Ballela GAC explained
| Club Gaa: | Ballela |
| Irish: | Baile Aileach |
| Crest: | Ballela GAC crest.jpg |
| Founded: | 1901 |
| Province: | Ulster |
| County: | Down |
| Colours: | Green, Gold, White |
| Grounds: | Ballela GAC Grounds |
| Coordinates: | 54.3547°N -6.1483°W |
| Pattern La: | _yellowborder |
| Pattern B: | _goldhorizontal |
| Pattern Ra: | _yellowborder |
| Pattern So: | _goldtop |
| Leftarm: | 32CD32 |
| Body: | 32CD32 |
| Rightarm: | 32CD32 |
| Shorts: | ffffff |
| Socks: | 32CD32 |
| H3: | 7 |
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
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
Hurling
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: ⭐️ Match Report - 22.06.22 ⭐️ St... - St Kevin's Camogie. .
- Web site: Liatroim edge Down camogie final against Ballygalget. 15 October 2023. The Irish News.
- 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
- Web site: HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling. www.hoganstand.com.
- Web site: Buncrana's Ulster Junior Hurling Championship odyssey ended by Ballela. Frank. Craig. 2 November 2024. www.donegallive.ie.
- Web site: Small club, big heart... Down champions Ballela look forward to Ulster theatre says Johnny McCusker. 1 November 2024. The Irish News.
- Web site: Ulster Club JHC: Wins for Ballela, Rasharkin, East Cavan Gaels and Ballinascreen as quarter-finals take place. 3 November 2024. The Irish News.
