Doonbeg GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the village of Doonbeg in County Clare, Ireland. The club only plays gaelic football, and have won the Clare Senior Football Championship on eighteen occasions.[1] They are the 2010 champions, having defeated Liscannor in the final by 0-11 to 0-7.[2][3][4]
| Founded: | 1954 | ||||||||
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| County: | Clare | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Magpies | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black with White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg | ||||||||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1954 and won its first senior championship in 1955. On two occasions Doonbeg succeeded in recording a 3 in a row double (championship and league) 1967-68-69, and 1972-73-74. The club's greatest achievement was the winning of the 1998 Munster Club Championship, the first Clare club to capture this title. Padraig Gallagher led the side to defeat Moyle Rovers of Tipperary by 0-07 to 0-04. Another notable day for the club was Clare's 1992 Munster championship victory over Kerry in the Gaelic Grounds. Francis McInerney captained the team and with fellow Doonbeg clubmen, Gerry Killeen, Kieran O'Mahoney, Padraig Conway, Pat Blake and selector, Pat Hanrahan, playing a part in the win.
Major honours
edit- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1998
- Clare Senior Football Championship (18): 1955, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2010
- Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup) (17): 1945 (as Clohanes), 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998
- Clare Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1945 (as Clohanes with Kilmurry-Ibrickane), 1949 (as Bealaha)
- Clare Junior A Football Championship (2): 1928, 1939
- Clare Under-21 A Football Championship (3): 1964, 1965, 1974
References
edit- ^ "Honour Roll - Senior Championships". doonbeginfo.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Tubridy takes centre stage in dull show to deliver title for Doonbeg". Irish Independent. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "2010 Senior Football Championship". Claregaa.ie. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "2010 Clare SFC Final". Claregaa.ie. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.