Dublin Clubs in the Irish League
Pre-independence, both Bohemians and Shelbourne were mainstays of the Irish League, mostly struggling against their Belfast counterparts, but both managed to collect silverware in their two decades of membership, winning the Irish Cup four times between them. Of course, partition ultimately led to the FAI's formation, so could it be said that the split ultimately led to the nationwide spread of the game, as the development of clubs in Munster and Connacht would hardly have been promoted by continuing Belfast dominance?
