St. Patricks GAA Palmerstown
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St. Patricks are a Gaelic Athletic Association
club located in Chapelizod
and Palmerstown
Dublin, Ireland
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Today the club are among the best in the Dublin.The club was founded in 1961 and took its name because that was the Patrician year. The club colours came about as one of the founders, Peter Kavanagh, had two sets of jerseys, one green and the other red. Originally the main colours were to be green and white (the colours of St. Patrick and the shamrock) but because neighbouring clubs Round Towers and Lucan Sarsfields
used green and white, it was decided to use red and white and keep the green as second colours. The first match to ever take place was the U13’s against Round Towers of Clondalkin which John Daly (founder and current club President) refereed. The match took place in a field where the Assembly Hall and St. Brigids School currently stands today. The first championship won was U16 1/2 football in 1966. St Patricks have traditionally been stronger in football but in recent times have enjoyed more success on the hurling front. St Patricks won the Dublin Junior Hurling Championship
for the first time in 1998. The club gained Senior hurling status for the first time in 2004 when they lifted the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
. In 2008 they lifted the Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship
, thus gaining promotion to the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. In the same season, St. Patricks' footballers lifted the Dublin AFL Division 3
title resulting in promotion to Dublin AFL Division 2
. More success was to follow in 2009 for the footballers as they won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
and gaining promotion to the Dublin Senior Football Championship.
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 located in Chapelizod
Chapelizod
Chapelizod is a picturesque Irish village preserved within the city of Dublin, Ireland. It lies in the verdant wooded valley of the River Liffey, on the way to the slopes of the Strawberry Beds, below the Phoenix Park. The village is associated with Iseult of Ireland and the location of Iseault's...
and Palmerstown
Palmerstown
Palmerstown , occasionally referred to as Palmerston, is a suburb of Dublin,Ireland. It is located about 8km west of the city centre, in the administrative county of South Dublin. The area is bordered to the north by the River Liffey, to the west by Lucan, to the south by Ballyfermot and to theeast...
Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Today the club are among the best in the Dublin.The club was founded in 1961 and took its name because that was the Patrician year. The club colours came about as one of the founders, Peter Kavanagh, had two sets of jerseys, one green and the other red. Originally the main colours were to be green and white (the colours of St. Patrick and the shamrock) but because neighbouring clubs Round Towers and Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields
Lucan Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contested the Dublin Senior Championship in 1887...
used green and white, it was decided to use red and white and keep the green as second colours. The first match to ever take place was the U13’s against Round Towers of Clondalkin which John Daly (founder and current club President) refereed. The match took place in a field where the Assembly Hall and St. Brigids School currently stands today. The first championship won was U16 1/2 football in 1966. St Patricks have traditionally been stronger in football but in recent times have enjoyed more success on the hurling front. St Patricks won the Dublin Junior Hurling Championship
Dublin Junior Hurling Championship
The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year...
for the first time in 1998. The club gained Senior hurling status for the first time in 2004 when they lifted the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dublin Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship. The 2006 intermediate champions were Round Towers who beat Thomas...
. In 2008 they lifted the Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship
Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship
Dublin Senior B Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second tier Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin B Hurling Championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. The current senior B hurling club champions are...
, thus gaining promotion to the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. In the same season, St. Patricks' footballers lifted the Dublin AFL Division 3
Dublin AFL Divisions 3 - 12B
The Dublin adult football league is divided up into a tier system of 13 teams. These teams range from the top two Divisions one and two and eleven other divisions, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12A and 12B. The winner of each league title goes on to qualify for the next highest ranking division...
title resulting in promotion to Dublin AFL Division 2
Dublin AFL Division 2
The Dublin AFL Division 2 or Dublin Adult Football League Division 2 is the second division of the top tier of Gaelic football in County Dublin. The 2008 AFL Division 2 champions are Fingal Ravens who qualify to play in Division 1. St Marys will join them in Division one thanks to a play-off...
. More success was to follow in 2009 for the footballers as they won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
The Dublin Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the...
and gaining promotion to the Dublin Senior Football Championship.