Ballyduff GAA (Kerry)

History

All Ireland Champions

Ballyduff won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1891. They beat Wexford side Crossabeg 2–04 to 1–05 in the final. They beat Limerick's Treaty Stone in the Munster Final by 1–02 to 1-01. The team was trained by James McDonnell. This is the only time that the title was won by a Kerry team.

All-Ireland Winning Team

John Mahony, (Ballyduff) (Capt.); Maurice Fitzmaurice; (Ahabeg) Maurice Kelly, (Ahabeg) John Murphy, (Ahabeg) Jack O'Sullivan, (Ballyduff) Paddy Carr O'Carroll, (Ballyduff) Pat Wynne, (Ballyduff) Jim McDonnell, (Ballyduff) Michael O'Sullivan, (Ballyduff) James Crowley, (Ballyduff) Frank Crowley, (Ballyduff) Pat O'Rourke, (Kilmoyley) Thade Eugene McCarthy, (Kilmoyley) Thade Donal McCarthy, (Ardfert) Michael McCarthy, (Ardfert) Michael Riordan, (Ardfert) Richard Kissane, (Ballyduff) Pat Quane, (Kilmoyley) Jackeen Quane, (Kilmoyley) Michael Kirby, (Kilmoyley) Tom Dunne, (Ballyduff).

Subs: J Murphy, (Dromartin) Pat Flanagan, (Ballyduff) Willie O'Connell, (Ballinorig) James Pierce, (Rahela) was unable to travel.

Ballyduff have won the County Senior Championship more times than any other team winning 25 times the last in 2017 when they beat Lixnaw in a reply on a scoreline of 4:13-1:19 in the final.

The Boys From Ballyduff

This song was written by P.J. Sheehy on the occasion of the Ballyduff/Crossabeg All-Ireland Hurling final in 1891. Patrick Sheehy was grandfather of Sean Sheehy who won championship medals with Ballyduff in 1972 and 1973, and great-grandfather of Tomas O'Sullivan who won championship medals with Ballyduff in 1988 and 1989.

Just a mile or thereabouts,

From the lordly Shannon mouth,

There's a spot to which none other I'd compare;

It's a village, not a town,

Though her sons have gained renown,

For the Boys from Ballyduff are always there.

Roll of honour

Hurling

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1:
  • 1891
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship 1:
  • 1891
• Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 25:
  • 1891, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012,{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ballyduff-land-24th-title-210147.html|title=Ballyduff land 24th title
• Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Runners-up
  • 2011, 2012
• Kerry Minor Hurling Championship 10:
  • 1972, 1973, 1975, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2020, 2021
• Kerry Under-21 hurling championship 4:
  • 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013
• North Kerry Senior Hurling Championships 14:
  • 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2017

Football

• North Kerry Senior Football Championship 3:
  • 1994, 2005, 2006
• Kerry Junior Football Championship 1:
  • 2019

Notable players

• Mikey Boyle
• Pádraig Boyle
• Paud Costelloe
• Jack Goulding
• John Mahony

References

References

1. (8 October 2017). "Kerry SHC final: Conway comes to Lixnaw's rescue". [[Hogan Stand]].
2. (15 September 2017). "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". [[Hogan Stand]].