Ballyroan Abbey GAA
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Ballyroan Abbey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
club in County Laois
, Ireland
.
The original Ballyroan GAA
club was founded in 1887. The club colours were originally royal blue with a dominant white V on the front, later being changed to sky blue and navy.
The Ballyroan GAA
club won eight Laois Senior Football Championship titles in its own right, the most recent of which was in 1992.
In 2006, a number of Ballyroan players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was a temporary amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix
and Ballyroan
. This amalgation was made permanent in 2007, when they became known as Ballyroan Abbey GAA. This was also a year of great surprise, when they lost to The Heath
in a relegation play-off game meaning they would take part at intermediate rather than senior level in 2008.
However, 2008 saw the club make a swift return to senior ranks with a 1-12 to 0-10 win over Park/Ratheniska
in the final of the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
. By December of the same year, the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
had been added, with a win over Meath champions St Ultans in the final. The 2009 season again was a mixed one which involved skirting relegation with the lowest point being a loss to Crettyard in Laois Senior Football Championship before luckily holding on to beat The Rock in that year's relegation playoff.
However, 2010 saw the club decimated by injuries and transfers and they were relegated from senior ranks after four successive championship defeats.
Padraig McMahon
is their only current Laois
senior panellist, following in the footsteps of the likes of Liam Irwin
, Pat Dunne, Micky Drennan and Tony McMahon.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland
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The original Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1887, the club colours were sky blue and navy having originally been royal blue with a dominant white V on the front...
club was founded in 1887. The club colours were originally royal blue with a dominant white V on the front, later being changed to sky blue and navy.
The Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1887, the club colours were sky blue and navy having originally been royal blue with a dominant white V on the front...
club won eight Laois Senior Football Championship titles in its own right, the most recent of which was in 1992.
In 2006, a number of Ballyroan players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was a temporary amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix GAA
Abbeyleix St Lazerians is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Abbeyleix, County Laois, Ireland.The club plays at senior level in hurling and has no less than 8 Laois Senior Football Championship titles to its credit, the last of which came in 1919....
and Ballyroan
Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1887, the club colours were sky blue and navy having originally been royal blue with a dominant white V on the front...
. This amalgation was made permanent in 2007, when they became known as Ballyroan Abbey GAA. This was also a year of great surprise, when they lost to The Heath
The Heath
The Heath GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1888. Originally the club was known as St. Patrick's...
in a relegation play-off game meaning they would take part at intermediate rather than senior level in 2008.
However, 2008 saw the club make a swift return to senior ranks with a 1-12 to 0-10 win over Park/Ratheniska
Park/Ratheniska
Park/Ratheniska GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club in County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1981 after the amalgamation of Park Football Club and Ratheniska Hurling Club. Club colours are green and gold...
in the final of the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...
. By December of the same year, the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
-Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2011:-See also:*Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship*Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship*Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship...
had been added, with a win over Meath champions St Ultans in the final. The 2009 season again was a mixed one which involved skirting relegation with the lowest point being a loss to Crettyard in Laois Senior Football Championship before luckily holding on to beat The Rock in that year's relegation playoff.
However, 2010 saw the club decimated by injuries and transfers and they were relegated from senior ranks after four successive championship defeats.
Padraig McMahon
Padraig McMahon
Padraig McMahon is a Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.He usually plays at left half back for Laois.He played Under 21 for Laois in 2005 and also broke onto the senior team that same year....
is their only current Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
senior panellist, following in the footsteps of the likes of Liam Irwin
Liam Irwin
Liam Irwin is a former gaelic football player with Laois in Ireland.Nicknamed "George", he played at midfield and in 1986 was part of the Laois team that won the county's second National Football League title.Liam also picked up an All-Star award that year....
, Pat Dunne, Micky Drennan and Tony McMahon.