Kilanerin–Ballyfad GAA, often called simply Kilanerin, is a Gaelic football, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Kilanerin (Killinierin), County Wexford, Ireland.[1][2]
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| Founded: | 1953 | ||||||||
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| County: | Wexford | ||||||||
| Colours: | White and Red | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Borleagh, Killinierin & The Rock | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°44′07″N 6°17′03″W / 52.735375°N 6.284078°W | ||||||||
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History
editThere were formerly three clubs in the parish: Kilanerin, Ballyfad and Pallas Parnells. In 1953 they amalgamated with Tara Rocks to form Kilanerin–Ballyfad. The mountain on the club crest is nearby Annagh Hill.[3]
Kilanerin took their first Wexford Senior Football Championship in 1974. Their grounds in the Borleagh townland were acquired after that, and were further developed in 1998.[4]
Kilanerin won six county football titles in the years 1993–2008. Their best season was 1996, when they reached the semi-finals of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to St. Sylvesters.[5]
Since then, they have been county finalists twice, in 2010 and 2018.
Honours
edit- Wexford Senior Football Championship (7): 1974, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008
- Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2017
- South Leinster Senior Club Championship (1): 1999
- Wexford Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1973, 1992
- Wexford Junior Football Championship: (1) 1967[5]
- Wexford Junior Hurling Championship: (1) 1998[6]
Notable players
edit- Michael W. D'Arcy
- Mattie Forde
- John Hegarty,[7] won the Wexford SFC with the club as player-manager[8]
References
edit- ^ "Kilanerin Ballyfad Gaa". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Kilanerin GAA Club (@kilaneringaa) - Twitter". twitter.com.
- ^ "Kilanerin focused on senior title quest".
- ^ "Kilanerin GAA Club HistoryKilanerin". kilanerin.com.
- ^ a b "History". homepage.eircom.net.
- ^ "Kilanerin Ballyfad GAA Club On-Line". homepage.eircom.net.
- ^ "Wexford set to appoint Hegarty as new football boss". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2022.
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (10 September 2022). "Wexford to appoint John Hegarty as new football manager". RTÉ.
External links
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