Baile Uí Dhonnchú | |||
Founded: | 1930s | ||
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Colours: | Green and white | ||
Grounds: | Denis Dowling Park, Coolard | ||
Coordinates: | 52°29′11″N 9°31′10″W / 52.48639°N 9.51944°W | ||
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Ballydonoghue GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in north County Kerry, Ireland. It fields Gaelic football teams at underage and adult levels. All teams represent the parish of Ballydonoghue which contains the village of Lisselton.[1] The club's home ground is Denis Dowling Park, Coolard. The club is affiliated to the North Kerry Football Board[2] and is one of six clubs which form the Shannon Rangers divisional side [3] which competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.[4] The club was founded during the 1930s following the amalgamation of several smaller teams.[5] Several Ballydonoghue players have played on the Kerry inter-county football team,[6] including three club members who were on the Kerry team that contested the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at the Polo Grounds in New York.[7]
As of 2024, the club are the current holders of the North Kerry Senior Football Championship[8] and competed in Division 3 of the Kerry County Football League[9] where they missed out on promotion to Division 2, losing the promotion play-off to Keel.[10] The club were runners-up in Division 1A of the North Kerry Football League[11] and also competed in the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.[12] Ballydonoghue B finished in first place in Division 4 of the Kerry County Developmental League for 2024[13] and also first in Division 3 of the North Kerry League.[14]
At officiating level, the club are represented by referees Brendan Griffin (one of only two Kerry referees on the GAA's national panel of referees[15]) and Eamonn Moran.[16]