Ferbane/Belmont GAA is a football club in the

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located in

Ferbane Ferbane (; ) is a town on the north bank of the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland, between Birr and Athlone at the junction of the N62 National secondary road and the R436 regional road. The name of the town is said to come from the w ...

County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

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, 13 miles from Birr. The Ferbane GAA field is located in the town of

on the Ballycumber Road. Ferbane play in the

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

championship. Ferbane holds the record for the club with the longest continuous sponsorship deal in Gaelic football. Ferbane GAA Pitch

Honours

Football

Ferbane enjoyed most of their success in the '80s and start of '90s where they won a 5 in a row of Offaly Senior Football Championship titles from 1986–90 and also a

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title in 1986 beating

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. Gallen community school also brought the senior all-Ireland vocational schools title to Ferbane where they beat Clonakilty cc in

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. all Ireland runners up 2012. More recently Gallen community school have won the 2016 post primary schools B football title beating Mountbellew in the final. In 2019 the club bridged a 25-year gap by defeating Rhode in the County Senior Football Final by 2-13 to 0-14.

Seán Dempsey Seán Dempsey is an Irish Gaelic football manager, coach, selector and former player. He played at minor, under-21 and senior level for the Laois county team. Dempsey later managed Laois at minor, under-21 and senior level and has been involve ...

was manager. *

s: (1) ** 1986 * Offaly Senior Football Championships: (12) ** 1914, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2019 * Offaly Intermediate Football Championships: (3) ** 1957, 1959, 1996,2018 * Offaly Junior Football Championships: (5) ** 1924, 1952, 1964, 1995, 2016

Belmont Football Titles

* Offaly Intermediate Football Championships: (2) ** 1951, 1993 * Offaly Junior Football Championships: (3) ** 1923, 1950, 1985

Hurling

U21 County title in 2003 (vs Drumcullen in Páirc Naomh Raonagh in

Banagher Banagher ( or ''Beannchar na Sionna'') is a town in Ireland, located in the midlands, on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. It had a population of 3,000 at the height of its econ ...

) Intermediate County Title in 2004 (vs Kilcormac/Kiloughey in Páirc Naomh Raonagh in Banagher) Minor A runners up in 2015 vs Na Fianna *

Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Offaly GAA The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí) or Offaly GAA ...

s: (1) ** 2004 *

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s: (4) ** 1952, 1957, 1997, 2017

Ferbane hurling titles

s: (1) ** 1989

Hurling

The Hurling club in the Ferbane Parish is known as Belmont. Named after the village of Belmont which is the Hurling stronghold of the Ferbane Parish

References

External links

Offaly GAA siteOfficial Ferbane GAA Club websiteFerbane GAA web page on the Ferbane Town website
Gaelic games clubs in County Offaly Gaelic football clubs in County Offaly Hurling clubs in County Offaly {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub