- Ballyfin GAA
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club gaa = Ballyfin GAA
irish = Baile Fionn
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county =Laois
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colours =Green and White
grounds = Cappinrush
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|Ballyfin
Gaelic Athletic Association club is ahurling andgaelic football club located in the village ofBallyfin inCounty Laois ,Republic of Ireland .The club colours are green and black for football and green and white for hurling. However, many feel that this has been divisive within the club. It has been rumored that each jersey represents each end of the parish. For such a small club, many believe having two different jerseys is unnecessary. With the spirit of Ballyfin GAA in mind and to unite the club, Ballyfin need to opt for the colors that have been handed down to them from the previous generations: Green and White.
The club grounds are at Cappinrush, beside
Ballyfin 's Roman Catholic church.The current Laois senior hurling players Sean Lowry, John Joe McHugh and Dermot McGill are members of the club as is Oliver Phelan who managed Laois to their
1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship .In
2006 , Ballyfin won theLaois Intermediate Hurling Championship to end a long spell in exile from senior ranks in Laois.Ballyfin have won the
Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on 3 occasions: 1970-defeating Ballinakill, 1985-defeating Clonaslee and most recently in 2006 overcoming Colt.In 1972 they made their one and only appearance in the
Laois Senior Hurling Championship final, losing out to Borris-in-Ossory. In 2005 Ballyfin captured the Laois U21B Hurling Championship, defeating Abbeyleix-Ballypickas at a blusteryO'Moore Park to erase the memory of their 2004 defeat to Clonad. Ballyfin, in addition to competing at Senior level, also field a Junior B hurling team. This is courtesy of their 1999 victory over Ballylinan in the 'C' grade.In 1975, Ballyfin defeated Durrow in the Junior B decider to gain promotion to the 'A' ranks. In 1967 Ballyfin defeated traditional rivals Clonaslee St Manmans in the JHC A final to gain promotion to the intermediate ranks.
Post game celebrations are usually held in Andy Bergin's or in the Deadmans Inn, followed by a hardcore session in Agans.
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