Ballyboden Wanderers
| Na Fánaithe, Baile Baodáin | ||
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| Founded: | 1910 | |
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| County: | Dublin | |
| Nickname: | Wanderers | |
| Colours: | Black and Red | |
| Grounds: | Frank Kelly Park, Mount Venus Road | |
| Coordinates: | 53°15′38.53″N 6°18′09.75″W / 53.2607028°N 6.3027083°WCoordinates: 53°15′38.53″N 6°18′09.75″W / 53.2607028°N 6.3027083°W | |
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Wanderers ( Irish: Fánaithe Bhaile Baodáin) are a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland.
Ballyboden Wanderers G.A.A. Club was founded in 1910. They played their first match against Clanna Gael Fontenoys in April 1910. The match was played by permission of Padraig Mac Piarais in the grounds of Scoil Eanna, Grange Road Rathfarnham. The club won the inaugural Dublin Junior Football Championship in 1928.
The club disbanded in 1932 and while there some fixtures played in the intervening years, it was not officially reformed until 1961. After winning the Dublin Junior Football Championship in 1968, under the captaincy of Seán Doherty, the Ballyboden Club amalgamated with Rathfarnham St. Enda's in order to join the senior ranks under the name Ballyboden St. Enda's
In 1980, a group of breakaway members formed Wanderers. Since then, the club has gone from strength to strength, now fielding 4 very successful football teams, catering for anyone between the ages of 8 and adulthood. The club boasts 8 acres (32,000 m2) of ground incorporating two playing pitches, and a training area at the panoramic Frank Kelly Park, which was officially opened by former Dublin County Secretary, Mr. Jim King (R.I.P.) in 1991.
The opening of Frank Kelly Park in 1991 was a milestone in the club's development. It was also significant because it occurred while our eminent Club President Frank Kelly was still alive, making our grounds the first to be dedicated in tribute to a living member of the association, though in breach of the official GAA Rules.
Frank had given a lifetime of service to the club. He died in 1995.
The turning of the first sod of their new clubhouse development, which was performed by Minister Tom Kitt in March 1998, heralded a new era for the club. The clubhouse was officially opened early in 1999.
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