Ballypickas GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association

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...

 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...

 club in County Laois

County Laois

County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

, 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,...

. Ballypickas is located near Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland about from Portlaoise and located on the N77 national secondary route. Formerly the N8 National Primary Route ran through the centre of the town, making Abbeyleix an infamous bottleneck on the Dublin-Cork corridor with up to 15,000 vehicles passing...

 and the club grounds are at the quaintly named Cobbler's Hill. The club colours are green and gold hoops.

The club has won many honours over the year's including the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois hurling clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the...

 twice, in 1937 and 1964.

Ballypickas holds the joint record for wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship with no less than six titles in the grade. The first of these came back in 1931, with the most recent in 1994. The other wins were in 1936, 1955, 1963 and 1985.

Ballypickas returned to winning ways in 2007 with a great win in the final of the Laois Junior "B" Hurling Championship over The Harps

Harps GAA

The Harps GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling, gaelic football and camogie club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a combination of players from the villages of Cullohill and Durrow.-Details:...

 and a win over St. Fintans, Colt

St. Fintans, Colt

St Fintans, Colt as a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.The club is located in the parish of Raheen and amalgamates with Shanahoe to play underage football and hurling.The club has never won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship but won the Laois...

 in the final of the Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship to complete a memorable championship double.

Ballypickas hurling players usually play their football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 with Spink

Spink GAA

Spink Gaelic Athletic Association Club is a gaelic football club in Spink, County Laois, Ireland.The club colours are green and red and the club is located in the parish of Ballinakill on the main Abbeyleix to Carlow road....

 or Ballyroan

Ballyroan GAA

Ballyroan GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1887, the club colours were sky blue and navy having originally been royal blue with a dominant white V on the front...

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