Kevin's Hurling Club

Kevins

Cumman Báire Caoimhín

Founded:

1902

County:

Dublin

Nickname:

Caoimhin

Colours:

Blue and White

Grounds:

Dolphin Park

Coordinates:

53°19′46.33″N 6°17′36.61″W / 53.3295361°N 6.2935028°WCoordinates: 53°19′46.33″N 6°17′36.61″W / 53.3295361°N 6.2935028°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Kevins is a hurling club based in Dolphin's Barn in Dublin's south inner city, Ireland.

History

Kevins began promoting hurling and gaelic football in Dublin's south inner city in 1902 when it was. It evolved from the Craobh Chaoimhín of Conradh na Gaeilge. The founder members included Joe O'Neill and Jim Maguire. Information on the formative years is sparse, but Harry O'Kelly, a staunch club member, was believed to be of central importance to the club at this time.^[1]

The club attained senior status in 1910, in the mid-1920s and again in the late 1930s and enjoyed sporadic success at senior, intermediate, junior and juvenile levels. In the mid forties, Synge Street P.P. G.F.C. was formed and it assumed responsibility for football in the area. Kevins became solely a hurling club.

In 1993 history was made. The foundation of Kevins Camogie section was the result of a new policy being pushed by the both the younger members and parent, who wanted to create both a family and community atmosphere within the area.

Kevins could be regarded as the oldest club in Dublin (with an unbroken affiliation to the Dublin GAA). However, the factual accuracy of this claim was never verified.

Today

Today, Kevins Hurling and Camogie club continues to promote hurling in Dublin's south inner city and is very proactive in attracting young people in the area to the games of hurling and camogie. The club's home ground is in Dolphin Park on the Crumlin Road.^[2]

The club runs an Easter Hurling Festival which is an All-Ireland Event organised to pay tribute to and remember past members for their dedication and loyalty to the club. The event was first run in April 2007 and it is officially recognised by the Dublin County Board and the GAA. Emeralds of Urlngford won the inaugural Brian Scott Cup (Senior Competition), beating Camross of Laois in the final. The last tournament was won by Meelick Eyrecourt of Galway in 2010.

Notable players

Joe O'Neill was the first club captain 1902. A successful builder, his portfolio included Synge Street CBS Primary School, a stronghold for Kevins hurlers to this very day.

John Dunne was the first Kevins man to represent the club at Senior Inter County level in 1914.

Joe Connolly (Leader in City Hall) and Seamus Doyle (Battle of Mount Street Bridge) were two of many Kevins men who took part in the 1916 uprising.

Sylvestor "Vesty" Muldowney, Charlie McMahon, Brendan Kinna and John Lawless played for successful Dublin teams in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Kevins supplied a number of players to the first county team to win a National League title. Vesty played a prominent role in 1932 when Dublin reached the National League final and Charlie won an All-Ireland medal with the Dubs in 1939.

Finbar Fagan represented Dublin at Minor level in 1938, and played against Christy Ring in the All-Ireland final of that year. Other notable players from that era included Jimmy Bradley and Peader Carton (grandfather of Peader and Michael from the O'Tooles club).

Freddie Strahan was a key member of the club team that won the 1956 Dublin Minor Hurling Championship. The following year he signed for Shelbourne FC and represented Ireland at Senior International level. Renowned tenor John McNally was also on that 1956 panel, but was more noted for his singing ability.

Gerry Ryan hurled with the Dubs at various levels before representing the club at Senior Inter County level for a number of years in the early 1970s.

Mick Bollard hurled at Minor and Under 21 level with the Dubs before establishing himself as a regular keeper on the senior hurling team in the early 1980s. Mick was on the last senior county hurling panel to reach the National League Semi Finals. Other prominent club hurlers who played senior inter county level included John Treacey, Donal Tutty, Joey Dalton, Andy Doyle, Greg Balfe and Tommy Daly.

Sean O'Shea is the only Kevins man to hurl senior with the Dubs in its second century.

