Our History

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Cuala Casements Monthly Newsletter – June 1972

The Cuala Casements Montly Newsletter reminds us of a lively 1970s scene and the "technology" used to publish it.

Historic overview

The formal Cuala story can be traced from records of games in the area in the late-19th century and on through a variety of mergers, off-shoots, 'rests' and ressurections involving local clubs like Cuala Hurling Club, Naomh Mhuire, St Begnet's, Dalkey Mitchell's, Roger Casements and Cuala Boys. All of these clubs are part of the great Cuala journey - their history and that of the modern club are inseparable.

’98 Shamrocks – Glenageary’s Medal Contenders Set the Right Tone

225 years after the death of Theobald Wolfe Tone of the United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion, we feature a Club that was founded in his honour.

St. Benedict’s Football Club Dalkey 1916 – Cad is Ainm Dóibh?

We previously reported that St. Begnet's GAA was believed to have existed since 1917, but had spent several decades in the wilderness before being resurrected in the 1950s. Now, that belief about its earlier existence can be upgraded to certainty.  We even know the identities of its early players and officials and can point to their being in operation by 1916. But there's a catch. They were not who we thought they were