Beale GAA explained

Club Gaa:	Beale
Irish:	Beal CLG
County:	Kerry
Province:	Munster
Colours:	Green, red and black
Grounds:	Stack Park^[1]
Coordinates:	52.5056°N -9.6717°W
Founded:	1972
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Beale GAA (Irish: Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Biaille) is a Gaelic football club based in the town of Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1972,^[2] the club fields teams in competitions organised by the North Kerry Football Board.^[3] Beale won the North Kerry Senior Football Championship in 2014.^{[4] [5]} Sand in our Boots, a book published in October 2016 and recording the history of Beale GAA club, won the GAA's 2016 MacNamee Award for 'best GAA club publication'.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Honours

• North Kerry Senior Football Championship (8): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014^{[5] [2]}
• Kerry Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1984
• Kerry Novice Football Championship (2): 1977,^[9] 2005^[10]

Notable players

Former or current inter-county players who have played for the Beale senior team include:

• Eoin 'Bomber' Liston^[11] Seven time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. Four time All-Star winner.
• Denis 'Ogie' Moran^[12] Eight time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captain.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beale GAA Club . Kerry Public Participation Network . kerryppn.ie . 2 August 2021 .
2. Web site: Sports Clubs - Beale GAA Club . ballybunion.ie . 31 July 2021 .
3. Web site: Club Notes - Beale . North Kerry Football Board . northkerryfootball.com . 31 July 2021 .
4. Web site: Beale goes out on 'the Biddy' to greet the Spring in BallyB . Independent News & Media . The Kerryman . 27 January 2015 . 31 July 2021 .
5. Web site: Hungry Beale end 25-year famine . 14 January 2015 . Irish Examiner. 12 January 2015.
6. Web site: New book out on Beale GAA . Independent News & Media . The Kerryman . 15 October 2016 . 2 August 2021 .
7. Web site: 2016 MacNamee Awards winners announced . Gaelic Athletic Association. gaa.ie . 13 February 2017 . 2 August 2021 .
8. Web site: Two Kerry Winners In GAA's McNamee Awards . traleetoday.ie . 14 February 2017 . 2 August 2021 .
9. Web site: 1977 Co. NFC Final. launerangers.ie. 10 April 2014 . 26 January 2024.
10. Web site: Tuosist persist but Beale resist. Irish Independent. 27 October 2005. 26 January 2024.
11. Web site: Eoin Liston: 'People need people' . GAA . gaa.ie . 7 February 2020 . 31 July 2021 . giving back to the community has been incredibly important for Liston since he retired from playing with Kerry and his club Beale .
12. Web site: Ogie delight as Beale get back on top 25 years later . Independent News & Media . The Kerryman . 13 January 2015 . 31 July 2021 .