Ballyhegan Davitts GAA Club (also "Ballyhegan Davitts Cumann Luthchleas Gael") 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 central

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. It is affiliated with the

Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Coun ...

and is based in the parish of Kilmore which has two ends:

Mullavilly Laurelvale is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside the smaller village of Mullavilly and the two are sometimes referred to as Laurelvale-Mullavilly or Mullavilly-Laurelvale. The village is three miles south of Portadown and 1 ...

and Stonebridge. It currently competes in football, at under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 levels, and its senior team competes in the

Armagh Intermediate Football Championship The Armagh Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Armagh GAA clubs.Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one ...

and in the Intermediate Division of the All-County League. The club is named after the Irish patriot and agrarian leader,

Michael Davitt Michael Davitt (25 March 184630 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform. Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family migrated to England. He began his caree ...

(1846-1906).

History

Ballyhegan Davitts was founded in 1902, which makes it one of the oldest clubs in Armagh.

Football

The Senior team featured in the first-ever

final, in 1964, losing by a goal to Madden. The Davitts have since won the IFC twice, in 1975 (beating Oliver Plunkett's 0-13 to 0-06) and 1997 (beating Collegeland 1-09 to 1-08).

, ''Clár Oifigiúil, Cluiche Ceannais, Craobh Idirmheánach Peile'' (IFC final programme), 14 October 2012 In 2010, the club's Minor team won the Armagh Division 3 County Championship, becoming the club's first ever under-age All-County Champions.

Honours

Notable players

* Paul McGrane, All-Ireland winner with Armagh in 2002

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ballyhegan Senior Ladies compete in the Armagh Senior League and Intermediate Championship.

Culture

The club offers Irish language classes for all ages.News
section of club website

Facilities

The clubrooms host a wide variety of community events.

References

External links

Ballyhegan GAC
website
Ballyhegan
on Armagh GAA website Gaelic games clubs in County Armagh Gaelic football clubs in County Armagh {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub