Ballinkillen is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club based in
Ballinkillin,
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow Cou ...
. The club had fielded
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 ...
teams as far back as 1890, however, since a reorganisation in 1957 the club is now primarily concerned with
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 ...
.
Overview
Honours
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Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
The Carlow Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs.
Mount Leinster Rangers are the title holders (2020) defeating Ballinkillen in the Final.
History
Since 1927, with the exception ...
(2): 1973, 2001
* Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1990
* Carlow Junior Hurling Championship (6): 1971, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2020
* Carlow Under-21 Hurling Championship (5): 1978, 1979, 1996, 2012, 2017
* Carlow Minor Hurling Championship (4): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009
* Carlow Minor B Hurling Championship (2): 1989, 1991
* Carlow U15 Division 2 Hurling Championship (1): 2022
Notable players
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Pat English
References
Gaelic games clubs in County Carlow
Hurling clubs in County Carlow
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