Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)
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 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:
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
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:
- Dublin AFL Division 1 Runners-Up
- Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners
2009:
- Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship 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
2012:
- Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Runners-Up
- AFL Division 5 Runners-Up
- AFL Division 9 Winners
- Sheridan Cup Winners
- Dublin Div 4 Football Féile Winners
2013:
- AIB Cup Runners-Up
- Junior E Hurling Championship Runners-Up
2014:
- Dublin AHL Division 4 Winners
- AFL Division 8 Winners
- Dublin Senior B Football Championship Runners-Up
- Dublin Junior C Football Championship Runners-Up
- Dublin Senior 7 Camogie Championship Winners
2015:
- Corn Ceitin Cup Runners-Up
- Dublin AHL Div 9 Winners
2016:
- Dublin AHL Div 8 Winners
- Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 3 Runners-Up
2017:
- Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up
2018:
- Dublin Div 5 Hurling Féile Winners
2019:
- Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners
2020:
- Dublin Junior 4 Camogie Championship Winners
2021: WE WON DIV 1 AHAHAHA
- Dublin Junior H Hurling Championship Runners-Up
- Dublin Junior 2 Football Championship Winners
- Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Runners-Up
- 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
Notable players
Senior inter-county footballers
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Senior inter-county Hurlers
Joe Murray
Underdogs TG4
Stephen Barry
Others
See also
References
- ^ "League Table Junior 4 GR2".
- ^ Walsh, Dáire. "Dublin Junior 'H' Hurling Championship Final: Portobello V Round Tower Clondalkin – The Tallaght Echo – November 18 2021". dairewalsh.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "FULL TIME, Towers 0-10 (10), Cuala 1-4 (7)". Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "St Pat's Donabate topple Round Tower to secure Dublin IFC crown". Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "4 Clubs make Camogie History at U.20".
- ^ "League Table Go-Ahead Championship Junior 3B Group A".
- ^ "Dublin Ladies Gaelic | league".
- ^ "Dublin Ladies Gaelic | league".
- ^ "Round Tower's lad Murray lighting it up with Leitrim". Echo.ie. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.