History of Corinthian Hockey Club
Corinthian Hockey Club first fielded a team in September 1934, coinciding with the opening of the new hockey grounds in Templeogue. Success came quickly to CHC, with our 2nd XI reaching the final of the Irish Junior Cup in 1935, while the 1st XI made the semi-final of the Leinster Senior (“Mills”) Cup the following season, losing 3-2 to Trinity College.
In 1937, the 1st XI were runners-up to Trinity in the Leinster Senior league whilst the 2nd XI were runners-up in the Middle League. It all came right the following year, in 1938, when the 1st XI won both the Mills Cup and the Leinster Senior League.
In 1986, CHC moved from Templeogue to make way for housing developments, and found a new home in St Columba’s College in Rathfarnham, where we have been ever since.
In 1978, CHC established its first womens teams, with our ladies 1st XI rising through the leagues to attain Senior 1 status in 2001.
Although there were various league successes in intervening years and some great cup runs, we had to wait until 2005 to again hold aloft the Mills Cup, a feat repeated again on St. Patrick's day in 2009, our 75th anniversary season.
