St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield GAA
| Naomh Sheosamh, Dúbraith-Gort Lomán | |||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1887 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Clare | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Parish | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon and White | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Gurteen (formerly Roslevan) | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°50′34″N 8°54′21″W / 52.84278°N 8.90583°W | ||||||||||||
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St Joseph's, Doora-Barefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Doora-Barefield outside Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Hurling was the more popular sport in Doora-Barefield over Gaelic football, now it's 50-50 between the both of them. Their main playing fields are in Gurteen. They have three full-size hurling and football pitches. There is also changing and showering facilities there.
History
Players from the club joined up numerous times in the past with neighbours and local rivals Éire Óg to form the "Ennis Faughs". Both clubs were competing at lower levels at the time so it was seen as an opportunity for the players to compete for senior hurling and football titles. Between 1944–1955 and 1993–1995, the Ennis Faughs competed in eight county football finals, winning five senior football titles in 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954 and 1994. The Ennis Faughs also won a senior hurling title in 1890, an intermediate hurling title in 1945, an intermediate football title in 1946, and a junior football title in 1968.
The club's most recent successes were both in 2022, when they won the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship, and their second team won the Clare Junior A Hurling Championship.
Honours
Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1999[1]
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1998,[2] 1999[3]
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1954, 1958, 1998, 1999, 2001[4]
- Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (4): 1985,[4] 1993,[4] 2016, 2022[5]
- Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (4): 1952, 1960, 1983, 2000,[4] 2022
- Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2): 1993, 1994
Gaelic Football
- Clare Senior Football Championship (1): 1898 (as Doora)[4]
- Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup) (0): (runners-up in 2012, 2025)
- Clare Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1997,[4] 2020[6]
- Clare Junior A Football Championship (2): 1989, 1993[4]
- Clare Under-21 A Football Championship (1): 2008, 2024
Notable players
A number of Clare inter-county players have played for St Joseph's, including several who played with the 1995 All Ireland winning team. These include Jamesie O'Connor, Seánie McMahon and Ollie Baker. All have won two All-Ireland Senior Championship medals, Seánie McMahon and Jamesie O'Connor won the GAA All Star Player of the Year Award for 1995 and 1997 respectively.
References
- ^ Horan, Liam (18 March 1999). "Clare stars take final hurdle in their stride". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Horan, Liam (7 December 1998). "Banner's best keep grip on Munster". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Horan, Liam (29 November 1999). "O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Club Titles - Clare". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ McMahon, Páraic (22 October 2022). "The Parish Prevail In Extra-Time Over Tulla To Seal Senior Return". Clare Echo. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ McMahon, Páraic (27 September 2020). "Doora-Barefield Return To Senior Ranks With Powerful Second Half Display". Clare Echo. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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