Doon GAA

Doon

Dún Bleisce

Founded:

1888

County:

Limerick

Nickname:

Doon

Colours:

Red and White,

away colours are purple and green

Grounds:

Doon GAA field

Coordinates:

52°36′03.02″N 8°14′43.20″W / 52.6008389°N 8.2453333°WCoordinates: 52°36′03.02″N 8°14′43.20″W / 52.6008389°N 8.2453333°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Doon GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, founded in 1888. It is based in the village of Doon in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is part of the East Division of the Limerick GAA and has a tremendous record at underage level, but have yet to win a County Senior Hurling Championship. The club only plays hurling, but footballers in the parish play with neighbouring Oola.

Location

The club is located in the parish of Doon mostly in County Limerick but also containing a few townlands in County Tipperary who can play with the other club in the parish Glengar who are affiliated to the Tipperary GAA County Board. As Oola is only a football club, hurlers from the parish play with Doon. The club is roughly 30km east of Limerick City. Bordering clubs include Cappamore, Pallasgreen and Doon's sister club Oola in Limerick, and Seán Treacy's, Cappawhite and Solohead in Tipperary.

History

The club was founded in 1888 making in one of the oldest clubs in the county. The club took part in competitions both in East Limerick and also in West Tipperary during the later years of the 19th century.

The club's senior hurling team defeated Ahane on Sunday 18 November 2007 in Caherconlish, to become East Limerick Senior Hurling Champions, 2007. They once again received the Sean Cunningham Cup. Doon have twice reached the final of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, losing to Ballybrown in 1989 and Patrickswell (by only one point) in 2000. In 1973 a Doon player,Willy Moore, was present in the Limerick team which beat Kilkenny to win the all-Ireland hurling final. Doon GAA's under-21 team reached the final of the Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship in 2004 and lost, but returned to the final in 2005 and beat Adare to take the championship for the first time. Doon's success at an underage level is outstanding, winning every county "A" title at each grade.

Grounds

The GAA pitch is located just off the main street on the Toher road. The grounds were opened in 1994 and dressing rooms were completed in 2002. The facilities include a full-sized pitch with nets behind each goal, an underage sized pitch with nets behind each goal, a covered stand, four dressing rooms and a hurling wall.

Honours

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up (2): 1989, 2000
Limerick Senior Hurling League (4): 1993, 2003, 2005, 2008
Limerick Senior Hurling Cup (2): 1993, 2010
Limerick Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1937, 1941
limerick Junior A Hurling League (3): 2003, 2009, 2014
Limerick Junior A Football Championship (1): 1928
Limerick Junior B Hurling Championship (2): 1994, 2014
Limerick Junior B Hurling League (4): 1994, 1995, 2009, 2014
Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (4): 1966, 1967, 1982, 2005
Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (12): 1946, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2015
Limerick Under-16 Hurling Championship (2): 1977, 2001
Limerick Under-15 Hurling Championship (1); 2010
Limerick Under-14 Hurling Championship (3): 1976, 1977, 2009
Limerick Under-14 Hurling Féile na nGael (4): 1977, 1999, 2000, 2009
Limerick Under-14 Hurling League (4): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009
Limerick Under-12 Hurling Championship (1): 2007

Notable Players

Willie Moore
PJ Richardson
Dinny Moloney
Mike Fitzgerald
Damien Kiely (Cappawhite Gaa)
Barry Murphy
Damo Kiely
Mr. D Kiely

External links

Official Doon GAA Club Website
Doon GAA Club News and Match Reports
Doon GAA Club Results and Tables
Doon GAA Club Roll of Honour
Limerick county GAA website
Doon GAA Pictures
Tom O'Brien (1991). Doon G.A.A.: A History 1887-1990.
Tom O'Brien (1980). Heroic Doon: A History of Doon G.A.A. Club.

Limerick GAA clubs

Hurling

Senior Hurling Clubs	Adare Ahane Ballybrown Bruff Bruree Doon Kilmallock Knockainey Murroe-Boher Na Piarsaigh Patrickswell South Liberties

Premier Intermediate Hurling Clubs	Blackrock Cappamore Croom Effin Feohanagh-Castlemahon Garryspillane Granagh-Ballingarry Monaleen

Intermediate Hurling Clubs	Claughaun Dromin-Athlacca Dromcollogher-Broadford Feenagh-Kilmeedy Glenroe Hospital-Herbertstown Pallasgreen Kildimo-Pallaskenry Knockaderry Mungret St. Paul's Newcastlewest St. Kieran's

Junior Hurling Clubs	Askeaton Ballybricken-Bohermore Caherline Castletown-Ballyagran Camogue Rovers Crecora-Manister Croagh-Kilfinny Fedamore Killeedy Kilteely-Dromkeen Knockane Monagea Old Christians St. Patrick's Rathkeale Staker Wallace Templeglantine Tournafulla

Juvenile Only Hurling Clubs	Ballinacurra Gaels

Football

Senior Football Clubs	Ballylanders Ballysteen Dromcollogher-Broadford Fr. Casey's Monaleen Na Piarsaigh Newcastlewest Oola Pallasgreen St. Kieran's Rathkeale St. Patrick's

Intermediate Football Clubs	Adare Athea Bruff Cappagh Cappamore Claughaun Feohanagh-Castlemahon Galbally Glin Mountcollins Mungret St. Paul's St. Senan's

Junior Football Clubs	Ahane Ballinacurra Gaels Ballybricken-Bohermore Ballybrown Banogue Blackrock Bruree Camogue Rovers Castletown-Ballyagran Crecora-Manister Croom Effin Fedamore Feenagh-Kilmeedy Galtee Gaels Gerald Griffin's Hospital-Herbertstown Kildimo-Pallaskenry Kilteely-Dromkeen Knockaderry Knockainey Knockane Monagea Murroe-Boher Patrickswell Staker Wallace South Liberties

Juvenile Only Football Clubs	Caherconlish Killeedy Kilmallock Old Christians

Handball

Handball Clubs	Abbeyfeale Ballingarry Bohermore Broadford Caherline Cappagh Galbally Hospital Laochra Láimhe na Mhodhscoile Northside Southside

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