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 / 53.3176500°N 6.3836194°WCoordinates: 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, 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 Winners

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:

Dublin Div 4 Ladies Football 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:

U15 Ladies Football Div 4 Winners
U13 Ladies Football Div 5 Runners-Up

Notable players

Senior inter-county footballers

Dublin

Laois

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

Dublin GAA clubs
Senior Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's Ballyboden St. Enda's Ballymun Kickhams Castleknock Clontarf Cuala Erin's Isle Fingallians Fingal Ravens Kilmacud Crokes Lucan Sarsfields Na Fianna Naomh Maur Naomh Mearnóg Naomh Ólaf 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 Garda Good Counsel Kilmacud Crokes^2nds Lucan Sarsfields^2nds Na Fianna^2nds Naomh Barróg Naomh Fionnbarra O'Dwyer's O'Toole'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 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 Peregrine's^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 Erin Go Bragh O'Mahony Gaels Rosmini Gaels St Francis Gaels Cabinteely 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 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
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