Brian Dillons GAA
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| Founded: | 1910 | |
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| County: | Cork | |
| Nickname: | Dillons | |
| Colours: | Blue and White | |
| Grounds: | Tank Field, Montenotte | |
| Coordinates: | 51°56′33.73″N 8°26′32.96″W / 51.9427028°N 8.4424889°WCoordinates: 51°56′33.73″N 8°26′32.96″W / 51.9427028°N 8.4424889°W | |
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| Brian Dillon | |
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| Born | 1830 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 17 August 1872 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Bryan Dillon |
| Movement | Irish Republican Brotherhood |
Brian Dillons is one of the oldest GAA clubs in the city of Cork. It is named after the Irish Fenian, Brian Dillon and its original clubhouse ("the Hole in the Wall") was less than 100 metres from Dillon's home (in the eponymous Dillons Cross). The club is now based at the Tank Field in Montenotte (<1km to the east) and has playing pitches and dressing rooms at Lisnahorna, White's Cross.
The Glen Rovers GAA club was formed as a 'breakaway' club from Brian Dillons in 1916.
Brian Dillons is a dual club, taking part in both hurling & football competitions.
In 1938, Brian Dillons club won their only Cork Junior Hurling Championship defeating Cloughduv in the final. The team won the Seandun Championship from 1936, 1937, & 1938 (3-in-a-row). Their football team also won the Seandun title in 1936 and 1938.
Dillons won the Hurling Championship in 1968. Three years before this they had won the City (Seandún) Division (1965), and progressed to the Cork Junior Hurling Championship final only to be defeated by Ballinhassig.
The club had success in the City Division Championship Junior A Football in 1991 and 1998. Dillons have won 6 Junior A Seandun titles in Gaelic Football. In 1998 they were beaten in the semi final of the County Championship by Newmarket after a replay. Incidentally, Newmarket went on to win the Cork Junior Football Championship title subsequently. In the quarter-final, Dillons overcame Adrigole, the Beara representatives, also after a replay. Adrigole fielded Cork senior Brendan Jer O'Sullivan and former Cork underage full back John O'Shea.
In hurling, the Club was beaten finalists in 2004 & 2005, but defeated their great rivals Mayfield in the 2006 final on 27 August 2006, by a scoreline of Brian Dillons 1-13, Mayfield 0-11. This was their 6th Championship title, and their first for 38 years. On 9 September 2012 Brian Dillons defeated their great rivals again by the score line of 1-14 to 1-10. This was Dillons' 7th championship title first since 2006.
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