Ballinderry GAC
| Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG | |||||||||
 |
|||||||||
| Founded: | 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County: | Derry | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Shamrocks | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Shamrock Park (Páirc na Seamróga) |
||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°39′30.51″N 6°33′32.02″W / 54.6584750°N 6.5588944°WCoordinates: 54°39′30.51″N 6°33′32.02″W / 54.6584750°N 6.5588944°W | ||||||||
| Playing kits | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Senior Club Championships | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC (Irish: Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for gaelic football and camogie. Although Ballinderry teams play in Derry competitions, about a third of the parish is located in County Tyrone.
The club's biggest success was winning the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. They have won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice and won the Derry Senior Football Championship on 11 occasions.
Journalist and former Derry player Joe Brolly described Ballinderry as "one of the great communities of Ireland".
Championship Football
The club also field Camogie teams at various age-groups, including Minor and Senior.
Records show that by 1896 Gaelic football and the Gaelic League were organised in Ballinderry. In 1915 Ballinderry competed in what was generally known as the Killybearn League. Other teams competing were Moneymore, Mullinahoe (part of Ardboe), Drumaney (part of Ardboe), Drummullan, Killybearn and Stewartstown. Up to 1919 Bellagherty (Irish: Baile Uí Facharthaigh), a townland of Ballinderry had their own team. There was a keen rivalry between the two sides.
1924 saw a revival of Gaelic football in South Derry through the efforts of Father Downey C.C. (from Magherafelt). He was assisted by Master Wallace (Ballinderry); Master O’Brien (Magherafelt); Hugh A. Mullan and J.J. McNally. Other teams in South Derry at the time included Lissan, Magherafelt, Newbridge, Gulladuff and Glenullin (now a North Derry club).
...
Wikipedia