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Fitzgibbon Cup Roll of Honour


The Fitzgibbon Cup is named after Dr. Edwin Fitzgibbon, a Capuchin Friar and, from 1911 to 1936, a professor of Philosophy at University College Cork .

In 1912 Dr. Fitzgibbon donated most of his annual salary to purchase the trophy. For the first 30 years, the cup was dominated by UCC and UCD , with UCG winning occasionally. Queens University Belfast first took part in 1946, and won their only title in 1953.

The popularity of the championship grew, and, in the 60s and 70s three more colleges entered: Trinity College Dublin , UU Coleraine and NUI Maynooth . In the late 80s, all teams in Division One of the Higher Education League were admitted. Since the event went open, in the 1990s, several newer third level institutions from Limerick and Waterford entered and quickly dominated the competition. Waterford IT won the title four times in six years, but UCC are the leaders in the roll of honour, with 39 titles, the last in 1998.

First win in bold type.


GAELIC FOOTBALL


Sigerson Cup


Other teams competing in 2006 with no titles so far:




British University Gaelic Football Championships



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