Cuala CLG
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| Founded: | 1974 | ||
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| County: | Dublin | ||
| Club colours: | Red and White | ||
| Grounds: | Dalkey, Meadow Vale, Thomastown, Shankill | ||
| Coordinates: | 53°17′14.50″N 6°11′58.93″W / 53.2873611°N 6.1997028°WCoordinates: 53°17′14.50″N 6°11′58.93″W / 53.2873611°N 6.1997028°W | ||
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Cuala is a Dublin GAA club based in a sports and social centre in Dalkey which is situated in the south of Dublin, Ireland. Cuala has playing facilities in Dalkey, Glenageary, Meadow Vale/Clonkeen Park, Shankill and Sallynoggin
Historic Overview It is known that there were organised contests involving local players from Dun Laoghaire & Dalkey as far back as the late 1800′s. For example, the earliest recorded Bray Emmets team played Dalkey in the Vevay in 1885. Ashford GAAs history recalls their playing a team from Dalkey in the same year – one of the first games in the Garden County played under GAA rules. And we know Dun Laoghaire footballers and hurlers were among 15,000 players who participated in a monster tournament in Thurles on Easter Sunday 1886. However the formal Cuala story can be traced from Cuala Hurling Club (Dalkey, 1918) through a variety of mergers, off-shoots, ‘rests’ and resurrections involving clubs like Naomh Mhuire Camogie Club (Sallynoggin, 1948) St Begnet’s GAA Club (Dalkey 1959, renamed Dalkey Mitchell’s in 1962), Roger Casements (Dalkey 1966) and Cuala Boys (Dun Laoghaire, 1962). All of these clubs were part of the great Cuala journey – their history and that of the modern club are inseparable.
Cuala Hurling Football and Camogie Club owes its name to the “Cuala Marian League” – a schoolboy league covering south Dublin and North Wicklow which in turn derives its name from that ancient area of land which comprised much of South Co. Dublin and North Co. Wicklow stretching from Dalkey to the Sugarloaf.
Cuala Hurling Club Cuala Hurling Club was founded in 1918 by Charlie Somers, John McGuiness, Paddy Darcy, Eamon Quirke, Paddy Delaney and Noel Glynn. Names subsequently associated with the club were the Byrne brothers, the Reilly brothers (all from Dalkey Hill), Jack Thomas, Paddy Thomas (Snr), Jack Ledwidge, Paddy Dennehy, Paddy Murphy, Bro. Morrissey, Paddy Mathews, Paddie Roe, “Hooley” & Mick Kearns, Joe Robinson, “Nibbler” Robinson. The Delegate for the team was Johnny Fox from Patricks Avenue.
Their practice ground was located at the lower Quarry on Dalkey Hill and the “Firm” Quarry.
Both Paddy Darcy and Charlie Somers took part in the 1916 Rising and were interred in England. We know from official records, that a “P.Darcy” from Woodside, Dalkey was transferred to Stafford on 8 May 1916 in the company of a large cotingent (#203) from Wexford, mostly Enniscorthy – the makings of a hurling fraternity perhaps? A further #58 from Athenry, on 13 May, adds to the theory of what the main sporting interest might have been. Add to this the fact that the Somers family appear to have had Waterford roots (His mother Ellen (née Walshe) and sister Elizabeth were born in Waterford. Though “Daniel Charles” (to give him in proper name) was born in Cork so the hurling DNA is beyond doubt.
Paddy Darcy was, in 1916, an 18 year-old living at 16, Ardbrugh Road the second youngest of 6 children of a Wexford man Abraham Darcy. Abraham was a retired Dublin Metropolitan Policeman. His mother was Elizabeth Darcy.
After their release in 1918, they formed the Cuala team.
Following the outbreak of the War of Independence, Charlie Somers was arrested, in 1920, and received a 10-year term of imprisonment in Dartmoor. The Somers family ran a Post Office in Tubbermore Avenue. When the Post Mistress, Mary Walshe, (his maternal aunt) died, Charlie was released on parole for her funeral and while in Dalkey, he played a match for Cuala. Shortly afterwards, a number of arrests followed and Cuala became inoperable as most of the team members were in jail. The love of hurling lay dormant until after the Civil War when Cuala was revived by the original founders using the grounds at the “Castle” on Dalkey Hill (1923 – 1924).
Despite little encouragement, the national and hurling spirit was kept alive by the Cuala Hurling Team. Due to emigration and lack of players, the team died-out in the late twenties but was reformed again in the early thirties when young players became available.
