Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)

Round Towers,
Clondalkin

Cumann an Chloigthí, Cluain Dolcáin
Founded:	1884
County:	Dublin
Nickname:	Towers
Colours:	Green and white
Grounds:	Monastery Road
Coordinates:	53°19′03.54″N 6°23′01.03″W
Playing kits
Standard colours

Round Towers (Irish: Cumann an Chloigthí, Cluain Dolcáin ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) associated with the Dublin County Board club based in Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. The Club plays the Gaelic games of Gaelic football, Hurling 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 again won the Junior League and Junior Championship in 1926 and – would you believe it – with Matt Nolan again 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 Intermediate 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

1964 and 1989:

• U21 Football A Championship

1993:

• All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Winners

1997:

• All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Runners-Up

2002:

• AIB Cup Winners
• AHL Div 9 Winners
• U16 Hurling League Div 2 Winners

2003:

• Minor Hurling B Championship Winners
• U21 Football A Championship Runners-Up

2004:

• Minor Football A Championship Winners
• Minor Football League Div 1 Winners
• Minor Hurling A Championship Winners

2005:

• 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:

• Adult Ladies League Division 2 Winners

2011:

• Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Winners
• Minor Hurling League Division 2 Runners-Up
• Division 5 Football Féile Winners
• Dublin U16 Football Cup Runners-Up

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
• U16 D Football Shield Winners
• U15 C Football Shield Winners

2013:

• AIB Cup Runners-Up
• Junior E Hurling Championship Runners-Up
• U14 Div 4 Football League Winners
• U16 Div 5 Football League Winners
• U13 Div 9 Football League Winners
• U16 Ladies Div 2 Football League Winners

2014:

• 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
• U14 Div 4 Camogie League Winners
• Dublin U14 Camogie 'D' Championship Winners
• Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up
• U13 Ladies Football Div 5 Cup Runners-Up
• U13 Ladies Football Div 6 Runners-Up

2015:

• Corn Ceitin Cup Runners-Up
• AHL Div 9 Winners
• U14 Div 3 Football League Winners
• U14 Div 2 Hurling League Runners-Up
• U14 Div 5 Ladies Football Championship Runners-Up

2016:

• AHL Div 8 Winners
• Adult Ladies League Div 3 Runners-Up
• U16 'C' Football Championship Winners
• U16 Div 5 Football League Winners
• U15 Ladies Football Div 4 Winners

2017:

• U14 Ladies Football Div 4 Féile Winners
• U13 Div 5 Hurling League Winners
• Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up
• U13 Div 5 Ladies Football Cup Runners-Up
• U15 'C' Hurling Championship Runners-Up
• U16 Div 3 Football League Winners

2018:

• Dublin Div 5 Hurling Féile Winners
• U13 Hurling Div 3 Winners
• U14 Hurling Div 4 Runners-up
• U17 Ladies Football Div 3 Shield Winners
• U15 Ladies Football Div 4 Winners
• U15 Ladies Football Div 3 Championship Winners
• U13 Ladies Football Div 5 Cup Winners
• U13 Ladies Football Div 5 Runners-Up
• Dublin Junior 4 Camogie Runners-Up

Notable players

Senior inter-county footballers

Dublin Jim Gavin Darren Homan Tom Mulligan Derek Murray John O'Brien Hannah Tyrrell Paul Clifford

Laois Tom Kelly Greg Ramsbottom Kerry Killian Burns

Others

Ireland women's rugby union international

• Hannah Tyrrell

NFL American footballer

• Neil O'Donoghue

Teams

Adult Football

• AFL2
• AFL5
• AFL8
• AFL11
• U21
• Minor
• Gaelic4Fathers

Adult Hurling

• AHL3
• AHL7
• U21
• Minor

Juvenile Football

• U8
• U9
• U10
• U11
• U12
• U13
• U14A
• U14B
• U15
• U16

Juvenile Hurling

• U8
• U9
• U10
• U11
• U12
• U13
• U14
• U15

Ladies Football

• Senior Div2
• U16
• U14
• U12
• U11
• U10
• U9
• U8
• Gaelic4Mothers

Camogie

• Senior Div6
• U18
• U14
• U12
• U10
• U9
• U8

See also

• Dublin GAA
• Dublin Senior Club Football Championship
• Dublin Senior Club Hurling Championship