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, Moyle Park and Clondalkin Leisure Centre
Coordinates:	53°19′03.54″N 6°23′01.03″W / 53.3176500°N 6.3836194°W
Playing kits
	Standard colours
	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, County Dublin. The club plays the Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling in both men's and women's codes.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

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 ^[1]

2021: WE WON DIV 1 AHAHAHA

Dublin Junior H Hurling Championship Runners-Up^[2]
Dublin Junior 2 Football Championship Winners ^[3]
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Runners-Up ^[4]
Dublin U20 Camogie Div 4 Championship Winners ^[5]
Dublin Junior 3B Camogie Championship Winners ^[6]
Dublin Adult Ladies Div 9 Cup Winners ^[7]
Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 9 Winners ^[8]

Notable players[edit]

Senior inter-county footballers[edit]

Dublin

Laois

Kerry

Killian Burns

Senior inter-county Hurlers[edit]

Leitrim

Joe Murray^[9]

Underdogs TG4

Stephen Barry

Others[edit]

Ireland women's rugby union international

Hannah Tyrrell

NFL American footballer

Neil O'Donoghue

References[edit]

^ "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.

[1] "League Table Junior 4 GR2".

[2] 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.

[3] "FULL TIME, Towers 0-10 (10), Cuala 1-4 (7)". Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[4] "St Pat's Donabate topple Round Tower to secure Dublin IFC crown". Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[5] "4 Clubs make Camogie History at U.20".

[6] "League Table Go-Ahead Championship Junior 3B Group A".

[7] "Dublin Ladies Gaelic | league".

[8] "Dublin Ladies Gaelic | league".

[9] "Round Tower's lad Murray lighting it up with Leitrim". Echo.ie. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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Junior Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's^2nds Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Clontarf^2nds Crumlin Fingallians^2nds Garristown Kilmacud Crokes^3rds Man O'War Na Fianna^3rds Naomh Mearnóg^2nds Raheny^2nds Round Towers (Clondalkin)^2nds St Brigid's^3rds St Finian's (Newcastle) St Monica's St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh^2nds St Peregrines^2nds St Sylvester's^3rds St Vincent's^3rds Templeogue Synge Street^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^2nds
Junior 'B' Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's^3rds Ballymun Kickhams^3rds Bank of Ireland Castleknock ^2nds Civil Service Fingal Ravens^2nds Innisfails Naomh Barrog^2nds Naomh Maur^2nds O'Tooles^2nds Raheny^3rds Robert Emmets Scoil Ui Chonaill^2nds St Anne's^2nds St Brigid's^4ths St James Gaels St Jude's^3rds St Mary's^2nds St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh^3rds Skerries Harps^2nds Thomas Davis^3rds Wanderers
Junior 'C' Football Championship	Ballyboughal^2nds Castleknock^3rds Clontarf^3rds Cuala^3rds Garda^2nds Geraldine Moran's Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Liffey Gaels Lucan Sarsfields^3rds Na Fianna^4ths Na Gaeil Óga CLG Naomh Fionnbarra^2nds Portobello Raheny^4ths Ranelagh Gaels Round Towers (Clondalkin)^2nds St Brendan's (Grangegorman) St Brigid's^5ths St Finian's, Swords^2nds St Joseph's/OCB St Jude's^4ths St Kevin's Killians St Margaret's ^2nds St Patrick's, Donabate^2nds St Peregrines^3rds St Sylvester's^4ths St Vincent's^4ths Stars of Erin Wild Geese
Junior 'D' Football Championship	AIB Ballinteer St John's ^4ths Ballyboden St Enda's^4ths Castleknock^4ths Clann Mhuire^2nds Croí Ró Naofa Cuala^4ths Erin's Isle^3rds Fingallians^3rds Good Counsel^2nds Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Lucan Sarsfields^4ths Na Fianna^5ths Na Gaeil Óga CLG^2nds Naomh Barróg^3rds Naomh Maur^3rds Naomh Ólaf^2nds Round Towers (Clondalkin)^3rds Round Towers, Lusk^2nds Scoil Ui Chonaill^3rds St Anne's^3rds St Brendan's (Grangegorman) ^2nds St Brigid's^6ths St Colmcille's (Balheary) St James Gaels ^2nds St Margaret's ^3rds St Mark's^2nds St Monica's^2nds St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh^4ths St Patrick's (Palmerstown)^2nds St Peregrines^4ths Skerries Harps^3rds Starlights Templeogue Synge Street^3rds Thomas Davis^4ths Trinity Gaels^2nds Wanderers^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^3rds
Junior 'E' Football Championship	Ballyfermot De La Salle Beann Eadair Cabinteely Erin Go Bragh O'Mahony Gaels Rosmini Gaels Shankill Tolka Valley Harps
Senior 'A' Hurling Championship	Ballinteer St John's Ballyboden St Enda's Craobh Chiaráin Crumlin Cuala Faughs Kilmacud Crokes Lucan Sarsfields Na Fianna O'Tooles Parnells Setanta St Brigid's St Jude's St Patrick's (P) St Vincent's
Senior 'B' Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^2nds Kevin's Kilmacud Crokes^2nds Naomh Barróg Naomh Fionnbarra Naomh Ólaf Round Towers (C) St Oliver Plunkett's/ER St Peregrines St Sylvester's St Vincent's^2nds Whitehall Colmcille
Intermediate Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Castleknock Clanna Gael Fontenoy Commercials Erin's Isle Fingallians Lucan Sarsfields^2nds Na Fianna^2nds Naomh Mearnóg Raheny St Jude's^2nds Thomas Davis
Junior 'A' Hurling Championship	Clontarf Craobh Chiaráin^2nds Cuala^2nds Faughs^2nds Kilmacud Crokes^3rds Naomh Fionnbarra^2nds Scoil Uí Chonaill St Finian's (S) St Mark's St Oliver Plunkett's/ER^2nds Trinity Gaels
Junior 'B' Hurling Championship	Ballinteer St John's^2nds Crumlin^2nds Faughs^3rds Good Counsel Kevin's^2nds Liffey Gaels Naomh Maur O'Dwyer's O'Tooles^2nds Parnell's St Brigid's^2nds St Vincent's^3rds
Junior 'C' Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Civil Service Crumlin^3rds Cuala^3rds Erins Isle^2nds Na Fianna^3rds Naomh Fionnbarra^3rds Naomh Mearnóg^2nds Round Towers (C) St Jude's^3rds
Junior 'D' Hurling Championship	Clanna Gael Fontenoy^2nds Faughs^4ths Naomh Ólaf^2nds Raheny^2nds St Brendan's St Monica's St Sylvester's^2nds Thomas Davis^2nds Setanta^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^2nds
Junior 'E' Hurling Championship	Civil Service^2nds Clontarf^2nds Erin go Bragh Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Na Fianna^4ths Castleknock^2nds St Patrick's (P)^2nds St Peregrines^2nds Skerries Harps Realt Dearg Naomh Mearnóg^3rds Commercials^2nds
Junior 'F' Hurling Championship	St Oliver Plunkett's/ER^2nds Good Counsel^2nds Lucan Sarsfields^3rds Naomh Barróg^2nds Wild Geese St Joseph's/OCB Realt Dearg^2nds St Patrick's (D)
Disbanded	Isles of the Sea GAA Park Rangers
See also	DIT DCU Foxrock–Cabinteely