Ballela GAC
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| Founded: | 1901 | ||||||||
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| County: | Down | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green, Gold, White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Ballela GAC Grounds | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°21′17″N 6°08′54″W / 54.3547°N 6.1483°W | ||||||||
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Ballela Gaelic Athletic Club, also called Ballela Camogie and Hurling Club or Éire Óg Ballela,[1] is a hurling and camogie club based in Ballela, County Down, Northern Ireland.[2][3]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1901[4] and was for a time among the leading clubs of County Down, winning the Down SHC seven times between 1936 and 1952.[5] They won the Down JHC several times in recent years, including in 2024.[6][7][8]
Honours
[edit]Hurling
[edit]- Down Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952
- Down Junior Hurling Championship (11): 1943, 1950, 1957, 1972, 1982, 2003, 2008,[5] 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "⭐️ Match Report - 22.06.22 ⭐️ St... - St Kevin's Camogie". Facebook.
- ^ "Liatroim edge Down camogie final against Ballygalget". The Irish News. 15 October 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, C. (2012). Last Man Standing: Hurling Goalkeepers. Ireland: O'Brien Press.
- ^ http://www.thedownrecorder.co.uk/pages/?title=St_Kevin%E2%80%99s_camogs_continue_to_improve
- ^ a b "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ Craig, Frank (2 November 2024). "Buncrana's Ulster Junior Hurling Championship odyssey ended by Ballela". www.donegallive.ie.
- ^ "Small club, big heart... Down champions Ballela look forward to Ulster theatre says Johnny McCusker". The Irish News. 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Ulster Club JHC: Wins for Ballela, Rasharkin, East Cavan Gaels and Ballinascreen as quarter-finals take place". The Irish News. 3 November 2024.