Ballybay Pearse Brothers GAA
Ballybay Pearse Brothers Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football club based in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland.[1][2]
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| Founded: | 1906 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Monaghan | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | Ballybay Pearses | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon and White | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Pearse Park, Knappagh, Ballybay | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54.125762°N 6.875990°W | ||||||||||||
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History
The club was founded as Ballybay GFC in 1906.
The club is named after the brothers Patrick Pearse and Willie Pearse, executed after the 1916 Easter Rising.[3] Their grounds, Pearse Park, opened in April 1951, the 35th anniversary of the Rising, and were commonly used for inter-county fixtures.[4] A "golden age" followed, Ballybay winning six Monaghan Senior Football Championships in the years 1954–1969.
Ballybay formerly had a hurling team, which won the Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship in 1976.[5]
Ballybay have only won two county titles in recent decades, in 1987 and 2012.
Achievements
- Monaghan Senior Football Championships: (8)
- 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1987, 2012
- Monaghan Senior Hurling Championships: (1)
- 1976
Notable players
- PF (Rex) Keelaghan won Ulster SFC with Monaghan 1938
- Paddy McKearney, represented club and county with distinction
- John Moen, stylish forward from mainly the 50's and 60's. 6 Senior Championship winners medals - a club record.
- Paddy Linden 3 Ulster SFC (first Allstar Goalkeeper from Ulster), won Save of the Year 1979.
- Paul McCarthy (goalkeeper who played Railway Cup for Ulster)
- Kieran Finlay (held scoring record of 1-9 from 1979 Ulster Final for many years)
- PJ Finlay, Ulster SFC in '88 at midfield. Helped save county final in '87, Ballybay won the replay)
- Paddy Kerr (Captained UCD to win All-Ireland Club Championship in 1974)
- JohnJoe McKearney (superb centre-back and captain of 1987 Co. Championship winning team)
- Paul Finlay (One of the most stylish players of his era - Two Ulster SFC's with Monaghan, Ballybay captain 2012 - Kieran Finlay's son)
- Gussie Kerley
- Drew Wylie (All-star nominated full-back - two Ulster SFC's with Monaghan)
- Ryan Wylie[6](brother of Drew, All-Star nominated corner back two Ulster SFC's with Monaghan - current Monaghan Senior captain)
- Conor (Weeno) Monaghan (Junior B All Star. Halftime show superstar)
- Chris McGuinness (score getter - One Ulster SFC)
- Dessie Ward (Strong running half back and half forward on Monaghan Senior team)
References
- "Ballybay PearseBro's (@PearseBrothers) - Twitter". twitter.com.
- "Ballybay - CLG Mhuineacháin".
- "Ballybay PearseBrothers". www.facebook.com.
- "The Old Hard Road". www.irishidentity.com.
- "News - Ballybay Monaghan Ireland". www.ballybay.ie.
- "My Club: Ryan Wylie - Ballybay Pearse Brothers".
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