Cuala folk will be delighted to see our Senior Footballers take their well-earned place in the Dublin County Championship final. Apart from being a historic achievement in its own right, Cartlann Digiteach Cuala likes the coincidence that the last time our Seniors played in a County Final was in 1988 – the Dublin Millenium year.

It was a remarkable Championship run for Cuala.  In the opening round, a shock defeat of St Vincents (2:05 v 0:10). Afterwards, Vincents Joe O’Hara was quoted “The sun hasn’t risen in Marino or set in Dalkey since last Sunday morning”
Round 2 saw them eclipse Clontarf (2:08 v 00:02). Whitehall Colmcille was a closer affair but Cuala prevailed (2:07 v 00:12).  In the Semi final (where this team image was captured) their 2-goal pattern continued against Na Fianna (2:06 v 00:08).  Sadly, in the Final, Cuala’s first ever at Senior level, Parnells, the defending Champions, prevailed and the dream ended (0-12 v 1:15).

But the pride and memories lived on. Isn’t it remarkable how many of these great players remained with Cuala over the years and went on to contribute so much to the growth and development of the club? So maybe is not such a coincidence that we now find ourselves back in a Senior Final. Lets hope the goals come in pairs again.

Many thanks to Tommy Johnson for material used in this article.

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