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.
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.
1964 and 1989:
U21 Football A Championship Winners1993:
All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Winners1997:
All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Runners-Up2002:
AIB Cup WinnersAHL Div 9 WinnersU16 Hurling League Div 2 Winners2003:
Minor Hurling B Championship WinnersU21 Football A Championship Runners-Up2004:
Minor Football A Championship WinnersMinor Football League Div 1 WinnersMinor Hurling A Championship Winners2005:
Junior A Football Championship Runners-Up2006:
Dublin AFL Division 1 Runners-UpDublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners2009:
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Runners-Up2010:
Adult Ladies League Division 2 Winners2011:
Intermediate Ladies Football Championship WinnersMinor Hurling League Division 2 Runners-UpDivision 5 Football Féile WinnersDublin U16 Football Cup Runners-Up2012:
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Runners-UpAFL Division 5 Runners-UpAFL Division 9 WinnersSheridan Cup WinnersDublin Div 4 Football Féile WinnersU16 D Football Shield WinnersU15 C Football Shield Winners2013:
AIB Cup Runners-UpJunior E Hurling Championship Runners-UpU14 Div 4 Football League WinnersU16 Div 5 Football League WinnersU13 Div 9 Football League WinnersU16 Ladies Div 2 Football League Winners2014:
AHL Division 4 WinnersAFL Division 8 WinnersDublin Senior B Football Championship Runners-UpDublin Junior C Football Championship Runners-UpDublin Senior 7 Camogie Championship WinnersU14 Div 4 Camogie League WinnersDublin U14 Camogie 'D' Championship WinnersDublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-UpU13 Ladies Football Div 5 Cup Runners-UpU13 Ladies Football Div 6 Runners-Up2015:
Corn Ceitin Cup Runners-UpAHL Div 9 WinnersU14 Div 3 Football League WinnersU14 Div 2 Hurling League Runners UpU14 Div 5 Ladies Football Championship Runners-Up2016:
AHL Div 8 WinnersAdult Ladies League Div 3 Runners-UpU16 'C' Football Championship WinnersU16 Div 5 Football League WinnersU15 Ladies Football Div 4 WinnersTom Mulligan - Former Dublin Senior footballerDerek Murray - Former Dublin Senior FootballerJim Gavin - All Ireland Winner and Current Dublin Senior Football managerTom Kelly - Former Laois Senior Footballer and All Star Winner 2003John O'Brien - Former Dublin Senior FootballerKillian Burns - Former Kerry All Ireland WinnerMaria Kavanagh - Former Dublin Senior Ladies Footballer (All-Ireland Winner)/Ladies' Gaelic football All Stars Awards Winner 2003Hannah Tyrell - Current Dublin Senior Ladies FootballerAmy Conroy - Current Dublin Senior Ladies FootballerIan Ward - Former Dublin footballerEoin Moran - Former Dublin minor/ U21 and senior HurlerPaul Clifford - Former Dublin Senior FootballerMark Gahan - Former Wexford U21/Senior FootballerBarry Gavin - Former Dublin Minor Hurler and Footballer /Under 21 Dublin FootballerPaddy Delaney - Former Dublin Minor Footballer(All Ireland Winner)/Senior Dublin FootballerTony Delaney - Former Dublin Minor Footballer (All Ireland Winner)/Under 21 Dublin FootballerMick Egan - Former Dublin Minor Footballer (All Ireland Winner)/ Senior Dublin FootballerBrian Mac Laughlin- Current Fermanagh Senior Hurler. Former Dublin Minor Footballer/Hurler and U21 HurlerMick Carolan - Former Kildare and Leinster.Mickey Griffin - Former Donegal and Ulster.Packy McGarty -Former Leitrim and Connacht.Larry Carr - Former Dublin Minor and Seniors.Mick Cranny - Former Dublin Seniors.Tony Higgins - Former Dublin Minors, Dublin U21 capt, Dublin Seniors.Garret Freyne - Former Dublin Seniors.Mick Foley - Former Wexford Seniors.Gerry Galvin - Former Dublin Senior HurlerAdult Football
AFL2AFL5AFL8AFL11U21MinorGaelic4FathersAdult Hurling
AHL3AHL7U21MinorJuvenile Football
U8U9U10U11U12U13U14AU14BU15U16Juvenile Hurling
U8U9U10U11U12U13U14U15Ladies Football
Senior Div2U16U14U12U11U10U9U8Gaelic4MothersCamogie
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