- Brian Dillons
infobox GAA club
club gaa= Brian Dillons
crest =
founded = 1910
irish = Na Briain Diolúnaigh
nickname = Dillons
county = Cork
colours = Blue and White
grounds = Tank Field, Montenotte
honours =
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|Brian Dillons
Hurling &Gaelic football Club is located at the Tank Field inMurmont in the north side of Cork City,Republic of Ireland . The clubhouse was originally located at "the Hole in the Wall" in Dillons Cross. It is one of the oldest GAA clubs in Cork city. The club also has playing pitches and dressing rooms at Lisnahorna, Whites Cross.The club is named after
Brian Dillon , a leader of theFenian organisation.Honours
The club had success in the City Division Championship Junior A Football in 1998 and 1991. 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 overcameAdrigole , 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
August 27 ,2006 , by a scoreline of Brian Dillons 1-13, Mayfield 0-11. This was their 6th Championship title, and their first for 38 years.Dillons won the Hurling Championship in 1968. Three years before this they had won the City Division (1965), and progressed to the
Cork Junior Hurling Championship Final only to be defeated by Ballinhassig.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.External links
* [http://briandillons.cork.gaa.ie/ Brian Dillons GAA site]
* [http://cork.gaa.ie/ Cork GAA site]
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