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Ballincollig GAA

Coordinates: 51°53′33.65″N 8°35′18.36″W / 51.8926806°N 8.5884333°W / 51.8926806; -8.5884333
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Ballincollig
Baile an Chollaigh
Founded:1886
County:Cork
Nickname:The village
Colours:Green and White/ red white and black
Grounds:Ballincollig
Coordinates:51°53′33.65″N 8°35′18.36″W / 51.8926806°N 8.5884333°W / 51.8926806; -8.5884333
Playing kits
Standard colours
Part of Ballincollig GAA grounds (2008)

Ballincollig GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with the Cork GAA board and it fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Muskerry divisional competitions. As of 2010, the club was participating in the Cork Senior Football Championship and the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship.

History

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The GAA itself was founded in 1884 and the first Cork County Board was formed in 1886 with 21 teams from across the county. While Ballincollig were in this initial 21, it was not until 1887 that the first record of entry into the championship from a team from Carrigrohane, with a late submission. With a lot of upheaval in the early days of the board, there were rival boards formed and in 1891 the club entered a team under the name of Ballincollig Gladstonians. Ballincollig recorded its first significant victory in 1895, defeating the Barrs in the Bride Valley Tournament.[citation needed]

In 1903, the club as well as the town fell into decline with the closure of the Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills. In 1919, the club adopted green and white as its club colours. It wasn't until 1927 that the club introduced a football team at any level. 1939 saw Ballincollig win the Intermediate Hurling Championship. Subsequently regraded to senior status, in 1942, the club was the first team in nine years to defeat Glen Rovers in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

Between 1941 and 1943, the club came close to winning a Cork Senior Hurling title. In 1943, a free almost 9 minutes into added time cost the club victory over St Finbarr's. After being outclassed in the previous two finals by Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's, Ballincollig had delivered their greatest ever senior display, only to be held to a draw in controversial circumstances.[citation needed] They were defeated in the replay.[citation needed]

In 2009, the club won their first ever Cork Under-21 Football Championship. The reigning county champions St Finbarr's were dethroned. Despite hitting 18 wides, Ballincollig won on a 0-11 to 0-09 scoreline.[citation needed]

In 2011, Ballincollig won its first ever top grade Minor Football County Championship by defeating Douglas after a replay and added time in the Cork Institute of Technology sports complex. The Intermediate hurlers also won the Liam Breathnach Cup, the Senior footballers winning the Tadhg Crowley Cup and Junior footballers winning a Mid Cork Championship in the same year.[citation needed]

Honours

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Epic turnaround gives Ballincollig their first title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Ballincollig secure historic first title". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Nemo charge to another title". Irish Examiner. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Milford turn on the magic". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Cork's comeback kid enjoying his football more than ever".

6.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41495921.html Ballincollig Minor 2024 winning team

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