Carrick Davins GAA
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Carrick Davins GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club is located in the town of Carrick-on-Suir
in south County Tipperary
in Ireland
. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St. Molleran's
, is in County Waterford
in the southern suburb of Carrickbeg
across the River Suir
. The club play both hurling and football but are predominantly a hurling club. The club enjoys a keen rivalry with Carrick Swans GAA
. The club are named in honour of Maurice Davin
, the first President of the GAA who lived near the town.
In the early year's there was a leaning toward's the Football side of the association and Green and white jerseys borrowed from neighbors Grangemockler were worn until the thirties when Cork red was chosen, hence the nickname The Red Rebels, in the early thirties the club registered as The Davins in honor of the Davin brothers founders of the GAA and from that day the club has been known as the Davins.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club is located in the town of Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. As the name – meaning "the rock of the Suir" – suggests, the town is situated on the River Suir. The of the town gives the population as 5,906 and shows that it has grown by 5.7% since 2002...
in south County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St. Molleran's
Saint Mollerans GAA
Saint Mollerans GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Carrick-Beg, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult hurling teams and two adult Gaelic football team in the Waterford County Championships.-External links:*...
, is in County Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
in the southern suburb of Carrickbeg
Carrickbeg
Carrickbeg is a village on the County Waterford side of the Waterford-Tipperary border in southern Ireland. Carrickbeg comprises that part of the town of Carrick-on-Suir on the southern side of the River Suir and hence in County Waterford.-History:...
across the River Suir
River Suir
The River Suir is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Waterford after a distance of .Popular with anglers, it holds plentiful reserves of brown trout...
. The club play both hurling and football but are predominantly a hurling club. The club enjoys a keen rivalry with Carrick Swans GAA
Carrick Swans GAA
Carrick Swans GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, located in the town of Carrick-on-Suir in south County Tipperary in Ireland. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St. Molleran's, is in County Waterford in the southern suburb of Carrickbeg across the River Suir...
. The club are named in honour of Maurice Davin
Maurice Davin
Maurice Davin was an Irish farmer who became co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was also the first President of the GAA and the only man ever to serve two terms as president.He was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary...
, the first President of the GAA who lived near the town.
History
Carrick-on-Suir has a history of hurling and football going back to the 1800s when there were nine teams in the Carrick catchments area and consisted mainly of families and relations,games were played in the nine acre field and there were no regulation size of pitch usually the bounds ditch of fields there were also no set team numbers of players members a team could consist of up to thirty players a side. The club was founded in 1922.In the early year's there was a leaning toward's the Football side of the association and Green and white jerseys borrowed from neighbors Grangemockler were worn until the thirties when Cork red was chosen, hence the nickname The Red Rebels, in the early thirties the club registered as The Davins in honor of the Davin brothers founders of the GAA and from that day the club has been known as the Davins.
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipMunster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
s: 9- 1966,1941,1967,1976,1985,1989,1990,1999,2010
- Runner-up (1): 1967
- Tipperary Senior Hurling ChampionshipTipperary Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...
: 2- 1966, 1967
- Runner-up (1): 1964
- South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 11
- 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979