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KEN IS HALL OF FAME 2010 - June 7th 2011
Welcome
Football has been played in Baltinglass since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. In the early years the club played under the name of Maurice Davins but achieved little in the way of success on the field of play, and from time to time disappeared from Wicklow inter-club activity. The first real success for the club came in 1913, when playing under the banner of Baltinglass Shamrocks, they won the delayed 1912 Wicklow Junior title -- the final of which was played in Croke Park. Lean years followed the winning of the Junior title; the next championship to come to the town was in 1927 when the Wicklow Senior Hurling title was won. Football had fallen away in the town in the early thirties but in 1934 a meeting was held to re-establish the club and out of this the seeds of the present club were planted.
Today Baltinglass GAA Club is a very vibrant Club: We have 3 Adult Male teams - Senior, Junior A and Junior B
We have Minor U18's, U16s, U14s, U12s, U11s, U10s, U8s and U6 Academy.
Also representing the Club: Our Ladies Junior A Team, Ladies U12s, Ladies U14s and Ladies U16s.
Our greatest achievement on the playing fields was winning the All Ireland Senior Club Football Championship on the 17th of March 1990 - A wonderful day for everybody connected to Baltinglass GAA Club.
We have also enjoyed winning Wicklow Championships in every grade we have participated in, over the years - from Senior right down to U12s.
Baltinglass GAA Club extend a very sincere Thank You to all our very hard-working volunteers who have helped make our Club one of the best in the country - both on and off the field. As well as winning championships we can also be very proud of our wonderful playing facilities @ Newtownsaunders, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow.
We once again thank our main sponsors - Quinns of Baltinglass - for their very generous sponsorship for 2010. Quinns of Baltinglass have been loyal sponsors of our Club for many years and it is greatly appreciated.
On Saturday the 24th of January 2009 one of our most famous Club Members, Johnny Kenny, was awarded the Hall of Fame at the Wicklow GAA Sports Stars Awards night in the Bayview Hotel in Arklow. This is a wonderful achievement and one that Johnny is rightly proud of. Well done Johnny - you now join the elite 'Club of Five' Hall of Fame recipients - and it is very well deserved for all the voluntary time you gave the GAA over the years as a Club and County Player, as a Club and County Captain, as a Club Mentor, as our Club Secretary and as a top class Referee.
Johnny Kenny's next door neighbour, Kevin O'Brien, was awarded the Leinster Council GAA Hall of Fame award in July 2010. This is a wonderful honour for Kevin and his family - even more so when you take into account the young age Kevin is. Like Johnny, this award is so deserving to Kevin - who has won almost every reward available on the field of play with Club and County. Is this a record? - two next door neighbours with the highest GAA Accolades available bestowed upon them during 2009 and 2010. Well done again to both of you.
Well now we can add another famous Baltinglass GAA Clubman's name to the Wicklow GAA Hall of Fame - Ken Browne was honoured at the Wicklow GAA Annual Awards night on Saturday the 22nd of January 2011. Ken, like Johnny Kenny in 2009, entered into the Wicklow GAA Hall of Fame. Ken is a most deserving recipient of this prestigious award. His record as a player, mentor with Vocational Schools and various Wicklow Teams, and as an administrator is second to none. Well done to Ken.
We noted above about making history - while Johnny and Kevin live next door - Ken lives about a mile down the road. There must be something in the Bawnogues / Clough air that breeds 'proper' GAA Men!
Baltinglass GAA Lotto Online
The Annual General Meeting of Baltinglass G.A.A. Club will be held in The Clubhouse on Friday 20th January 2012 @ 8.30pm. Baltinglass GAA Lotto OnlineYou can now support the Club by playing the Weekly Lotto online. Enter your lines of numbers for up to a year in one go, you need never miss a draw again! When playing online you will receive the Lotto results by email after each draw has taken place.
Please spread the word to any family members and friends living away from Baltinglass - they can now support the club each week by playing our weekly Lotto on-line. And in return they might win our jackpot + keep up to date with all the Club news and activities.
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You can now support the Club by downloading our Crest to your mobile telephone.
Click on the Crest or download link to your right for further details. You can also use this service to send our crest to your friends. Thanks for your support! |