A Team that played in the Twenties/Thirties was as follows -
James “Hooley” Kearns St Patrick’s Rd
Paddy Roe Rockfort Ave “Wexford” Byrne
Bill Power Albert Kelly Pilot Cottages
Sgt. Stanton Mick Kearns St Patrick’s Rd
Paddy Darcy Ardbrugh Rd Jack Ledwige Dalkey Ave Jack Thomas Tubbermore Ave
Jim Buckley
Paddy Corboy Noel Comerford Sorrento Rd Paddy Green Ardbrugh Rd Simon Molloy A team photograph with relatives of current Cuala players still survives. And so, Gaelic Games remained somewhat unorganised in Dalkey until the late 40′s when they began to attract renewed interest.
St Mary’s Camogie Club St Mary’s Camogie Club was founded in 1948. It was based in Sallynoggin but initially played its matches in the Phoenix Park. In 1972 the Club “associated” with Cuala Casements.
In 1982 the club formally amalgamated with what was by then Cuala Hurling & Football Club (now including Dalkey Mitchells). The enlarged club adopted its present name Cuala Hurling, Football and Camogie Club.
More than ten players have played for Dublin and Leinster. A Cuala player has also captained the county team. (Cartlan Digiteach Cuala would like to hear full details please)
St. Begnets G.A.A. Club St. Begnets G.A.A. Club, thought already active fr some years previously, was officially founded in July 1959. Football teams from Minor down completed in the Cuala Marian League.
What is now Hyde Park G.A.A. pitch was dissected by a wall, and a soccer pitch was sited on the lower half of the field. A Junior Football section was formed in 1959. Access to Hyde Park was achieved in 1961 when U-13 and Junior Hurling matches were played. In 1962, Dun Laoghaire Borough Council voted to remove the wall at Hyde Park and it was demolished over a year later revealing the pitch as it is today
Misteiligh Dheilginis In August 1962 it was decided to change the club name to Dalkey Mitchell’s. That year the J.H.L. Division C was won. This was the first adult competition ever won by a local club in County Board competitions. At least two men associated with this team (who) are still active in Cuala today. In 1964 work commenced on the dressing rooms in Hyde Park.
During the 60′s Dalkey Mitchell’s grew in strength. In 1967 the Junior Hurling Championship was won. The Intermediate Championship final was lost the following year. In 1969 Dalkey Mitchell’s were promoted to the Senior Hurling League, the first ever Senior Hurling Team in South County Dublin.
Buachailli Cuala In a meeting in the Town Hall in Dun Laoghaire February 1962, Cuala Boys GAA Club was founded under the Chairmanship of Richard Curran. This was a development grounded in the Cuala Marian League, a competition run for schools in south Dublin & north Wicklow. Members of Cuala Boys were drawn mainly from Dun Laoghaire C.B.S. But they also benefited from the disbandment of two neighbouring clubs – St Michael’s and Dun Laoghaire Commercials whos boys were amalgamated into the new club. They competed at U11 & U13, when they proved too strong for the local opposition. Their colours were blue with a white collar. The first set of jerseys were bought with the proceeds of a raffle, the prizes being a transistor radio (none of your MP3s or iPhones in them days!), a ladies or gents bicycle and a quarter ton of coal. Tickets were 3d. each or five for a shilling. Most homes in Sallynogging subscribed.
Roger Casements Roger Casement’s were formed in 1966 to cater for minors. Some of those involved came from Cuala Boys and others from Dalkey Mitchell’s. Dalkey Mitchell’s presented the club with “twelve hurls as a gesture of goodwill”. They wore red and white. By 1967 they had made it to a M.H.C. Final but were beaten.
Cuala Casements In the Autumn of 1967 Cuala Boys and Roger Casements amalgamated to become Cuala Casements. Red and White became the predominant colours. In January 1968 the Cuala Bingo began in the Astoria Hall, Glasthule, laterly the Forum Cinema – since closed. It later moved to the Assembly Hall in Dun Laoghaire. For years it was the main source of income for the club. That same year the U.15 Hurling Championship was won and the Sallynoggin Pavilion, built by the parents of the players, was opened in September.
A newspaper report from 1969 states that there was “no shortage of players…however it is difficult to get suitable, competent officials to look after all the teams and generally it is the same four or five”. A unique treble was also achieved in 1969 with the U.15, U.16 and U.18 Hurling Championships. It was “a hell of a run”. Sallynoggin was the only hurling pitch available to the club at this time. The club fielded “a bit of a Junior Hurling team”.
