Newtown/Ballydurn GAA
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||||||||
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| County: | Waterford | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Ballydurn | ||||||||
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Newtown/Ballydurn GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballydurn, County Waterford, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling (as Ballydurn) and Gaelic football (as Newtown).
History
[edit]Located in the village of Ballydurn, just outside the town of Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Newtown/Ballydurn GAA Club was founded in 1887. The Ballydurn club was in its infancy when they won the Waterford SHC title in 1889.[1] The club later spent many years competing in the lower grades before winning the Waterford JAHC title in 1962. Senior status was secured once again when the club claimed the Waterford IHC title in 1973.[2] Further Waterford JAHC titles were won in 1990 and 2010.[3][4] As Newtown, the club achieved senior football status in 1993 when the Waterford IFC title was claimed.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1889
- Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1973
- Waterford Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1993
- Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1962, 1990, 2010
Notable players
[edit]- Joe Harney: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1959)[6]
- Peter Queally: Munster SHC-winner (2002)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Club Titles - Waterford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Ballydurn score impressive title win". The Munster Express. 12 October 1973. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Heroic Ballydurn defiantly held on". Waterford News & Star. 7 December 1990. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Keane, Thomas (22 October 2010). "Queally proves Ballydurn's final inspiration". The Munster Express. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Crowning day of glory for Newtown footballers at intermediate level". The Munster Express. 26 November 1993. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Farewell to sporting stalwarts". The Munster Express. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (1 July 2002). "Waterford wonders whip Tipp with awesome display". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2024.