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: ''Cumann an Chloigthí, Cluain Dolcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) associated with the Dublin County Board club based in

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. The club plays the

Gaelic games Gaelic games ( ga, Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the ...

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in both men's and women's codes.

History

In December 1884, one month after the G.A.A. was founded, a group of men gathered in Clondalkin to form a Gaelic Football Club. Among those present were David Molloy, J. Wixted, J. Carroll, J. Keogh, C. Ryder, P. Doran, The Errity Brothers one of whom, Tom, was later to win All-Ireland Senior medals with Dublin in '92', '94, '98, '99 and 1902. Towers won their first competition, the Baltyboys Tournament in 1889. They won their first Dublin Trophy — the Junior League in 1910 with Matt Nolan as captain. They won the Junior League and Junior Championship in 1926, again with Matt Nolan as captain. Success in the Leixlip Tournament of 1928 is noteworthy because St. Mary's Leixlip included the two Kildare "greats" Larry Stanley and Matt Goff. The Club had attained Senior status in the thirties and three of its members, Tom Dowd Paddy Hickey and Billy Dowling played for Dublin and Leinster. The Club lost the 1941 Junior Championship but won the 1942 League to regain Senior status. They contested the Intermediate Championship finals in 1948, 1950 and 1951 and defeated O'Dwyers in the I.L.F. in 1951, and went on to win 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. Qua ...

in 1952. Winners of the Under 21 Dublin Championship in its inauguration year 1964, this same team challenged strongly for senior championship honours up to 1970. G. Freyne. P. Barrett, G. Gray, D. Keating, T. Higgins and C. Dowling were all prominent members of that team. This feat was repeated 25 years later in 1989 when the club won the Under 21 A championship for the second time. Paddy Delaney, Tony, his son, Fred Kavanagh, Michael Egan and Jim Gavin are all holders of All-Ireland medals. Others include John O'Malley and Paddy Taylor who along with Paddy Delaney were All-Ireland Minor football Winners with Dublin in 1959.

Honours

1952: Dublin Intermediate Football Championship winners. 1964 and 1989: * Dublin U21 Football A Championship 1993: * All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Winners 1997: * Dublin Minor Football Championship Runners-Up * All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Runners-Up 2002: * AIB Cup Winners * Dublin AHL Div 9 Winners * Dublin Under-16 Hurling League Div 2 Winners 2003: * Minor Hurling B Championship Winners * U21 Football A Championship Runners-Up 2004: * Minor Football A Championship Winners * Dublin Minor Football League Div 1 Winners * Minor Hurling A Championship Winners 2005: * Dublin Junior A Football Championship Runners-Up 2006: *

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Runners-Up *

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Winners 2009: *

Runners-Up 2010: * Dublin Adult Ladies League Division 2 Winners 2011: * Dublin Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Winners * Dublin Minor Hurling League Division 2 Runners-Up * Dublin Division 5 Football Féile Winners * Dublin Under-16 Football Cup Runners-Up 2012: *

Runners-Up * AFL Division 5 Runners-Up * AFL Division 9 Winners * Sheridan Cup Winners * Dublin Div 4 Football Féile Winners * Dublin Under-16 D Football Shield Winners * Dublin Under-15 C Football Shield Winners 2013: * AIB Cup Runners-Up * Junior E Hurling Championship Runners-Up * Dublin U14 Div 4 Football League Winners * Dublin U16 Div 5 Football League Winners * Dublin U13 Div 9 Football League Winners * Dublin U16 Ladies Div 2 Football League Winners 2014: * Dublin AHL Division 4 Winners * AFL Division 8 Winners *

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Runners-Up * Dublin Junior C Football Championship Runners-Up * Dublin Senior 7 Camogie Championship Winners * Dublin Under-14 Div 4 Camogie League Winners * Dublin Under-14 Camogie 'D' Championship Winners * Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up * Dublin Under-13 Ladies Football Div 5 Cup Runners-Up * Dublin Under-13 Ladies Football Div 6 Runners-Up 2015: * Corn Ceitin Cup Runners-Up * Dublin AHL Div 9 Winners * Dublin Under-14 Div 3 Football League Winners * Dublin Under-14 Div 2 Hurling League Runners-Up * Dublin Under-14 Div 5 Ladies Football Championship Runners-Up 2016: * Dublin AHL Div 8 Winners * Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 3 Runners-Up * Dublin Under-16 'C' Football Championship Winners * Dublin Under-16 Div 5 Football League Winners * Dublin Under-15 Ladies Football Div 4 Winners 2017: * Dublin Under-14 Ladies Football Div 4 Féile Winners * Dublin Under-13 Div 5 Hurling League Winners * Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up * Dublin Under-13 Div 5 Ladies Football Cup Runners-Up * Dublin Under-15 'C' Hurling Championship Runners-Up * Dublin Under-16 Div 3 Football League Winners 2018: * Dublin Div 5 Hurling Féile Winners * Dublin Under-13 Hurling Div 3 Winners * Dublin Under-14 Hurling Div 4 Runners-up * Dublin Under-16 Hurling Div 3 Winners * Dublin Under-17 Ladies Football Div 3 Shield Winners * Dublin Under-15 Ladies Football Div 4 Winners * Dublin Under-15 Ladies Football Div 3 Championship Winners * Dublin Under-13 Ladies Football Div 5 Cup Winners * Dublin Under-13 Ladies Football Div 5 Runners-Up * Dublin Junior 4 Camogie Championship Runners-Up * Dublin Under-15 Camogie D 3 Winners 2019: * Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners * Dublin Under-16 Hurling C Championship Runners-Up 2020: * Dublin Junior 4 Camogie Championship Winners 2021: * Dublin Junior H Hurling Championship Runners-Up *

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Winners *

Runners-Up * Dublin Under-16 Camogie Div 4 Championship Winners * Dublin Under-16 Camogie Div 5 League Winners * Dublin Under-16 Ladies Football Div 6 Championship Winners * Dublin U20 Camogie Div 4 Championship Winners * Dublin Junior 3B Camogie Championship Winners * Dublin Adult Ladies Div 9 Cup Winners * Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 9 Winners * Dublin Under-15 Ladies Football Div 2 Feile Shield Winners * Dublin Under-15 Ladies Football Div 2 League Runners-Up * Dublin Under-12 Hurling Div 1 League Joint-Winners

Notable players

Senior inter-county footballers

Senior inter-county Hurlers

; Leitrim * Colours of Leitrim

Joe Murray Underdogs TG4 Stephen Barry

Others

; Ireland women's rugby union international *

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; NFL American footballer *

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References

{{Dublin clubs Gaelic football clubs in South Dublin (county) Hurling clubs in South Dublin (county) Gaelic games clubs in South Dublin (county)