Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA

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Ballyhale Shamrocks
Seamróga Baile hEil
Founded: 1972
County: Kilkenny
Nickname: Shamrocks
Club colours: Green and White
Grounds: Ballyhale
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Kilkenny
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Hurling : 4 5 11

Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling but haven't won anything worthwhile in recent years.

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[edit] Hurling

[edit] History

The Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA club was formed in 1972 when the two existing GAA clubs in the parish of Ballyhale agreed to amalgamate as they were obth becoming extinct. They were Ballyhale and Knocktopher. A third club in the Parish, Knockmoylan, had ceased to exist at some time in 1959. The Club adopted as its logo a three-leaf shamrock with the letters K, B and K inserted on a leaf each. The club colours are green and white.

Since its foundation the Ballyhale Shamrocks club has stood out as one of County Kilkenny's most outstanding club at senior level. Since entering the senior grade in 1975 the club has won some Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship titles. These county wins were subsequently converted into five Leinster Club Hurling titles. On St. Patrick's Day, 2007 Ballyhale Shamrocks won its fourth All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship title. This means that Ballyhale Shamrocks are, along with Birr GAA club, the most successful club in the history of the All-Ireland club series.

They have also won a record four Roinn A U21 championships in a row, in the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 but failed in their bid for a five-in-a-row after losing to St. Martin's in the 2007 final.

The Roinn A U21 victory in 2005 equalled the previous best of three-in-a-row achieved by the club in 1972, 1973 and 1974.

The club has also won the prestigious Féile na Gael competition in 1998 which was hosted in Co. Wexford. They beat Toomevara, Co. Tipperary in the final.

James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick has also won the skills competition at Féile na Gael.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Current Hurling Squad

The following is the team that lined out for Balyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final on March 17, 2007:

Number Player Position
1 James Connolly Goalkeeper
2 Paul Shefflin Right Corner-Back
3 Éamonn Walsh Full-Back
4 Pádraig Holden Left Corner-Back
5 Keith Nolan Right Wing-Back
6 Aidan Cummins Centre Back
7 Bob Aylward Left Wing-Back
8 James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick Midfield
9 Michael Fennelly Midfield
10 Eamon Fitzpatrick Right Wing-Forward
11 Henry Shefflin Centre Forward
12 T.J. Reid Left Wing-Forward
13 Eoin Reid Right Corner-Forward
14 Patrick Reid Full Forward
15 Mark Aylward Left Corner-Forward
Substitutes
David Hoyne Right Wing-Forward
Management Team
Maurice Aylward Manager

[edit] Famous Hurlers

  • Seán Fennelly
  • Denis Heaslip
  • Frank Holohan
  • Michael Kelly
  • Willie Kelly
  • Maurice Mason

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links