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Gaelic games club in County Mayo, Ireland

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Ballycroy GAA

CLG Baile Cruaich

Founded:

1889

County:

Mayo

Colours:

Green and White

Grounds:

Tallagh

Playing kits

Standard colours

Senior Club Championships

	All Ireland	Connacht champions	Mayo champions
Football:	-	-	0

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.

The club won its first trophy, the Erris Cup, in 1956. 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.

References

"The future for GAA clubs: Changing demographics leave rural and urban clubs with major challenges". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
"Oral History - Pat Gallagher". GAA 125: A People’s History. Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
"Without the small teams behind them, the GAA is nothing". Irish Mail on Sunday. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2023 – via pressreader.com.

Mayo GAA clubs

v t e Football
Senior	Aghamore Balla Ballaghaderreen Ballina Stephenites Ballintubber Ballyhaunis Béal an Mhuirthead Breaffy Castlebar Mitchels Charlestown Sarsfields Claremorris Crossmolina Deel Rovers Garrymore Knockmore Mayo Gaels Westport St. Patrick's
Intermediate	Ardnaree Sarsfields Ballinrobe Burrishoole Castlebar Mitchels B Cill Chomáin Davitts Islandeady Kilmaine St. Patrick's Kilmeena Louisburgh Hollymount-Carramore Kiltane Moy Davitts The Neale Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin Tuar Mhic Éadaigh
Exclusive Junior	Achill Ardagh Ballycastle Ballycroy Bonniconlon Eastern Gaels Killala Kiltimagh Kilmovee Shamrocks Northern Gaels Lahardane McHales Moygownagh Shrule-Glencorrib Swinford
Non Championship Clubs	Kilfian Lacken Sarsfields

v t e Hurling
Senior	Ballyhaunis Castlebar Mitchels St. Ciaran's Tooreen
Junior A	Ballina Stephenites Castlebar Mitchels B Moytrua Tooreen Westport St. Patrick's
Junior B	Ballyvary Caiseal Gaels Gaeltacht Iorras

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