The years 1970-72 also saw three U.21 Hurling Championship finals in a row being lost. In 1971 the Warwickshire Juvenile Board visited Cuala with a party of 30 players. Summer Leagues were organised in which the “the oranisers wish to emphasise that this competition takes second place to events such as Scout outings, Cubs Altar Boys etc”. 1972 saw the J.H.C won by the club for the first time with a 3-10 to 0-11 victory over St. Vincents. It has been won three more times since then. The J.H.L was also won that year. Bingo was in the Top Hat in Dun Laoghaire. At this time the club adopted a policy of dealing with hurling exclusively until the players were 14 years old.
Cuala GAA Club In 1974, Cuala Casements and Dalkey Mitchells amalgamated to form Cuala Hurling & Football Club. In 1976 the I.H.C. was won bringing the club into the Senior ranks for the first time. This was the year in which the Hall on Hyde Road in Dalkey was bought for £24,000 from the dormant Dalkey Boxing Club. The hall had been built by local initiative, each house in the area paying for one brick.
Fas agus Forbairt In 1976 the S.H.L. Division 2 was won and again in 1981 and 1990. Winning the Boland Cup in 1986 was the beginning of a great run for the hurlers which has continued to this day. The S.H.C was won for the first time in 1989 when the team reached the Leinster Club Final. The team also won the Division 1 League that year. The S.H.C. was won in 1991 and, of course for the third time in 1994.
The J.H.C. was won again in 1977, 1985, and 1993. In 1976 the U.21 F.C. and U.21 League were won by the footballers. A year later the Junior Team won the Conlon Cup. In 1978 the J.F.C. was won. The S.F. team won Division 3 of the League in 1980 and 1984. Division 3 of the J.F. League had been won in 1980. The S.F.C. final was lost to Parnells in 1988.
An tIonad Soisialta During the summer of 1985 the Club Social Centre was opened. This provides a valuable social outlet for club members and local residents – discreetly placed behind the hall, to ensure neighbours are not disturbed
An Faiche Nua Another milestone in providing facilities was reached in December 1989 when the redeveloped Dalkey Pitch was opened, hosting a challenge between Dublin and Galway S.F. teams. The pitch was levelled, drained and reseeded. Cuala also have the use of pitches in Shankill, Sallynoggin, Meadowvale and Dalkey.
Honours
Hurling
Dublin Senior Hurling Champions - 1989, 1991 and 1994 U21 A Dublin Champions - 2009 Dublin SHL Champions - 1976, 1990 and 1991 Dublin Junior Championship winner 1977, 1985 and 1993 Boland Cup Winners 1986 Dublin U15 Champions 2009 Dublin U16 Champions 2011
Football
- 1976 - Under 21 Football Championship Winners
- 1976 - Under 21 Football League Winners
- 1978 - Junior Football Championship Winners
- 1981 - Intermediate Championship Winners
- 1981 - Loving Cup Winners
- 1985 - Senior Division 3 Winners
- 1988 - Senior Championship Runners Up
- 1988 - Junior Championship Runners Up
- 2002 - Division 4 League Winners
- 2002 - Division 8 League Winners
- 2006 - Dublin Minor Club Football Championship winners
- 2006 - Leinster Minor Club Football Championship winners
- 2009 - Dublin Under 21 Football Championship winners
- 2010 - U-15 Division 1 Championship Winners
- 2010 - Intermediate Championship Runners Up
- 2011 - Intermediate Championship Runners Up
- 2012 - Intermediate Championship Winners
- 2013 - Dublin Minor Football Championship Winners
Ladies Football
- 2004 - Dublin Junior D Champions
- 2006 - Dublin Junior C Champions
- 2007 - Dublin Div 2 Feile Champions [Under 14s]
- 2010 - Dublin Div 4 League winners
- 2010 - Dublin Group B Championship winners
Notable players
Mick Holden represented Dublin at all levels, up to and including senior inter-county level in both hurling and football. He was a 1983 Senior All-Ireland football winner for Dublin. Michael Fitzsimons made his Senior Inter-county championship debut in 2010 and was a member of the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2011.
David Treacy, Paul Schutte, Mark Schutte and Oisin Gough are current members of the Dublin Senior Hurling Panel. Mark Schutte won an All Ireland Under-21 football Medal in 2012 with Dublin, Conor Gough and Mark Schutte played in an All Ireland Under-21 hurling Final for Dublin 2011
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