Notable Players
Joe O'Neill was the first club captain 1902. A successful builder, his portfolio included Synge Street CBS Primary School, a stronghold for Kevins hurlers to this very day.
John Dunne was the first Kevins man to represent the club at Senior Inter County level in 1914.
Joe Connolly (Leader in City Hall) and Seamus Doyle (Battle of Mount Street Bridge) were two of many Kevins men who took part in the 1916 uprising.
Sylvestor "Vesty" Muldowney, Charlie McMahon, Brendan Kinna and John Lawless played for successful Dublin teams in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Kevins supplied a number of players to the first county team to win a National League title. Vesty played a prominent role in 1932 when Dublin reached the National League final and Charlie won an All-Ireland medal with the Dubs in 1939.
Finbar Fagan represented Dublin at Minor level in 1938, and played against Christy Ring in the All-Ireland final of that year. Other notable players from that era included Jimmy Bradley and Peader Carton (grandfather of Peader and Michael from the O'Tooles club).
Freddie Strahan was a key member of the club team that won the 1956 Dublin Minor Hurling Championship. The following year he signed for Shelbourne FC and represented Ireland at Senior International level. Renowned tenor John McNally was also on that 1956 panel, but was more noted for his singing ability.
Gerry Ryan hurled with the Dubs at various levels before representing the club at Senior Inter County level for a number of years in the early 1970s.
Mick Bollard hurled at Minor and Under 21 level with the Dubs before establishing himself as a regular keeper on the senior hurling team in the early 1980s. Mick was on the last senior county hurling panel to reach the National League Semi Finals. Other prominent club hurlers who played senior inter county level included John Treacey, Donal Tutty, Joey Dalton, Andy Doyle, Greg Balfe and Tommy Daly.
Sean O'Shea is the only Kevins man to hurl senior with the Dubs in its second century.
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