Ballycroy GAA explained

Club Gaa:Ballycroy GAA
Irish:CLG Baile Cruaich
Founded:1889
Province:Connacht
County:Mayo
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Tallagh
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Ballycroy GAA (Irish: CLG Baile Cruaich) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballycroy, in northern County Mayo, Ireland. The club is focused exclusively on Gaelic football and was founded in 1889. In the 1960s, Ballycroy played alongside Kiltane GAA in the club St Pat's. As of 2023, Ballycroy and Kiltane were also combining to field under-age teams.[1]

The club won its first trophy, the Erris Cup, in 1956.[2] Ballycroy's first appearance in a men's county final was a division 5 league final in 2019, on the 130th anniversary of the club, when they beat Louisburgh after extra time.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The future for GAA clubs: Changing demographics leave rural and urban clubs with major challenges . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 19 January 2023 . 14 March 2023 .
  2. Web site: Oral History - Pat Gallagher. Gaelic Athletic Association . GAA 125: A People’s History . 14 March 2023 .
  3. News: Without the small teams behind them, the GAA is nothing . . pressreader.com . 6 October 2019 . 14 March 2023 .