Dohenys GAA
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Dunmanway | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°42′52.81″N9°06′34.87″W/ 51.7146694°N 9.1096861°W | ||||||||
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Dohenysis aGaelic Athletic Associationclub, fieldingGaelic footballandhurlingteams in the town ofDunmanway,County Cork,Ireland.It won its onlyCork Senior Club Football Championshipin 1897. Other titles won include 2Cork Intermediate Football Championshipsin 1972 and 1995, and 3Cork Junior Football Championshipsin 1935, 1966, and 1993. In 2007, the club won its first ever countyhurlingchampionship when it won theCork Junior B Hurling Championship.The club is part of theCarberydivision ofCork.TheSam Maguire Cupwhich is presented to the All-Ireland winning football team each year is named after Dunmanway's most famous son, Sam Maguire who is buried in St. Mary's Graveyard.
History[edit]
Dohenys GAA club was founded in 1886.[1]The first chairman of the club was a local national school teacher, John McCarthy.[citation needed]The club attended the first meeting of the Cork County Board and became the first affiliated club in west Cork. The official name adopted by the club was the Michael Doheny Football Club after the TipperaryYoung Irelander,Michael Doheny,who spent a short time in Dunmanway when on 'the run' in 1847. In 1897, the club won theCork Senior Football Championshipby defeating Wolf Tones ofKanturkin the final. This team won its way throughMunster Senior Football Championshipbut was defeated by Kickhams ofDublinin theAll-Ireland Senior Football Championshipfinal at Jones’ Road, a game played in February 1899.
Although no further senior title has been won the club has wonCork Intermediate Football Championshiptitles in 1972 and 1995, andCork Junior Football Championshiptitles in 1935, 1966 and 1993. ManyCarberytitles at all levels, in both football and hurling, have also been won.[citation needed]
Honours[edit]
- Cork Senior Football ChampionshipWinners (1) 1897 Runners-Up 1898, 1903, 1975, 2006[2]
- Cork Intermediate Football ChampionshipWinners (2) 1972, 1995 Runners-Up 1923, 1936, 1938, 1969
- Cork Junior Football ChampionshipWinners (3) 1935, 1966, 1993 Runners-Up 1898, 1959, 1965
- Cork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipWinners (1) 2006 Runners-Up 1996
- Cork Premier 2 Minor Football Championship(as Sam Maguires) Winners (1) 2010
- Cork Minor A Football ChampionshipRunners-Up 1999
- Cork Minor B Hurling Championship(1): 2001 (as Sam Maguires)
- West Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipWinners (4) 1958, 1959, 1963, 2013[3]Runners-Up 1936, 1937, 1938, 1960, 1974, 1975, 2010, 2011, 2012[4]
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship(12): 1927, 1931, 1935, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1993 Runners-Up 1928, 1930, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1963, 1970, 1990
- West Cork Junior B Hurling ChampionshipWinners (2) 1996, 1998 Runners-Up 1953, 1984, 2004
- West Cork Junior B Football ChampionshipWinners (1) 2015
- West Cork Junior C Football ChampionshipWinners (5) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987 Runners-Up 1984, 1985, 1988, 1998
- West Cork Junior C Hurling ChampionshipRunners-Up 1994
- West Cork Junior D Football ChampionshipWinners (1) 1998 Runners-Up 2005, 2014
- West Cork Minor A Hurling Championship(as Sam Maguires) Winners (1) 1956
- West Cork Minor A Football Championship(as Sam Maguires) Winners (6) 1942, 1944, 1978, 1998, 1999, 2003 Runners-Up 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1989
- West Cork Minor B Hurling Championship(as Sam Maguires) Winners (5) 1990, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2009 Runners-Up 1982, 1985, 2006, 2014
- West Cork Minor C Hurling Championship(as Sam Maguires) Runners-Up 2001
- West Cork Under-21 Football ChampionshipWinners (5) 1969, 1970, 1971, 2000, 2017 Runners-Up 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2019
- West Cork Under-21 B Hurling ChampionshipWinners (2) 1995, 2008 Runners-Up 1991, 1996, 2009, 2011
- West Cork Under-21 C Hurling ChampionshipRunners-Up 2002, 2003
Notable players[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Dohenys celebrate 125th anniversary".Southern Star. 31 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2013.Retrieved13 April2012.
- ^"Gift goal puts Nemo on road to glory".Irish Examiner.30 October 2006.Retrieved4 December2013.
- ^"Dohenys' 50 year wait over".Irish Examiner.23 September 2013.Retrieved23 September2013.
- ^"White delivers for Clonakilty in extra-time".Irish Examiner.1 October 2012.Retrieved1 October2012.
