▁team ▁– ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁and ▁Joe ▁Ber gin ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁Two ▁Cla reen ▁players ▁have ▁capt ained ▁Off aly ▁teams ▁that ▁reached ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁Final s ▁– ▁Jimmy ▁Cor rig an ▁( 1 9 1 5 ), ▁and ▁P . J . ▁Gro gan ▁( 1 9 2 9 ). ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁managed ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Senior ▁h url ers ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁First ▁twenty - five ▁years , ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁ ▁The ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁G AA ▁club ▁at ▁Cla reen ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁drive ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁Par ish ▁Church , ▁as ▁the ▁old ▁one ▁( ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁in ▁the ▁town land ▁of ▁Bre agh more ) ▁had ▁become ▁struct ur ally ▁uns ound . ▁The ▁first ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁until ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁was ▁Frank ▁Pil k ington ▁of ▁Bell ▁Hill . ▁Pil k ington ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Off aly ▁G AA ▁Club ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁participated ▁in ▁compet itions ▁year ▁on ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1