Beale GAA (

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club based in the town of

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. Founded in 1972, the club fields teams in competitions organised by the North Kerry Football Board. Beale won the

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in 2014. ''Sand in our Boots'', a book published in October 2016 and recording the history of Beale GAA club, won the GAA's 2016 MacNamee Award for 'best GAA club publication'.

Honours

(8): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014 *

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(1): 1984 * Kerry Novice Football Championship (2): 1977, 2005

Notable players

Former or current inter-county players who have played for the Beale senior team include: * Eoin 'Bomber' Liston * Denis 'Ogie' Moran

References

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