Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)

Round Towers (Irish: Cumann an Chloigthí, Cluain Dolcáin ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) associated with the Dublin County Board club based in Clondalkin, County 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 won the Junior League and Junior Championship in 1926, again with Matt Nolan 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 Dublin Intermediate Football 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
1952:

Dublin Intermediate Football Championship winners.

1964 and 1989:


 * Dublin U21 Football A Championship

1993:


 * All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Winners

1997:


 * Dublin Minor Football Championship Runners-Up
 * All Ireland Football Féile Division 1 Runners-Up

2002:


 * AIB Cup Winners
 * Dublin AHL Div 9 Winners

2003:


 * Minor Hurling B Championship Winners
 * U21 Football A Championship Runners-Up

2004:
 * Minor Football A Championship Winners
 * Dublin Minor Football League Div 1 Winners
 * Minor Hurling A Championship Winners

2005:


 * Dublin 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:


 * Dublin Adult Ladies League Division 2 Winners

2011:


 * Dublin Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Winners
 * Dublin Minor Hurling League Division 2 Runners-Up
 * Dublin Division 5 Football Féile Winners

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

2013:


 * AIB Cup Runners-Up
 * Junior E Hurling Championship Runners-Up

2014:


 * Dublin 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

2015:


 * Corn Ceitin Cup Runners-Up
 * Dublin AHL Div 9 Winners

2016:


 * Dublin AHL Div 8 Winners
 * Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 3 Runners-Up

2017:


 * Dublin Div 4 Camogie Féile Runners-Up

2018:


 * Dublin Div 5 Hurling Féile Winners

2019:


 * Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners

2020:
 * Dublin Junior 4 Camogie Championship Winners

2021: WE WON DIV 1 AHAHAHA
 * Dublin Junior H Hurling Championship Runners-Up
 * Dublin Junior 2 Football Championship Winners
 * Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Runners-Up
 * Dublin U20 Camogie Div 4 Championship Winners
 * Dublin Junior 3B Camogie Championship Winners
 * Dublin Adult Ladies Div 9 Cup Winners
 * Dublin Adult Ladies League Div 9 Winners

Senior inter-county Hurlers

 * Leitrim
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Underdogs TG4

Stephen Barry

Others

 * Ireland women's rugby union international
 * 🇮🇪 Hannah Tyrrell
 * NFL American footballer
 * Neil O'Donoghue