History
Kevins began promoting hurling and gaelic football in Dublin's south inner city in 1902 when it was. It evolved from the Craobh Chaoimhín of Conradh na Gaeilge. The founder members included Joe O'Neill and Jim Maguire. Information on the formative years is sparse, but Harry O'Kelly, a staunch club member, was believed to be of central importance to the club at this time.
The club attained senior status in 1910, in the mid-1920s and again in the late 1930s and enjoyed sporadic success at senior, intermediate, junior and juvenile levels. In the mid forties, Synge Street P.P. G.F.C. was formed and it assumed responsibility for football in the area. Kevins became solely a hurling club.
In 1993 history was made. The foundation of Kevins Camogie section was the result of a new policy being pushed by the both the younger members and parent, who wanted to create both a family and community atmosphere within the area.
Kevins could be regarded as the oldest club in Dublin (with an unbroken affiliation to the Dublin GAA). However, the factual accuracy of this claim was never verified.
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