Abbeyside–Ballincourty GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in

Abbeyside Abbeyside () is a townland in Dungarvan in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the east bank of the Colligan River. History MacGrath's Castle was a notable landmark in Abbeyside, overlooking Dungarvan Harbour, until it collapsed in January ...

County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...

, Ireland. The club plays both

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

and

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

and competes in both senior codes in

. The club in its present incarnation was formed from the merger of Abbeyside Hurling Club and Ballinacourty Football club in 1967. In essence, the present club can trace its way back to 1927 when Abbeyside Hurling Club was formed. Ballinacourty Football Club was formed later in 1947. The club still uses two separate names depending on which sport they are playing. The name Abbeyside is still used as the name for its hurling teams, while its football teams still go under the name of Ballinacourty. The club was the 2007 Waterford club of the year

Honours

* Waterford Senior Football Championships: 7 ** 1978, 1979, 1981, 2007, 2011, 2013,

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Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship is a second-tier hurling competition organised by the Waterford Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winning club progresses to the senior grade the following year for the Waterford Senior Hu ...

2 ** 1996, 2003 * West Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship 4 ** 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003 * Waterford Intermediate Football Championship 2 ** 1965, 1998 * West Waterford Intermediate Football Championship 2 ** 1965, 1998 * Waterford Junior Hurling Championship 3 ** 1950, 2007, 2008 * West Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship 6 ** 1946, 1950, 1966, 2007, 2008, 2013 * Waterford Junior Football Championship 2 ** 2007, 2009 * West Waterford Junior Football Championship 3 ** 2004, 2007, 2009 * West Waterford Junior B Hurling Championship 3 ** 1996, 2002, 2003 * Waterford Junior B Football Championship 1 ** 2015 * West Waterford Junior B Football Championship 5 ** 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2015 * Waterford Under-21 A Hurling Championship 4 ** 1966, 2004, 2006, 2007 * West Waterford Under-21 A Hurling Championship 7 ** 1966, 1970, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017 * Waterford Under-21 A Football Championship 12 ** 1970, 1971, 1979, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018 * West Waterford Under-21 A Football Championship 14 ** 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1982, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 * Waterford Minor A Hurling Championship: 4 ** 1970, 1976, 2003, 2004 * West Waterford Minor A Hurling Championship: 11 ** 1950, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1976, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 * Waterford Minor Football Championship: 16 ** 1950 (at St. Augustine Rovers), 1951 (as St. Augustine Rovers), 1952 (as Abbeyside), 1959, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2015 * West Waterford Minor A Football Championship:20 ** 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

Notable players

Dom Enright Dominic Enright (1935 - 7 October 2008) was an Irish people, Irish Hurling, hurler who played for the Waterford GAA, Waterford senior team. Born in Abbeyside, County Waterford, Enright first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twen ...

Greg Fives Greg Fives (1949 - 15 October 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. Born in Abbeyside, County Waterford, Fives first played competitive Gaelic football and hurling in his youth. At club level he played with Abbeyside–Ballinacourt ...

* Austin Flynn *

Richie Foley Richard 'Richie' Foley (born 22 July 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Abbeyside and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. Foley usually plays at either midfield or in the half-back line. Career ;Clu ...

* Gary Hurney *

Michael Kiely Michael Kiely (born 2001) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford SHC club Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward. Career Kiely played at juvenile and underage levels ...

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Neil Montgomery Neil Montgomery (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club Abbeyside and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder. Playing career University Colleg ...

* Johnny O'Connor * Conor Prunty *

Donal Whelan Donal Anthony Whelan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Waterford senior team. Whelan was a key member of the team during a golden age for Waterford hurling in the late 1950s. During his inter-county career h ...

References

External links

Official website
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