Ballyboden St. Enda's
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Ballyboden St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in Knocklyon
, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.
Their homeground is Pairc Uí Mhurchú, located on the Firhouse Road. Pairc Uí Mhurchú is named after founding member and first chairman of Ballyboden St. Enda's, Ned Murphy (Eamonn Ó Murchú) (1908–1981). They offer hurling
, camogie
, Gaelic football
, handball
, and rounders
.
They were founded in 1969 after the merger of 2 clubs in the Rathfarnham
area - the Ballyboden Wanderers
(founded 1910) and Rathfarnham St. Endas (founded 1966).
.
Dublin SHC Champions. The Boden Senior A hurling team made history when the side claimed the club's first senior championship crown to complete the full set of senior titles - the only club in Ireland with such a distinction. The final score on an historic night was Ballyboden St Endas 2 - 13 St. Vincents 1 - 5. Congratulations to Manager Liam Hogan; Robert Lambert, John Kirwan, Gerry Aherne, Jim Kilty, Vincent Teehan; captain Stephen Perkins and all the players and the various members of the background team. They retained their title in 2008 with a victory against southside rivals Kilmacud Crokes. In 2009 they made it three in a row when they defeated old foes, Craobh Chiarán. In June 2010 the club became the first Dublin club to win the Leinster Senior League Division 1. They achieved this (without their 7 Dublin Senior players) by beating Castlecomer after extra time in Nolan Park on a scoreline of 3-21 to 3-19. In 2010 the Senior Hurlers, captained by Gary Maguire, won the SHC again, the first team to do since 1928. 2011 saw Boden, under captain David Curtin, win the SHC for the fifth year in a row.
Ballyboden won their first Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1995. They have won two Dublin AFL Division 1
title and three Dublin Senior Hurling Division 1 leagues
.
The club gained their second Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2009, beating local rivals St Jude's by a scoreline of 2.12 to 1.13.
Ballybodens women's senior football team were crowned All-Ireland Club champions in 2004 with a win over Donoughmore from Cork with a final scoreline of 2-7 to 1-9.
They have won 6 Leinster titles and they captured their ninth consecutive county title with victory over Na Fianna in 2008.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club in Knocklyon
Knocklyon
Knocklyon is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland, situated south west of Dublin city, and north of the Dublin Mountains.There is currently a debate among locals whether the correct name is cnoc linn, or cnoc liamhna....
, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.
Their homeground is Pairc Uí Mhurchú, located on the Firhouse Road. Pairc Uí Mhurchú is named after founding member and first chairman of Ballyboden St. Enda's, Ned Murphy (Eamonn Ó Murchú) (1908–1981). They offer hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
, camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
, Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, handball
Gaelic handball
Gaelic handball is a sport similar to Basque pelota, racquetball, squash and American handball . It is one of the four Gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
, and rounders
Rounders
Rounders is a game played between two teams of either gender. The game originated in England where it was played in Tudor times. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a round wooden, plastic or metal bat. The players score by...
.
They were founded in 1969 after the merger of 2 clubs in the Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils.The area of Rathfarnham...
area - the Ballyboden Wanderers
Ballyboden Wanderers
Wanderers are a small Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Ballyboden Wanderers G.A.A. Club was founded in 1910. They played their first match against Clanna Gael Fontenoys in April 1910. The match was played by permission of Padraig Mac Piarais in the...
(founded 1910) and Rathfarnham St. Endas (founded 1966).
Honours
Boden Ladies Senior Football has 2 All-Ireland, 6 Leinster and 10 Dublin ChampionshipsDublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship
The Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football championship in Dublin. The 2010 Dublin champions were Ballyboden St. Enda's. They lost their title in 2011 to Na Fianna.-Roll of honour:-Finals:...
.
