Granagh-Ballingarry GAA

Granagh-Ballingarry GAA (Irish: Greanach-Baile an Gharraí) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in west Limerick, Ireland, within the jurisdiction of Limerick GAA. The club is situated near Knockfierna Hill. Granagh-Ballingarry GAA was formed in 1990 after the merger between Granagh and Ballingarry GAA clubs. Previously, the clubs had been playing together in some competitions.[1]

Granagh-Ballingarry
Greanach-Baile an Gharraí
Founded:1990
County:Limerick
Colours:Green & black
Grounds:Clontemple, Ballingarry
Coordinates:52°28′22.56″N 8°51′25.99″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster
champions		 Limerick
champions
Hurling: - - 3

Hurling

Hurling is the more popular game in the parish. Granagh-Ballingarry are currently (2021) in the Intermediate grade. This is the third tier of the Limerick Hurling Championship. They had enjoyed a period at Senior, after defeating Glenroe GAA 4–10 to 3–10 in the 2005 Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship.[1] Granagh-Ballingarry reached the 2006 Limerick Senior Hurling quarter finals, and also in 2007, where they were defeated by Kilmallock. The club were defeated by Garryspillane at the quarter-final stage in 2008 and were defeated by Croom in a round 3 game in 2009. 2010 placed them up against Kilmallock again and the team lost out badly at the quarter-final stage again. The club won their first senior championship in 1911 under the guise of Ballingarry,[1] after having won the intermediate championship the year before.[1] The club were also finalists in 1896, 1904 and 1912 as Ballingarry, and in 1945 under the current name, Granagh-Ballingarry. In the 1990s the club won several Limerick GAA West Division championships, before winning the Limerick Junior Hurling Championship in 1998.[1] The club also won a West Senior Hurling Championship in 2008 defeating Adare.

Underage hurling

The minor hurling team has reached two Limerick Minor Hurling Championship finals, firstly in 1971, defeating Kilmallock, before finishing runners-up to Kilmallock in 2006.

Camogie

Granagh-Ballingarry camogie club is the joint fifth most successful club in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship with a total of three victories in 1998,[2] 1999[3] and 2003.[4][5][6] They won further Munster championships in 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2004.[5][7] The modern club was formed in 1976 by Michael O’Brien and John O’Connor.[8] Tommy Treacy was a successful coach, quickly yielding honours from under-12 up. Many of the players attended St Mary's Secondary School, Charleville, where Vincent Harrington coached the team to successive colleges championships. All-Ireland winning coach Mike Chawke started coaching the senior team in 1992. He was to marry team member, Bernie O’Brien.

Notable players

References
  1. "Granagh/Ballingarry braced for senior action". Lynn Publications. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  2. preview in Irish Independent, Tom Humphries comment piece in Irish Times
  3. 1999 Granagh-Ballingarry 2–4 Davitts 1–3 report in the Irish Independent and Irish Times
  4. 2003 Granagh-Ballingarry 1–10 Davitts 1–6 report in Irish Independent
  5. "Limerick girls claim camogie title". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  6. "2003 Munster GAA News Archive". Munster GAA. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  7. "All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship Finals Press Conference". Down GAA. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  8. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
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