St Kevin's Kilians (
Irish: ''Naomh Caoimhín Cillian'' ) is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...
(GAA) club based in the
Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh () is a townland and suburban residential area in Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland. It is in the local government area of South Dublin.
History
Its Irish name, translates to "church of the monks", referring to the church and cast ...
and
Kingswood area of
Dublin 24
Dublin postal districts have been used by Ireland's postal service, known as ''An Post'', to sort mail for addresses in Dublin. The system is similar to that used in cities in Europe and North America until they adopted national postal code sys ...
in Ireland. The club was formed following the amalgamation of St Kevin's of Kilnamanagh and St Killian's of Kingswood. They primarily play
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
. The junior football team play in Division 8 and the Junior D Football Championship. At juvenile level, they have under 8 and under 14 football teams. The club also fields a men's
hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
team that started in 2020.
Honours
* 2014 Duffy Cup winners
* 2014
Junior E Football Championship runners up
* 2014
Dublin AFL Div. 10S winners
* 2012
Junior E Football Championship runners up
* 2011 Duffy Cup runners up
* 2011, 2010 Jack O'Brien Cup winners
References
External links
Official website(archived 2022)
Gaelic games clubs in South Dublin (county)
Gaelic football clubs in South Dublin (county)
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