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Faughs GAA Club () is a
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(GAA)
hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
and
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club in
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,
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,
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. They have won 31 titles.


History

Faughs GAA Club was founded in
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1885 in the
Phoenix Park The Phoenix Park () is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since ...
in Dublin. Its inaugural meeting was held at 4 Gardiner's Row, home of Michael Cusack. The club name, Faughs, is derived from the
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slogan, , anglicized as Faugh A Ballagh, meaning "clear the way". When the Dublin County Board was formed in 1886, Larry O'Toole was on the committee. At this time the Faughs colours were amber and black, and the club played both
hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
and
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. The Faughs took part in the first Dublin championships in 1887, and were winners of the
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in 1889.


Merge with Davitts

In January 1891, Faughs merged with the " Davitts" who, like Faughs, were mostly "spirit grocers assistants". As the "Faughs–Davitts" they adopted a tri-colour amber, black and blue kit. They won their first Dublin senior hurling championship in 1892, and were beaten by Redmonds of Cork in the All-Ireland final in an unfinished match. The Faughs–Davitts coalition declined after this match.


Reorganisation, 1895-1920s

In 1895, a number of members of the original Faughs club revived and reorganised the club. After 1895, Faughs became a hurling-only club and adopted the colours of saffron and green, which it has kept to the present day. In the early 20th century, the club won the first four senior championships (a four-in-a-row lasting from 1900 to 1904) and another five before 1920. Players during this period included Jack and Jimmy Cleary,
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, Andy Harty, and Jack and Will Connolly.
Harry Boland Harry Boland (27 April 1887 – 1 August 1922) was an Irish republican politician who served as President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1919 to 1920. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1922. He was elected at the 191 ...
, known for his part in the 1916 Rising, War of Independence and Civil War, also played for Faughs on the 1914 and 1915 championship teams. A four-in-a-row was achieved again in 1920–1923. In 1920, they won three titles: the Senior Championship and League, Intermediate Championship and League. The team was led by
Bob Mockler Robert Mockler (18 April 1886 – 9 May 1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams from 1909 until 1924. Mockler made his first appearance for the Tipperary team during the 1908 champi ...
and captured the
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title beating
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in the final by six points. The final score was 4–9 to 4–3. Included in this team were Jim "Builder" Walsh, Tommy Moore, Mick Neville, Martin Hayes, Tom Hayes, Jimmy Cleary, Ned Tobin,
Bob Doherty Robert Doherty (29 May 1891 – February 1967) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Newmarket-on-Fergus and Faughs, and also lined out at inter-county level with Clare and Dublin. Career Doherty first played hurling in his local ...
and
John Joe Callanan John Joseph Callanan (10 March 1894 – 19 December 1970) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Callanan first arrived on the inter-county scene at t ...
, who would later captain Tipperary to beat
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in the 1930 All-Ireland final.


Mid- to late-20th century

From 1939 to 1952, Faughs won eight championships, including two threes-in-a-row in 1939–1941 and 1944–1946. These teams included a number of inter-county and inter-provincial players, including Ned Wade, Mick Butler,
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Mick Gill Michael Gill (22 September 1899 – 21 September 1980) was an Irish hurling, hurler. At club level he played with Ballinderreen GAA, Ballinderreen and Garda GAA, Garda, and also lined out at inter-county level with Galway GAA, Galway and Dublin ...
, Dan Canniffe, Dan Devitt,
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, Tony Herbert, Jack Sheedy and Tommy Boland. Faughs' next senior championship success had to wait until 1970. They then won several championships in a row. They beat St. Vincents in
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to win the 1970 title. In May 1971, after a gruelling game, they were beaten by one point by Buffers Alley in the
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associa ...
. A few days later, they were knocked out of the Dublin championship, again by a single point margin by Craobh Ciaran who went on to win their first Dublin title. Faughs won the next two county championships of 1972 and 1973 and reached the final in 1974, which they lost to Kilmacud Crokes by one point. Two senior titles came in the 1980s—1986 and 1987. Two more came in the 1990s, 1992 and 1999, to bring the total of senior championship titles to 31.


Grounds

From their foundation in 1885 up to 1949, Faughs trained in the Phoenix Park in the Fifteen Acres, Nine Acres, Polo Ground and beside the Hurling Ground or Army Ground, except for a short period in the winter of 1942–1943 when they moved to Dolphin Park. From 1949 to 1958, they leased a ground in St. Anne's Estate in Killester, where they erected their own dressing rooms. Following serious vandalism of these, they moved back to the Phoenix Park to the original Fifteen Acres of the 1885 period. In 1972, training moved to Terenure College. Then, in 1981, they moved to the ground at Tymon North, Templeogue. In the early days, club meetings took place at various venues, including Pat Cullen's premises at 27 Upper Ormond Quay, where Dublin County Board and Leinster Council meetings were also held. Later, and for many years, Tommy Moore's premises in Cathedral Street was the home of Faughs. From the early 1960s, Stephen Bourke's premises at 25
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became the new home of Faughs. It was here that the plans were laid to build the clubhouse at Tymon North, Templeogue, which was officially opened by Dr. Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland on 30 November 1986.


Notable players

*
Harry Boland Harry Boland (27 April 1887 – 1 August 1922) was an Irish republican politician who served as President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1919 to 1920. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1922. He was elected at the 191 ...
, who was prominent in the 1916 Rising and War of Independence, won senior championships with Faughs in 1914 and 1915. He was chairman of Dublin County Board from 1911 to 1916. * Tommy Moore was Faughs club chairman for 50 years. The Irish club hurling championship cup is named in his honour. The original cup can be seen in the Croke Park museum. * Pat Farrell, hurling correspondent under the pen-name "P.F." for several decades with the ''
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'', was chairman of the Dublin Junior Board in 1934–1935, and was also a senior hurling selector for many years. Faughs Dublin teams won eight Leinster Championships. Bob Mockler captained Faughs to win the 1920 All-Ireland for Dublin. Dublin's All-Ireland win in 1938 included Faughs players Mick Butler, Phil Farrell, Mick Gill, Harry Grey and Charlie Downs. Jim Prior captained Dublin in the 1952 All-Ireland while Mick Kennedy, who got the first score on
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, represented Faughs in Dublin's last All-Ireland final appearance in 1961.


Roll of honour

*
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
: Winner 1920 *
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...
: 1892, 1902, 1906, 1920, 1921 *
Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 1887 for the top hurling clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Sixteen clubs compete. In ...
Winners: 1892, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1999 *
Dublin Senior Hurling League The Dublin Senior Hurling League is a league competition for the top hurling clubs in Dublin. The 2010 champions were Craobh Chiaráin who defeated rivals Crumlin to claim the title. The 2011 winners were Kilmacud Crokes who beat 2010 finalist ...
: 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1987 *
Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition involving the second tier hurling clubs in Dublin. The winners of the Dublin B Hurling Championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling Cha ...
: 2001, 2005, 2018 * Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship Winners 2012, 2016 * Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship Winners 2004, 2008 *
Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of t ...
Winners: 1889 *
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following seas ...
Winners: 1920, 1930, 1987 *
Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin GAA, Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following ...
Winners: 1898, 1944, 1947, 1984, 1999, 2007 * Dublin Junior C Hurling Championship Winners 2000, 2012 * Dublin Feile Championship Camogie Division 1 Winners: 2024faughs.ie


References


External links


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