Holycross–Ballycahill GAA is a

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club in

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. Both

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are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of

Holycross Holycross () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Eliogarty. The civil parish straddles the baronies of Eli ...

and Ballycahill and is from

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town centre ( by road).

History

The club was founded in 1885. Holycross–Ballycahill compete in the

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 ...

. The period from 1947 to 1953 was the club's golden era. It won four Mid Tipperary Senior Titles and three Senior County Tipperary titles in 1948, 1951 and 1954, under the captaincy of Francis Maher. A Mid Senior title was won in 1966, before the club reverted to the Junior ranks in 1971. A Junior County championship win in 1974, brought a revival to Holycross–Ballycahill GAA, which resulted in Mid Senior titles in 1978, 1985, 1989 and 1990. The club added their fourth and most recent County Senior title in 1990 defeating Cashel King Cormacs. The team was led by Declan Carr who went on to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup as

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captain 1991. They lifted All Ireland Junior B Hurling title in 2014 under the captaincy of Padraig McGrath, one of the club's finest achievements in recent years. During Tipperary hurling's greatest years, Holycross-Ballycahill GAA club provided Pat Stakelum, who captained the 1949 All Ireland winning team. John Doyle won 8 All Ireland medals during this time with Tipperary, a record which he and

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held until 2011. Another Holycross-Ballycahill man, Phil Cahill, won All-Ireland medals in 1925 and 1930. Michael Maher collected 5 All-Ireland hurling medals with Tipperary during this time.

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is one of a few to hold All Ireland medals in Senior, Junior and Minor grades. Declan Carr won All Ireland medals in 1989 and 1991 (as captain), and also became the club's first All Star. In 1979 Michael Doyle captained Tipperary to U21 Munster and All Ireland hurling titles. He subsequently went on to manage Tipperary to U21 Munster and All Ireland honours in 1995. The club is located just outside the village of Holycross. In May 2011, a new multi-function complex was opened on the club's grounds, known as the John Doyle Centre. On the day of the new facilities opening, a tournament game was held between Tipperary and Waterford. Since 2012, Holycross–Ballycahill GAA's grounds have hosted the Cut-Loose Country music festival. Performances have included Nathan Carter, Mike Denver, Daniel O'Donnell, Lisa McHugh among others.

Honours

Mid Tipperary Championships: * Mid Tipperary Hurling Championship: (12) 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999 * Mid Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: (1) 1990 * Mid Tipperary Junior "A" Hurling Championship: (12) 1922 (as Holycross), 1941, 1974, 1980, 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 * Mid Tipperary Junior "B" Hurling Championship: (4) 1975, 1992, 2012, 2013 * Mid Tipperary U21 "A" Hurling Championship: (8) 1963, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1996, 2017, 2019 * Mid Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship: (1) 2006 * Mid Tipperary U19 "A" Hurling Championship: (1) 2022, 2023 * Mid Tipperary Under-19 B Hurling Championship: (1) 2021 * Mid Tipperary Minor "A" Hurling Championship: (7) 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 2012, 2013, 2014 * Mid Tipperary Minor "B" Hurling Championship: (2) 2005, 2010 * Cahill Cup Hurling: (11) (Last in 2009) * Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: (9) 1976, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011 * Mid Tipperary Junior "A" Football Championship: (7) 1946, 1954, 1976, 1982, 1994, 1995, 2019 * Mid Tipperary U21 "A" Football Championship: (4) 1982, 1984, 1985, 1999 * Mid Tipperary U21 "B" Football Championship: (1) 2005 * Mid Tipperary Minor "A" Football Championship: (2) 1991, 1997 * Mid Tipperary Minor "B" Football Championship: (3) 1996, 2001, 2004 County Championships: *

: (4) 1948, 1951, 1954, 1990 (Runners-Up 1964, 1989, 1991) *

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 ...

: (4) 1941, 1974, 1988, 2010 * Tipperary Junior "B" Hurling Championship: (1) 2013 * Tipperary Under-21 "A" Hurling Championship: (2) 1978, 1996 * Tipperary Under-19 "A" Hurling Championship: (1) 2022 * Tipperary Under-19 "B" Hurling Championship: (1) 2021 * Tipperary Minor "A" Hurling Championship: (2) 1982, 2022 * Tipperary Minor "B" Hurling Championship: (1) 2010 * Tipperary Junior "A" Football Championship: (2) 1982, 1995 * Tipperary Under-21 "A" Football Championship: (1) 1999 * Tipperary Under-21 "B" Football Championship: (1) 2005 * Tipperary Minor "B" Football Championship: (1) 1996 All-Ireland Championships: *

All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA club since 2006 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their count ...

: 1 (Last in 2014)

Notable players

* John Doyle, Eight time

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

winner, 1964

Texaco Hurler of the Year The Texaco Hurler of the Year was a hurling award, created in 1958, that honoured the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence. The award was part of the Texaco Sportstars Awards, in which Irish sportspeople from all fields were honou ...

, Hurling Team of the Century and

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, No.13 in 125 Greatest Gtars of the GAA, GAA Hall of Fame Inductee: 2013 * Declan Carr, Two time

winner, Tipperary

1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 1 ...

Winning Captain, Two time All-Star. * Pat Stakelum, Three time

winner

1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949. ...

Winning Captain, 1993 GAA All-Time All-Star Award *

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, Two time

winner 2014

All Stars Young Hurler of the Year The Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association Young Hurler of the Year (known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year, or simply the Young Hurler of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 21 ...

, Two time All-Star winner. * Michael Maher Five time

winner. * Phil Cahill Two time

winner * Michael Doyle, Tipperary

1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 Se ...

Winning Captain,

1995 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The 1995 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Kilkenny were the defending champions. On 10 September ...

winning manager, Tipperary Senior Manager. *

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winner, 1915

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winning captain. * Tim Gleeson Two time

winner. * Tony Lanigan Two time

winner. *

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winner. *

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, 1932 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Winning Captain * Bryan O'Mara

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Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup () is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideac ...

winning captain * Johnny Doyle

All-Ireland Medal winners

Senior Hurling in Chronological Order *

: 1 (1908) *

: 1 (1916, with Thurles) * Joe Bannon: 2 (1924, 27, both with Dublin) * Tom Barry: 2 (1924, 27, both with Dublin) * Phil Cahill: 2 (1925, 1930) *

Denis O'Gorman Denis O'Gorman may refer to: * Denis O'Gorman (hurler) * Denis O'Gorman (runner) {{hndis, Ogorman, Denis ...

: 1 (1937) * John Doyle (hurler): 8 (1949, 50, 51, 58, 61, 62, 64, 65) * Michael Maher: 5 (1958, 61, 62, 64, 65) * Pat Stakelum: 3 (1949 as Captain, 50, 51) *

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: 1 (1949) * Bob Stakelum: 1 (1949) * Declan Carr: 2 (1989, 1991 as Captain) *

: 2 (2016, 2019)

References

External links

Tipperary GAA siteOfficial Holycross–Ballycahill GAA Club websiteTipperary GAA Archives (Holycross/ Ballycahill County Involvement)Munster GAA SiteGAA Official Site
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