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Kilmacud Crokes Hurling – A Chronology

The Early Years

• Founded circa 1921/22 - Three involved: Michael Curran, Jack Connolly, Luke O’Toole (then Secretary General, GAA)
• 1925 Croke Park Utd.
• 1928 – 34(?) 9:  Eight Dublin Minor championships in a row
• 1934 – 1st  (inaugural) Corn Ceitinn won, presented by Cr Cheitinn, Conradh na Gaeilge

 

Crokes Hurling Club

• 1935 – Crokes Hurling Club formed
• 1935-1936 – Junior County Champions
• 1937 – 5 members of Dublin Junior All Ireland Hurling winners
• 1937 – 1940 played Senior
• Early 1940’s – on the brink, revival
• 1948 – Intermediate County Champions.
• 1949 – 1958 – Senior
• 1953/54 – won Senior Hurling League

 

Kilmacud Football & Hurling, Dalcassians

• 1958 – Kilmacud Football & Hurling Club formed
• 1959 – Dalcassians split
• 1960 (?) – Dalcassians won Minor & Intermediate league
• 1962 – Dalcassians reunite with Crokes
• 1963 – Crokes-powered Dublin Junior Board selection, wins SHC
• 1963 – Crokes win Intermediate Championship

 

Amalgamation

• 1966 – Amalgamated
• 197? – First All-Ireland Hurling Sevens
• 1974 – SHC
• 1976 – SHC
• 1985 – SHC and Minor HC
• 1980 – 1990 – 5 U21 H leagues in a row and championships in ? and ?
• 1996 – SHL
• 1998 – MHC
• 2003 – First Punchestown
• 2005 – All Ireland Féile Champions
• 2007 – MHC
• 2008 – Hurling Arena opens

 

Further inter & Junior counties to be added

 

All Stars

• John Maher (Ireland Team) – 1957
• Matty Fox  – 1967
• Mick Bermingham – 1971
• Pat Cleary – 1985

 

All Ireland Medal Winners

Senior

• John Maher – 1957
• Pat Cleary – 1985

 

Junior

• Peadar McMahon – 1937
• Jack Byrne - 1937
• Paddy Tolan - 1937
• John Meagher - 1937
• Jimmy Little - 1937

 

Minor

• Nicky Fingleton – 1945 & 1946
• Geoff Sutton – 1946
• Joe McDonald - 1946

 

Railway Cup Players

• Maurice Fives (Munster) – 1953
• John Maher (Leinster) – 1958
• Matty Fox (Connacht) - 1959
• Mick Bermingham (Leinster) – 1964, 1965, 1971, 1972 & 1973
• Brian Cooney (Leinster) – 1966
• Pat Cleary (Leinster) – 1987