Dohenys GAA

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Dohenys
Founded:1886
County: Cork
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Dunmanway
Coordinates: 51°42′52.81″N9°06′34.87″W / 51.7146694°N 9.1096861°W / 51.7146694; -9.1096861
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Dohenys is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, fielding Gaelic football and hurling teams in the town of Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland. It won its only Cork Senior Club Football Championship in 1897. Other titles won include 2 Cork Intermediate Football Championships in 1972 and 1995, and 3 Cork Junior Football Championships in 1935, 1966, and 1993. In 2007, the club won its first ever county hurling championship when it won the Cork Junior B Hurling Championship. The club is part of the Carbery division of Cork. The Sam Maguire Cup which is presented to the All-Ireland winning football team each year is named after Dunmanway's most famous son, Sam Maguire who is buried in St. Mary's Graveyard.

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History

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Dohenys football team of 1897, Cork champions

Dohenys GAA club was founded in 1886. [1] The first chairman of the club was a local national school teacher, John McCarthy.[ citation needed ] The club attended the first meeting of the Cork County Board and became the first affiliated club in west Cork. The official name adopted by the club was the Michael Doheny Football Club after the Tipperary Young Irelander, Michael Doheny, who spent a short time in Dunmanway when on 'the run' in 1847. In 1897, the club won the Cork Senior Football Championship by defeating Wolf Tones of Kanturk in the final. This team won its way through Munster Senior Football Championship but was defeated by Kickhams of Dublin in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at Jones’ Road, a game played in February 1899.

Although no further senior title has been won the club has won Cork Intermediate Football Championship titles in 1972 and 1995, and Cork Junior Football Championship titles in 1935, 1966 and 1993. Many Carbery titles at all levels, in both football and hurling, have also been won.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Dohenys celebrate 125th anniversary". Southern Star. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. "Gift goal puts Nemo on road to glory". Irish Examiner . 30 October 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. "Dohenys' 50 year wait over". Irish Examiner . 23 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. "White delivers for Clonakilty in extra-time". Irish Examiner . 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.