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Ballela

Baile Aileach
Founded:	1901
County:	Down
Colours:	Green, Gold, White
Grounds:	Ballela GAC Grounds
Coordinates:	54°21′17″N 6°08′54″W / 54.3547°N 6.1483°W / 54.3547; -6.1483
Playing kits
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster champions Down champions Hurling: - - 7

Ballela Gaelic Athletic Club, also called Ballela Camogie and Hurling Club or Éire Óg Ballela, is a hurling and camogie club based in Ballela, County Down, Northern Ireland.

History

The club was founded in 1901 and was for a time among the leading clubs of County Down, winning the Down SHC seven times between 1936 and 1952. They won the Down JHC several times in recent years, including in 2024.

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, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024

References

1. "⭐️ Match Report - 22.06.22 ⭐️ St... - St Kevin's Camogie". Facebook.
2. "Liatroim edge Down camogie final against Ballygalget". The Irish News. 15 October 2023.
3. O'Connor, C. (2012). Last Man Standing: Hurling Goalkeepers. Ireland: O'Brien Press.
4. http://www.thedownrecorder.co.uk/pages/?title=St_Kevin%E2%80%99s_camogs_continue_to_improve
5. ^ "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling". www.hoganstand.com.
6. Craig, Frank (2 November 2024). "Buncrana's Ulster Junior Hurling Championship odyssey ended by Ballela". www.donegallive.ie.
7. "Small club, big heart... Down champions Ballela look forward to Ulster theatre says Johnny McCusker". The Irish News. 1 November 2024.
8. "Ulster Club JHC: Wins for Ballela, Rasharkin, East Cavan Gaels and Ballinascreen as quarter-finals take place". The Irish News. 3 November 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1901
• 1901 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games clubs in County Down