Borris–Ileigh Gaelic Athletic Club () is a

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club that is based in the village of

Borrisoleigh Borrisoleigh () is a small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 679. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh and Ileigh in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Location and ac ...

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. The club currently plays

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

and

camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

in the county-wide and North division competitions of

Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tippe ...

. It formerly participated in Mid Tipperary divisional competitions. It also plays

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at Junior and under-age levels. The club attracts members from the

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of Glenkeen which is co-extensive with the Catholic parish of

Borrisoleigh and Ileigh Borrisoleigh and Ileigh is an ecclesiastical parish in the Thurles deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. This parish is unusual among Catholic parishes in Ireland in that it is co-extensive with a civil pa ...

History

"Borrisoleigh Gaelic Athletic Club" was founded in 1886. In 1948, this club merged with "Ileigh Hurling Club".Club website

Hurling

Borrisoleigh reached the semifinal of the first

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Ath ...

in 1887, a year after its foundation. In 1910 the club won the Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship, defeating

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. The Borris and Ileigh clubs competed separately in the Mid and North divisions, and in 1947 Borrisoleigh defeated Kilruane to win the North Senior Hurling Championship, but lost in the county final. The united Borris–Ileigh club won the Mid Senior final in 1949, beating Boerlahan, and went on to win the county title, beating Knockavilla–Donaskeigh by 4–6 to 2–1. They held the title in 1950, defeating Carrick Swans 2–7 to 2–3. A third county title came in 1953, when they beat Boherlahan 4–8 to 4–4. After a lean period in the 1960s and '70s Borris–Ileigh won three county SHC titles in the 1980s, along with the 1986

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and 1987

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titles. On 3 November 2019, Borris–Ileigh won their first Tipperary Championship since

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with a 1–15 to 1–12 win over Kiladangan in the

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. On 24 November 2019, Borris-Ileigh won their second Munster Club Hurling Championship after a 1–12 to 1–11 win against

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in the final. On 5 January 2020, Borris–Ileigh reached the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final after a 1–21 to 1–14 win against St Thomas in the

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. In the final on 19 January, Borris–Ileigh lost to

Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic games club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a member of the Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Founded in 1972, the club was a amalgamation of three team ...

by 0–18 to 0–15.

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

(1) ** 1987 *** runners-up 2020 *

(7) ** 1949, 1950, 1953, 1981, 1983, 1986, 2019 *** runners-up 1947, 2017 *

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

(2) ** 1986, 2019 ** *** runners-up 1983 * North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (15) ** ''(Borrisoleigh)'' 1947 ** 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988, 2005, 2007, 2017 *Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1) ** 1949 *

Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship The Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players in the junior grade and is organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The championship has been awarded alm ...

(2) ** ''(Borrisoleigh)'' 1910, 1933 *North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (1) ** 1978 *North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (7) ** 1960, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008 *Mid Tipperary Junior Hurling 'A' Championship (3) ** ''(Borrisoleigh)'' 1910, 1926, 1928 *Tipperary Under-21 (A) Hurling Championship (3) ** 1969, 1987, 1997 *North Tipperary U-21 (A) Hurling Championship (4) ** 1969, 1987, 1988, 1997 *Tipperary U-21 (B) Hurling Championship (1) ** 1995 *North Tipperary U-21 (B) Hurling Championship (2) ** 1995, 2015 *Tipperary Minor (B) Hurling Championship (1) ** 1985 *North Tipperary Minor (B) Hurling Championship (3) ** 1981, 1985, 2004 *All Ireland 7-a-Side Championship (6) ** 1976, 1978, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2015

Notable players

Mick Cowan Michael Cowan (1948 – 10 May 2010) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team. Regarded as one of Tipperary's most versatile players ever, Cowan joined the team during the 1969 championship and wa ...

* Jim Devaney *

Liam Devaney Liam Devaney (1935 – 15 August 2017) was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fourteen seasons from 1954 until 1968. Born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Devaney was born into a stro ...

, Hurler of the Year 1961 *

Jimmy Finn James Finn (born 16 November 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Finn first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Thurles CBS. ...

, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1951 *

Pat Kavanagh (Kilkenny hurler) Patrick Kavanagh (born 10 November 1945) is an Irish former hurler. He enjoyed a 20-year club career, lining out with Rower–Inistioge, University College Dublin and Borris–Ileigh, and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. ...

* Conor Kenny (hurler) (Kildare) * Paddy Kenny, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Minor Hurling team, 1947 * Sean Kenny, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1950 * Dan McCormack * Brendan Maher, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Minor Hurling team, 2007,

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, Young Hurler of the Year 2010, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 2016 * Philip Maher,

* Noel O'Dwyer * Tommy O'Dwyer * Jim Prior (hurler) (Dublin) * Aidan Ryan,

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* Bobby Ryan, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1989,

* Ned Ryan *

Pat Ryan (Borris–Ileigh hurler) Pat Ryan may refer to: Sportspeople Hurlers * Pat Ryan (Borris–Ileigh hurler) (born 1958), Irish hurler for Tipperary * Pat Ryan (Cork hurler) (born 1976), Irish hurler * Pat Ryan (Limerick hurler) (born 1995), Irish hurler * Pat Ryan (Moycarkey� ...

* Philly Ryan * Tim Ryan * Conor Stakelum * Richard Stakelum, captain of Munster Senior Championship winning Tipperary Hurling team, 1987 (the end of sixteen barren years for the county) * Gerry Stapleton * Paddy Stapleton * Timmy Stapleton Notably coaches * Paddy Doyle (hurler), did not play for Borris–Ileigh but coached them to the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Cub Hurling Championship

Gaelic football

Borrisoleigh won the Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship in 1910, defeating

Upperchurch Upperchurch () is a small village in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies in the Slievefelim Hills, just off the R503 road (Ireland), R503 Regional road (Ireland), regional road between Thurles and Limerick. Its Irish name was ...

. The Borris-Ileigh club, in which hurling dominates, currently plays in the Junior championship and leagues.

Honours

* Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1) ** ''(Borrisoleigh)'' 1910 *North Tipperary Junior 'A' Football Championship (7) ** 1960, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008 *North Tipperary U-21 (A) Football Championship (1) ** 1998 *North Tipperary U-21 (B) Football Championship (2) ** 1994, 1995 *North Tipperary Minor (B) Football Championship (5) ** 1993, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2009

Camogie

The Borris–Ileigh Camogie Club competes at Senior level and also fields Minor, Under-16, U-14, U-12 and U-8 teams.

Culture

The club also participates in Scór competitions.

Facilities

The club is planning to develop a community sports complex at its home grounds, which were extended with the purchase of adjoining land in 2012.Club newsletter
27 March 2013

References

External links

Borris–Ileigh GAA club official site

Tipperary GAA site

Borris–Ileigh GAA site

Tipperary GAA club sites

Tipperary on Hoganstand.com
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