Brian Dillons

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Brian Dillons
Na Briain Diolúnaigh

Founded:

County:

Cork

Nickname:

Club Colours:

Blue and White

Grounds:

Riverstown





Standard colours

Brian Dillons Hurling & Gaelic football Club is located in Montenotte in the north side of Cork City. The clubhouse was originally located at "the Hole in the Wall" in Dillons Cross. It is one of the oldest GAA clubs in Cork city.

The club had success in the City Division Championship Junior A Football in 1998. Dillons have won 6 Junior A Seandun titles in Gaelic Football.

In hurling, the Club was beaten finalists in 2004 & 2005, but defeated their great rivals Mayfield in the 2006 final on August 27, 2006, by a scoreline of Brian Dillons 1-13, Mayfield 0-11. This was their 6th Championship title, and their first for 38 years.

Dillons won the Hurling Championship in 1968. Three years before this they had won the City Division (1965), and progressed to the County Final only to be defeated by Ballinhassig.

In 1938, Brian Dillons club won their only Cork Junior Hurling Championship defeating Cloughduv in the Final. The team won the Seandun Championship from 1936, 1937, & 1938 (3-in-a-row). Their football team also won the Seandun Title in 1936 and 1938.

The Club is named after Brian Dillon. He was a leader of the Fenian organisation and gained widespread support among the Irish at home and abroad.