Milltown Malbay GAA
St Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland. The GAA club was formed in 1892.
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| Founded: | 1892 | ||||||||
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| County: | Clare | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Town | ||||||||
| Colours: | Claret and Amber | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Hennessy Memorial Park | ||||||||
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Teams
The club has teams in both men's and women's competitions. It has men's teams at Senior, Junior A, U21, Minor, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8 while it has women's teams in Senior, Junior, Minor, U16 and U14.
Notable players
Ground
Miltown Malbay's home ground is Hennessy Memorial Park, located on Flag Road. It is named after Patrick Hennessy, a former Miltown Malbay and Clare footballer who was murdered on 14 April 1920 by British soldiers.[3] Originally the park was named Miltown Malbay Athletic Grounds, until its renaming on 20 May 1951.[4]
The club began leasing the grounds in 1924 from the mother of president Patrick Hillery for a period of 150 years at a rate of £15 per year. In the 1950s, it was sold to local butcher Tom Hynes, and in 1989, his son Michael Hynes sold the grounds to the club.[5]
It underwent a major redevelopment in the 1990s and was rewarded with the hosting of county finals in both football and hurling in the late 90s as well as numerous inter-county matches.
In 2011, a 1,200 seater stand was opened on one side of the pitch.[6]
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship Runners-Up: 2018
- Clare Senior Football Championship (15): 1905, 1906, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1932, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1985, 1990, 2015,[7] 2018, 2019[8]
- Clare Senior B Football Championship (1): 2007
- Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup) (9): 1942, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1963, 1995, 2010, 2019, 2021
- Clare Football League Div.2 (Garry Cup) (2): 2005, 2023[9]
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship Runners-Up: 2013
- Clare Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2013
- Clare Junior A Football Championship (3): 1923, 1924, 1949
- North Clare Senior Football Championship (1): 1997
- Clare Under-21 A Football Championship (5): 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 2002 (with Liscannor)
- Clare Under 21 B Football Championship (3): 1997, 2002, 2008
- Clare Minor A Football Championship (13): 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961
- Clare Under 16 Football League (2): 1984, 2006
- Clare Under 16 Football Championship (3): 1984, 2001, 2006
- Clare Under 15 Football Championship (12): 1933, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
- Clare Under 14 Féile Péil na nÓg (2): 1998, 2007
- Clare Under 12 A Football Championship (1): 2006
- Clare Under 12 B Football Championship (1): 2001
- Redmond Cup (1): 1906
- Clare Shield (2): 1981, 1991
- McNamara Cup (1): 1997
References
- "Gordon Kelly: one of the longest-serving defenders in inter-county football hangs up his boots". The42.ie. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Clare's Noel Walsh passes away". Hogan Stand. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- Óg Ó Ruairc, Pádraig (2009). Blood on the Banner : The Republican Struggle in Clare 1913-1923. Cork: Mercier Press. pp. 131–133. ISBN 978-1-85635-613-8.
- "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- "Making a stand". The Clare Champion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- "St Joseph's end 25-year famine". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Late Surge Sees St Joseph's Miltown Claim Clare SFC Title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- Miltown Capture Garry Cup Title