The Double (Gaelic games)


The Double is a term in Gaelic games that refers to a county winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year. Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor or under-21 levels are also often referred to as doubles. Similarly, the winning of the All-Ireland and the National League titles in the same year may also be referred to as the Double, albeit an inferior one.

The Double

Historically it has been unusual for counties to be strong in both codes simultaneously. Indeed, historically many counties have tended to favour one code over the other long term. Dublin and Kerry, for example, have historically dominated football, but been weaker in hurling, while Kilkenny and Limerick are powerful in hurling, but much weaker in football. Only two counties have achieved this rare distinction at Senior level, both on two separate occasions; only Cork have done so in recent times, although Galway and Offaly have both come within a single win on one occasion:
CountyYear WonTitles won for the double
Cork1890All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary1895All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary1900All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork1990All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

National League-All-Ireland double

An All-Ireland, national league double involves winning both trophies in either sports code, rather than winning trophies in different codes. As might be expected, this is a much more common double.
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CountyYear WonTitles won for the double
Cork1926All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kerry1929All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry1931All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry1932All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny1933All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Limerick1934All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Limerick1936All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Mayo1936All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Cork1941All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Cavan1948All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Tipperary1949All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Tipperary1950All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Cork1953All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Wexford1956All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Dublin1958All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry1959All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Down1960All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Tipperary1961All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Tipperary1964All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Galway1965All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Tipperary1965All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kerry1969All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Dublin1976All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny1982All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kerry1982All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny1983All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kerry1984All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Galway1987All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Meath1988All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Cork1989All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry1997All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Tipperary2001All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kilkenny2002All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kilkenny2003All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Tyrone2003All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry2004All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny2006All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Kerry2006All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kerry2009All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny2009All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Cork2010All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Dublin2013All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Kilkenny2014All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Dublin2015All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Dublin2016All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League
Galway2017All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, National Hurling League
Dublin2018All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, National Football League

Near Doubles

A great many sides over the years have come close to winning the coveted senior double but narrowly failed to do so by losing one or both of the championships at the end of the season.
The full list of these teams: