Ballyhegan Davitts GAC explained

Club Gaa:Ballyhegan Davitts GAA Club
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County:Armagh
Nickname:The Davitts
Colours:Blue and navy
Grounds:Ballyhegan Park (Páirc Baile Uí hÁgáin)
Founded:1902
Province:Ulster
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Ballyhegan Davitts GAA Club (also "Ballyhegan Davitts Cumann Luthchleas Gael"[1]) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in central County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated with the Armagh GAA and is based in the parish of Kilmore which has two ends: Mullavilly and Stonebridge. It currently competes in football, and Ladies Gaelic Football, at Under 8 to Minor levels. It's Senior Men team competes in the Armagh Junior Football Championship and in the Junior Division of the All-County League.

History

Ballyhegan Davitts was founded in 1902, which makes it one of the oldest clubs in Armagh.

Football

The Senior team featured in the first-ever Armagh Intermediate Football Championship final, in 1964, losing by a goal to Madden. The Davitts have since won the IFC twice, in 1975 (beating Oliver Plunkett's 0-13 to 0-06) and 1997 (beating Collegeland 1-09 to 1-08).[2] The Davitts are also four-time winners of the Junior Championship, in 1955, 1961, 1995 and 2017.

In 2010, the club's Minor team won the Armagh Division 3 County Championship, becoming the club's first ever under-age All-County Champions.

Notable players

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ballyhegan Senior Ladies compete in the Armagh Senior League Division 2 and the Senior Championship.The Ladies Team have won the Junior Championship twice, in 2004 and 2017. In 2022, the Ladies won their first ever Intermediate Championship, defeating Mullabrack 6-20 to 1-07.

Culture

The club offers Irish language classes for all ages.[3]

Facilities

The clubrooms host a wide variety of community events.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ballyhegan.com/ Ballyhagan Davitts
  2. [Armagh GAA]
  3. http://www.ballyhegan.com/news News