Roll of honour

Hurling

Dublin Senior Hurling Championships (0):- Finalists in 1926 and Senior B finalists in 1999
Senior Hurling League Division Two Winners (5): 1913, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championships (4): 1924, 1979, 2002, 2010 - Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship finalists in 2002
Intermediate Hurling Leagues (2): 1979 – runners up in 1978
Corn Céitinn (2): 1938, 1978
Dublin Junior Hurling Championships (3): 1910, 1939, 1978 - finalists in 1977
Junior Hurling Leagues (3): 1908, 1937, 1954
Corn Fogarty (1): 1988
Miller Shield (1): 2003
Fletcher Shield (1): 2001
Dublin Under-21 Hurling Championships (0):- Finalists in 1979
Dublin Minor Hurling Championships (4): 1919, 1922, 1923, 1956 - finalists in 1978
Under 16 Championships (1): 1976
Juvenile Championships (1): 1973
Under 15 League (1): 1973
Féile na nGael (3): 1982 Div 3, 1985 Div 5, 2005 Div 2,

Camogie

Junior B Shield (1): 2008
Junior B 2 League (1): 2008
Junior b open cup (1): 2008
Mascot Cup Winners (1): 1997
U16 League (1): 1998

Gaelic Football

Dublin Minor Football Championships (5): 1922, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1940.

References

↑ "History of Kevins Hurling Club". Kevins.ie.
↑ "Kevins Chairman's Greeting". Kevins.ie.

Dublin GAA clubs

Senior Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's Ballyboden St. Enda's Ballymun Kickhams Castleknock Clontarf Cuala Erin's Isle Fingal Ravens Kilmacud Crokes Lucan Sarsfields Na Fianna Naomh Maur Naomh Mearnóg Naomh Ólaf O'Toole's Parnells Raheny Round Towers (Clondalkin) St Anne's St Brigid's St Jude's St Mary's, Saggart St Patrick's (Palmerstown) St Oliver Plunkett's St Peregrine's St Sylvesters's St Vincent's Skerries Harps Templeogue Synge Street Thomas Davis UCD Whitehall Colmcille

Intermediate Football Championship	Ballyboughal Ballyboden St. Enda's^2nds Ballymun Kickhams^2nds Clann Mhuire Clanna Gael Fontenoy Craobh Chiaráin Cuala^2nds Erins Isle^2nds Fingallians Garda Good Counsel Kilmacud Crokes^2nds Lucan Sarsfields^2nds Na Fianna^2nds Naomh Barróg Naomh Fionnbarra O'Dwyer's Parnells^2nds Round Towers, Lusk Scoil Ui Chonaill St Brigid's^2nds St Finian's (Swords) St Jude's^2nds St Margaret's St Mark's St Patrick's, Donabate St Sylvesters's^2nds St Vincent's^2nds Thomas Davis^2nds Trinity Gaels

Junior Football Championship	Ballinteer St. Johns^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 Peregrine's^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, Saggart^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 Peregrine's^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 Brendans (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 Peregrine's^4ths Skerries Harps^3rds 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 Erin Go Bragh Pavee Rosmini Gaels St Francis Gaels Cabinteely Shankill Starlights Tolka Valley Harps Tyrrelstown

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 Peregrine's 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 Peregrine's^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)

Juvenile/Minor only or Amalgamations	Alfie Bryne Gaels (Clontarf/Scoil Ui Chonaill) Comhairle Gaels (Good Counsel/St James Gaels) Cú Chulainn (Man O'War/Round Towers Lusk) Dal Cais (Round Towers Lusk/O'Dwyers) Na Dubhghall Na Piarsaigh (Good Counsel/Crumlin) Naomh Isolde (St Patrick's (Palmerstown)/Liffey Gaels) Thomas Ashe (St Margaret's/Garristown) Samildanach St Damien's (Parnell's/O'Toole's) St Peter's (Ballyboughal/Clann Mhuire) Westmanstown Gaels

Disbanded	Adamstown GAA Aer Corps Aer Lingus Archbishop Croke's Brian Borus GAC Clann Colaiste Mhuire Dolphins GFC Donnybrook Emeralds GFC Eoin Rua O'Neills Erin's Pride Fintan Lalors GFC Garda HC Geraldines GFC Green Flags Grocers Hibernian Knights Isles of the Sea Keating GAC Park Rangers Peadar Mackens GFC Sean McDermott's GFC St Christopher Gaels St Martin's Westerns GFC Young Irelands HC Young Irelands GAC

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