Dublin SHC Champions. The Boden Senior A hurling team made history when the side claimed the club's first senior championship crown to complete the full set of senior titles - the only club in Ireland with such a distinction. The final score on an historic night was Ballyboden St Endas 2 - 13 St. Vincents 1 - 5. Congratulations to Manager Liam Hogan; Robert Lambert, John Kirwan, Gerry Aherne, Jim Kilty, Vincent Teehan; captain Stephen Perkins and all the players and the various members of the background team. They retained their title in 2008 with a victory against southside rivals Kilmacud Crokes. In 2009 they made it three in a row when they defeated old foes, Craobh Chiarán. In June 2010 the club became the first Dublin club to win the Leinster Senior League Division 1. They achieved this (without their 7 Dublin Senior players) by beating Castlecomer after extra time in Nolan Park on a scoreline of 3-21 to 3-19. In 2010 the Senior Hurlers, captained by Gary Maguire, won the SHC again, the first team to do since 1928. 2011 saw Boden, under captain David Curtin, win the SHC for the fifth year in a row.
Ballyboden won their first Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1995. They have won two Dublin AFL Division 1
Dublin AFL Division 1
The Dublin Adult Football League Division 1 is the top Gaelic football league in Co. Dublin. The current champions are St. Sylvester's who beat St. Jude's in the final at Parnell Park.-Roll of honour:-References:...
title and three Dublin Senior Hurling Division 1 leagues
Dublin Senior Hurling League
The Dublin Senior Hurling league is a league competition for the top hurling clubs in Dublin. The current champions are Craobh Chiaráin who defeated rivals Crumlin to claim the title.-Roll of honour:...
.
The club gained their second Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2009, beating local rivals St Jude's by a scoreline of 2.12 to 1.13.
Ballybodens women's senior football team were crowned All-Ireland Club champions in 2004 with a win over Donoughmore from Cork with a final scoreline of 2-7 to 1-9.
They have won 6 Leinster titles and they captured their ninth consecutive county title with victory over Na Fianna in 2008.
Current
- Conor McCormackConor McCormackConor McCormack is a current senior hurler with Ballyboden St. Enda's and Dublin.-Club Hurling:Conor has won three Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medals with Ballyboden St. Enda's.-County Hurling:...
- Conal KeaneyConal KeaneyConal Keaney is an Irish footballer and hurler who plays for Dublin and Ballyboden St. Enda's.He went to school in Terenure College.- Football career :...
- Michael MacAuley
- Colin MoranColin MoranColin 'Collie' Moran was born on the 6 June 1980 was an inter county Dublin Gaelic footballer. He was captain of the Leinster Championship-winning Dublin teams in 2006 and 2007....
- Declan O'MahonyDeclan O'MahonyDeclan O'Mahony is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and Ballyboden St Endas. He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois. He finished the tournament with a total of 1-03.-External...
- Stephen HineyStephen HineyStephen Hiney is a Hurling player for Dublin and Ballyboden St. Enda's. Stephen is the current captain of the Dublin Senior Hurling team. Hiney won his first Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with his club Ballyboden St Endas in October 2007 his second in 2008, his third in 2009 and his...
- David CurtinDavid CurtinDavid Curtin is an inter-county hurling player who plays for Dublin. He plays his club hurling for Dublin side Ballyboden St Endas. In 2005, he will be remembered for his astounding performance against Laois which confirmed Dublins All-Ireland status for the 2006 championship. Curtin finished the...
- Malachy TraversMalachy TraversMalachy Travers is an Irish hurling player for Wexford and Ballyboden St Endas. Travers won his first Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with his club Ballyboden St Endas in October 2007, his second in November 2008 and his third in 2009 when he also captained the team to the League double....
Former
- Eric MillerEric Miller (rugby player)Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...
- Girvan DempseyGirvan DempseyGirvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...
- Brian StynesBrian StynesBrian Stynes is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin and now resides in Australia. He Attended De La Salle College, Churchtown,Dublin-Australian rules football career:...
- Paul BealinPaul BealinPaul Bealin is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin and is the current manager for Carlow. He is the former manager of the Wexford senior football team, resigning in October, 2007, after two years at the helm. 39 year old Paul is currently fielding for Ballyboden St Endas...
- Jim StynesJim StynesJames "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....
- Seán Doherty