Mullahoran GAA is a

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club from

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. Founded in 1888, it is affiliated to

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. The club's nickname is ''the Dreadnoughts''. It is a rural club located in the parish of Mullahoran in south Cavan, approximately 10 miles from

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town.

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and

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are played at the club and numerous county and national honours have been won in the past in these codes.

Gaelic football

Mullahoran have the third-best record in the Cavan Championship with 12 wins, the first being in 1935 and the most recent in 2012. The club also won the league in 2012 to record a rare double. They played in the Ulster Club Championship in 2012 and in 2006. In the 2006 competition, they lost to eventual All-Ireland champions Crossmaglen Rangers in the first round.

Honours

Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan GAA, Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to ...

(12): 1935, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1963, 1998, 2006, 2012 * Cavan Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1978, 2018 * Cavan Junior Football Championship (2): 1932, 1940 * Cavan Minor Football Championship (2): 1992, 1993 * Cavan Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1990, 1998, 1999

Notable players

Mullahoran players who have been selected for the Cavan senior team include Killian Brady, Cormac O'Reilly, and Cormac McKeogh. Notable Mullahoran players of past Cavan teams include world handball champion

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Damien O'Reilly Damien O'Reilly is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. Playing career O’Reilly was a versatile footballer, he could play in defence or as a forward. He helped Cavan reach the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champio ...

Phil 'The Gunner' Brady Phil Brady (died 6 May 1980) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county football team, Cavan county team. He won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1947, 1948, and 1952. Playing career Brady was a tough, strong vers ...

, and former

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John Wilson. Cavan football from the 1930s through to the 1950s relied heavily on Mullahoran and Cornafean players.

Hurling

The parish also has a separate

team known as Mullahoran St Joseph's, who are the Cavan Senior Hurling Champions as of 2020. The club had been unbeaten in the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship since 1990 until surrendering the title to Ballymachugh in 2011. The club's run of 21 consecutive Championship titles is a record in the GAA. The club also appeared in the Division 3 Ulster Senior Hurling League in 2006, but lost to Bredagh from Down. In 2020, Mullahoran won a 4 in a row to gain their 26th Cavan title. Mullahoran's U-14 hurlers also won the All-Ireland Féile in 2003, becoming one of the first Cavan teams to win a national hurling honour.

Honours

* Cavan Senior Hurling Championship (26): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,

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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Rounders

The Erne Eagles

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club has been active in the area since 1984/5. The club is one of the most successful in the country. Along with numerous silver and bronze medals at the Community Games National Finals, a number of the senior men's and women's team members have been recognised with All-Star awards at national level. The Senior Mens team and the most successful in GAA Rounders, with 14 titles, after regaining the title in 2021 to make it 3 titles out of the last 4, while the Senior Mixed team added the Double by winning the 2021 Senior Mixed All Ireland Title

Honours

The club includes the following in their list of honours: * All Ireland Men's Senior Champions 1998-2007, 2009, 2018-2019, 2021, 2022 * All Ireland Women's Senior Champions 2007, 2012 * All Ireland Senior Mixed Champions 2003, 2005, 2020-2021 * All Ireland Minor Men's Champions 1986, 1997, 2006–2007 * National League Winners 2002 * Minor Mixed All Ireland Champions 2001 * Gary Kelly Cup (Senior Ladies) Winners 1998 - 2000 * U14 Mixed Féile Winners 1998 - 2000

Ladies' Gaelic football

Mullahoran Ladies won the inaugural Ladies All-Ireland Club Championship in 1977. The team beat St Comans of Roscommon to win the Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup.

References

External links

Mullahoran GAAErne Eagles RoundersOfficial Cavan GAA Website
{{Cavan GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan Hurling clubs in County Cavan