Ballyheigue GAA

Ballyheigue G.A.A.

C.L.G. Bhaile Uí Thaidhg
Founded:	1892
County:	Kerry
Colours:	Orange and Black
Grounds:	John Joe O'Sullivan Park
Coordinates:	52°23′12.06″N 9°49′54.75″W / 52.3866833°N 9.8318750°W / 52.3866833; -9.8318750
Playing kits
Standard colours

Ballyheigue GAA is a hurling and gaelic football club in north County Kerry, Ireland. The club competes at all levels of hurling at county and North Kerry and also plays some underage football as well as competing in the county junior football league and the county novice football shield.

History

The club was founded in 1892. The field, which is named after John Joe O'Sullivan, was purchased in the 1950s. Club rooms were later built in 1974. A new ball alley, dressing rooms and a meeting room were opened in 2006. Willie Leen is president of the club and a trustee of the club grounds since the grounds were first acquired; He put his farm up as collateral in the Bank in order to secure a loan to buy the field.^{[citation needed]} The club dressing rooms are named after the late Paddy Casey who was club chairman at the time of construction. Ballyheigue GAA have won the County Senior County Championship five times: in 1946, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Championships won

Hurling

• Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 5: 1946, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000
• Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship Winner (1): 1975
• Kerry Junior Hurling Championship Winner (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
• Kerry Under-21 hurling championship Winner (6): 1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
• Kerry Minor Hurling Championship Winner (3): 1960, 1982, 1992
• County Senior Hurling League (Div.1) 3: 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011
• County Minor Hurling League (Div 1) Winner (1): 1991
• North Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Winner (5): 1946, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2007
• North Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship 2: 1969, 1975
• North Kerry Junior Hurling Championship Winner (1): 1926
• North Kerry Under-21 Hurling Championship 5: 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995
• North Kerry Minor Championship 3: 1991, 1994, 1996
• North Kerry Senior Hurling League Winners (5): 1991, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007
• North Kerry Intermediate Hurling League Winner (1): 2007

Football

• Kerry Novice Football Championship Winner (1): 1991
• Junior County Football League (Div. 4) Winner (1): 2003

Notable players

• Michael ‘Boxer’ Slattery
• John Healy
• Brendan O'Sullivan
• Steve Hennessy
• Dougal 'The Bull' Donovan

References

External links

• Official Ballyheigue GAA website

This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 23:50