Milltown Malbay GAA

St. Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland. The GAA Club was formed in 1892.

St Joseph's Miltown
Naomh Iosaf Sráid na Cathrach
Founded:1892
County:Clare
Nickname:The Town
Colours:Claret and Amber
Grounds:Hennessy Memorial Park
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster
champions		 Clare
champions
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Teams

The club has teams in both men's and women's competitions. It has men's teams at Senior, Junior A, U21, Minor, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8 while it has women's teams in Senior, Junior, Minor, U16 and U14.

Notable players

Ground

Miltown Malbay's home ground is Hennessy Memorial Park, located on Flag Road. It is named after Patrick Hennessy, a former Miltown Malbay and Clare footballer who was murdered on 14 April 1920 by British soldiers.[2] Originally the park was named Miltown Malbay Athletic Grounds, until its renaming on 20 May 1951.[3]

The club began leasing the grounds in 1924 from the mother of president Patrick Hillery for a period of 150 years at a rate of £15 per year. In the 1950s, it was sold to local butcher Tom Hynes, and in 1989, his son Michael Hynes sold the grounds to the club.[4]

It underwent a major redevelopment in the 1990s and was rewarded with the hosting of county finals in both football and hurling in the late 90s as well as numerous inter-county matches.

In 2011, a 1,200 seater stand was opened on one side of the pitch.[5]

Honours
  • Clare Senior Football Championships: 1905, 1906, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1932, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1985, 1990, 2015[6], 2018, 2019[7]
  • Cusack Cups: 1942, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1963, 1995, 2010, 2019
  • Clare Junior Football Championships: 1923, 1924, 1949
  • Clare Under 21 A Football ChampionshipTitles: 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 2002
  • Clare Under 21 B Football Championship Titles: 1997, 2002, 2008
  • Clare Minor A Football Championship Winners: 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961
  • Clare Under 16 Football League: 1984, 2006
  • Clare Under 16 Football Championship: 1984, 2001, 2006
  • Clare Under 15 Football Championship: 1933, 1942 (B), 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950(A&B), 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Clare Under 12 A Football Championship: 2006
  • Clare Under 12 B Football Championship: 2001
  • Clare Under 14 Feile na nÓg: 1998, 2007
  • North Clare Senior Football Championship: 1997
  • Redmond Cup: 1906
  • Clare Shield: 1981, 1991
  • Clare Senior B Football Championship: 2007
  • Garry Cup - Division 2: 2005
  • McNamara Cup: 1997

References
  1. "Clare's Noel Walsh passes away". Hogan Stand. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. Óg Ó Ruairc, Pádraig (2009). Blood on the Banner : The Republican Struggle in Clare 1913-1923. Cork: Mercier Press. pp. 131–133. ISBN 978-1-85635-613-8.
  3. "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  5. "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. "St Joseph's end 25-year famine". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. "Late Surge Sees St Joseph's Miltown Claim Clare SFC Title". RTÉ Sport.


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