Clough-Ballacolla
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Clough-Ballacolla is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in County Laois
, Ireland
. The colour of the club jersey is all blue with a gold band. Although hurling is traditionally the main code, football is being played at underage level and junior level with the upturn in Laois football.
The club has changed its name a number of times and was previously known as Ballygeehan, St Canice's, Cannonswood, Ballacolla.
From 1914 to 1918, hurling was particularly strong the area with the Ballygeehan team the Laois Senior Hurling Championship , as well as supplying the bulk of the team in 1915 when Laois
won its only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
.
Mick Aherne
, a famous member of the Laois senior football and hurling teams of the 1980s, is one of the best known players the club has ever produced.
During the late 1990s and the 2000s Clough/Ballacolla made great improvements underage that resulted in titles in U/14, U/16, Minor and U-21 that laid the foundation for senior honours.
In 2009, Clough-Ballacolla won their first Laois Senior Hurling Championship title in 91 years. They beat Portlaoise in the final and were captained by Michael McEvoy.
In 2011 Clough-Ballacolla regained the Laois Senior Hurling Championship where they again played and beat Portlaoise. They were captained by John A Delaney.
Clough-Ballacolla 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...
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,...
. The colour of the club jersey is all blue with a gold band. Although hurling is traditionally the main code, football is being played at underage level and junior level with the upturn in Laois football.
The club has changed its name a number of times and was previously known as Ballygeehan, St Canice's, Cannonswood, Ballacolla.
From 1914 to 1918, hurling was particularly strong the area with the Ballygeehan team the Laois Senior Hurling Championship , as well as supplying the bulk of the team in 1915 when Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
won its only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
.
Mick Aherne
Mick Aherne
Mick Aherne was a gaelic football and hurling player from County Laois in Ireland.He played for many years on the Laois senior football and hurling teams in the defence....
, a famous member of the Laois senior football and hurling teams of the 1980s, is one of the best known players the club has ever produced.
During the late 1990s and the 2000s Clough/Ballacolla made great improvements underage that resulted in titles in U/14, U/16, Minor and U-21 that laid the foundation for senior honours.
In 2009, Clough-Ballacolla won their first Laois Senior Hurling Championship title in 91 years. They beat Portlaoise in the final and were captained by Michael McEvoy.
In 2011 Clough-Ballacolla regained the Laois Senior Hurling Championship where they again played and beat Portlaoise. They were captained by John A Delaney.