's first five-in-a-row club team. During this period the club also contributed the majority of players to
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winning Dublin teams, including producing All-Ireland winning captains in
Paddy Carey Patrick Carey was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned ten seasons from 1919 until 1928. Carey first played competitive football during a golden age for the O'Tooles club. In ...
and
Paddy McDonnell Patrick Joseph McDonnell (29 April 1895 – 18 July 1977) was a Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with O'Tooles and also lined out at inter-county level with Dublin. Career McDonnell first played com ...
.


Hurling

A
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following seas ...
was won 1956 and 1961 with a
Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year. The win ...
arriving in 1982. In 1969, O’Tooles made the breakthrough and won their first
Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship ( ga, Craobh Sinsear Iomána Átha Cliath) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dubl ...
. Further success was achieved in 1977, 1984 and 1990. During the 1990s, O'Tooles who three county titles in a row in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and reached the
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...
final in 1996. In 2002, O’Tooles defeated north side rivals and defending champions Craobh Chiaráin after a replay on a score line of 1–13 to 2–7.


Present day

As of 2022, they currently compete in the Division 2 league and the Senior 3 championship in hurling. In football they are in the Division 3 league and the
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship ''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Q ...
.


Honours


Dublin Senior Championships

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Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship ( ga, Craobh Sinsear Iomána Átha Cliath) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dubl ...
: ** Winners (8): 1969, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 ** Runners-up (5): 1973, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2011 *
Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...
: ** Winners (11): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1946 ** Runners-up (6): 1927, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1964


Dublin Senior Leagues

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Dublin Senior Hurling League The Dublin Senior Hurling League is a league competition for the top hurling clubs in Dublin. The 2010 champions were Craobh Chiaráin who defeated rivals Crumlin to claim the title. The 2011 winners were Kilmacud Crokes who beat 2010 finalist ...
: **Winners (3): 1969, 1985, 2006 * Dublin Senior Football League: **Winners (9): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929


Other Dublin Championship Wins

*
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following seas ...
: **Winners (3): 1917, 1956, 1961 *
Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year. The win ...
: **Winners (1): 1982 *
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship ''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Q ...
: **Winners (1): 1916 *
Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will ...
: **Winners (2): 1922, 1945 *
Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship The Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 hurlers of Dublin clubs. The current (2017) under 21 champions of Dublin are Na Fianna who beat Ballyboden St Enda's 2-17 ...
: **Winners (3): 1974, 1981, 2004 * Dublin Minor A Football Championship: **Winners (10): 1911, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1954, 1957 * Dublin Minor B Football Championship: **Winners (1): 2012 * Dublin Minor E Football Championship: **Winners (1): 2021 * Dublin Minor A Hurling Championship: **Winners (5): 1911, 1920, 1953, 1975, 1993 * Dublin Féile na nGael Division 4: **Winners (2): 2016, 2021 * Dublin Senior 4 Camogie Championship: **Winners (1): 1996


Other Wins

* Boland Cup: **Winners: 1966, 1969 * Smithwicks Cup: **Winners: 1968, 1969


Notable players


Senior inter-county footballers

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Paddy Carey Patrick Carey was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned ten seasons from 1919 until 1928. Carey first played competitive football during a golden age for the O'Tooles club. In ...
, All-Ireland winning captain with
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
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Paddy McDonnell Patrick Joseph McDonnell (29 April 1895 – 18 July 1977) was a Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with O'Tooles and also lined out at inter-county level with Dublin. Career McDonnell first played com ...
, All-Ireland winning captain with
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Johnny McDonnell Johnny McDonnell was an Irish soccer player during the 1900s and 1910s. He was born in Kilcolgan Co Galway on 8 October 1885. He started his footballing career with Athlone Town FC and then played for the amateur Bohemian F.C., Bohemians durin ...
, All-Ireland winner with
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* Joe Synnott, All-Ireland winner with
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* John Synnott, All-Ireland winner with
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
* Peter Synnott,
Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
Winner * Jack O'Reilly, All-Ireland winner with
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
* William Robbins, All-Ireland winner with
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
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, All-Ireland winner with
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. Played with
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Uncle of
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, the only non-Australian-born player to receive game's most prestigious individual honour, the
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Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
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Larry Stanley Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Stanley made his first appearance on ...
, All-Ireland winning captain with
Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
& All-Ireland winner with
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
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Senior inter-county hurlers

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Michael Carton Mick Carton (born 4 September 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back with the Dublin senior team. Biography Born in Dublin, Carton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Declan's College. He arrived on the ...
- 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Winner * Liam Ryan *
Peadar Carton Peadar Carton (born 2 April 1986) is a hurler who plays inter-county senior hurling for Dublin and for his club O'Tooles. His brother Michael also hurls for Dublin and O'Tooles. Peadar scored 1-2 for Dublin U21s in the Leinster final victor ...
- 2007 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Winner * Philip Brennan - Former
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Captain * Brendan McLoughlin ;
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Jamesie Brennan Jamesie Brennan (born 7 December 1969) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Brennan made his first appearance for the team during the 1990-91 National League and was a regular member o ...
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Winner , - ,


Notable members

* Francis Cahill - Founding Member and
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Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
- Irish Playwright *
Liam Ó Briain Liam Ó Briain (16 September 1888 – 12 August 1974) was an Irish language expert and political activist. Born in North Wall, Dublin as William O'Brien, he took an interest in the Irish language from an early age and while still at the O'Co ...
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Expert and
Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
Veteran * Tom Clarke - Signatory of the
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Seán Mac Diarmada Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, which he helped to organi ...
- Signatory of the
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*
Larry Stanley Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Stanley made his first appearance on ...
- High jumper who represented
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*Frank Robbins - President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions *Tom Ennis - Captain of the first O'Tooles team to win the
Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...
. Stationed at the D.B.C tower in O'Connell Street during the
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under the orders of
James Connolly James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...
and
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General *Edward Keegan - Founding member and first hurling captain. Stationed at the South Dublin Union during the
Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
*
Michael O'Hanrahan Michael O'Hanrahan ( ga, Mícheál Ó hAnnracháin; 16 January 1877 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish rebel who was executed for his active role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Background He was born as Michael Hanrahan in New Ross, County Wexford, Irela ...
- second in command of Dublin's 2nd battalion under Commandant
Thomas MacDonagh Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh ( ga, Tomás Anéislis Mac Donnchadha; 1 February 1878 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish political activist, poet, playwright, educationalist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising ...
during the
Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
*Con Clarke - Dublin County Board Chairman, O'Tooles Chairman and winner of Senior Hurling Championships as player and manager. *Jimmy Wren - Club Historian and
Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship ( ga, Craobh Sinsear Iomána Átha Cliath) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dubl ...
winner in 1969


References


External links


O'Tooles' GAC Official WebsiteOfficial Dublin GAA Website
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