Cardinal O'Donnell Cup | |
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Founded | 1927 |
Title holders | St Mochta's (1st title) |
Most titles | Cooley Kickhams (15) |
Sponsors | John O'Neill Sand and Gravel |
The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth.
All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the semi-final stage. The semi-final victors then face off in the final of the competition. There is also relegation to Division 2 for the worst-performing team(s). [1]
The winning team is presented with the Cardinal O'Donnell Cup, named after Patrick O'Donnell, who was Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1924 until his death in October 1927.
The trophy, which was donated to the County Board of Louth GAA by the Cardinal in 1926, [2] is a replica of the Ardagh Chalice. The inaugural winners of the competition were Wolfe Tones of Drogheda.
# | Team | Wins | Years won |
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1 | Cooley Kickhams | 15 | 1936, 1937, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
2 | Newtown Blues | 14 | 1933, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2005, 2010, 2018, 2022 |
3 | St Mary's (Ardee) | 12 | 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1975, 1991, 2002, 2021 |
4 | Clan na Gael | 10 | 1929, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 |
5 | Dundalk Young Irelands | 6 | 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1978 |
St Patrick's | 6 | 1999, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
7 | Stabannon Parnells | 5 | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1995, 1998 |
Wolfe Tones | 5 | 1927, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1935 | |
9 | Roche Emmets | 4 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 2001 |
10 | Dundalk Gaels | 3 | 1942, 1943, 1944 |
11 | Mattock Rangers | 2 | 2011, 2015 |
Naomh Máirtín | 2 | 2017, 2019 | |
Oliver Plunketts | 2 | 1957, 1959 | |
Dreadnots | 2 | 1988, 2016 | |
15 | O'Raghallaighs | 1 | 1973 |
St Fechin's | 1 | 1985 | |
St Bride's | 1 | 1968 | |
St Mochta's | 1 | 2023 | |
Kilkerley Emmets | 1 | 1980 | |
Glyde Rangers | 1 | 1932 | |
Boyne Rangers | 1 | 1930 |
‡winners also won Louth Senior Football Championship that year
§ Title awarded to St Mary's after objection. Oliver Plunketts fielded an ineligible player
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