Ballygalget GAA is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
club located in The Ards Peninsula in
County Down,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of
hurling.
Honours
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Down Senior Hurling Championship
The Down Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down GAA Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down SHC) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down Count ...
s:
** 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
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Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested b ...
s: 3
** 1975, 1998, 2005
Noted hurlers
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Gabriel Clarke
Gabriel Clarke is a British TV journalist and documentary filmmaker.
Clarke earned an English Literature degree from the University of London and began his journalistic career with local newspapers in Somerset and Bristol. He started his spo ...
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Graham Clarke
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Danny Toner
Daniel Toner (born 1992) is a hurling player who plays as a midfielder for the Down senior team.
Born in the Ards Peninsula, Toner first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballygalget club. He subsequently wo ...
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Gareth Johnson
References
External links
Ballygalget GAA site
Gaelic games clubs in County Down
Hurling clubs in County Down
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