BALLINDERRY SHAMROCKS

'Ballinderry Shamrocks' (Irish:'Baile an Doire na Seamróga') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry. They currently cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie. Ballinderry teams play all their GAA in Derry championships, however about a third of the parish is located in County Tyrone as well.
The club's biggest success is when they won 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 nine occasions and are the reigning champions.
Amazingly the club haven't been beaten in League or Championship by another Derry team for almost two years.
Ballinderry fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. There are also Minor and Senior Camogie teams. Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

Contents

History

Well known players

Honours

Senior

Reserves

U-21

Minor

U-16

U-15

U-14

U-12

See also

External links

References

History

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), Drummullen, 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 tike included Lissan, Magherafelt, Newbridge, Gulladuff and Glenullin (who now compete in North Derry competitions).
By 1926 Ballinderry officially formed as one team representing all the townlands of Ballinderry. The club was named Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC (Irish: Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG). A year later the side claimed their first Derry Championship, after a final victory over Magherafelt.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s Ballinderry competed in the Tyrone Championship and league. Gaelic football was once again revived in South Derry in 1933 and Ballinderry returned to compete in Derry competitions.
From 1933-1936 Ballylifford (Irish: Baile Leithearr), another townland of Ballinderry competed as a separate team. When Ballylifford and Ballinderry met this meant brother against brother in some cases. In 1938 a parish league was formed (between five Ballinderry teams): Bellagherty, St. John’s, Ballinderry, Derrychrin and Mullan Fianna. Mullan were the eventual winners, the prize being a trip to the All-Ireland Final. Mullan Fianna competed as Ballinderry's sole team for a few years, but the Ballinderry Shamrocks side soon restarted in the early 1940s.
After a gap of 47 years, 1974 saw Ballinderry win their second Dery Senior Championship, defeating Banagher in the final. The early 1980s were a glory period for the club and became only the second side after Bellaghy to win the Derry Championship three years in a row (1980, 1981 and 1982). The club beat Burren of Down to claim the 1981 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Another county championship was added in 1995. Ballinderry were beaten by Bellaghy in the Derry final in both 1999 and 2000. The two clubs clashed again in 2001's final. This time Ballinderry were victorious. They went on to vicory over Mayobridge in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship decider. A few months later Ballinderry were crowned champions of Ireland when they won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, defeating Nemo Rangers of Cork in the final by a scoreline of 2-10 (16 points) to 0-09 (9 points).
Further Derry Championships were added in 2002 and 2006. The club were awarded Derry Club of the Year in 2001 under the AIB GAA Club of the Year Awards scheme^[1] Club Chairman Michael Donnelly was presented the award by GAA President Seán McCague.

Well known players

★ Enda Muldoon - All Star winning Derry footballer.

★ Kevin McGuckin - Current Derry captain.

Honours

Senior

★ 'All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship:' 1

★
★ 2002

Year	Squad	Opponent
2001/2002	M Conlon, K McGuckin, N McCusker, J Bell, P Wilson, R McGuckin, D Crozier, S Donnelly, E Muldoon 0-1, B McOscar 0-1, C Gilligan 0-1, D Conway 0-2, D Bateson 1-1, A McGuckin, G Cassidy 1-4. Subs - M Harney for B McOscar.	Nemo Rangers

★ 'All-Ireland Kilmacrud Crokes Sevens Championship:' 1

★
★ 1998.

Year	Squad	Opponent
1998	D Bateson, J Bell, G Cassidy, D Conway, S Donnelly, C Gilligan, B McOscar, N McCusker, E Muldoon, F Muldoon.

★ 'Ulster Senior Club Football Championship:' 2

★
★ 1981, 2001.

Year	Squad	Opponent
2001	M Conlon, K McGuckin, N McCusker, J Bell, P Wilson, R McGuckin, D Crozier, S Donnelly 0-1, E Muldoon 1-0, B McOscar, C Gilligan 0-2, D Conway 0-3, D Bateson 0-2, A McGuckin 0-2, G Cassidy. Subs - J Conway for McOscar, S McGeehan for G Cassidy.	Mayobridge

★ 'Derry Senior Football Championship:' 9

★
★ 1927, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2006.

Year	Squad	Opponent
2001	M Conlon, K McGuckin, N McCusker, S Mullan, P Wilson, R McGuckin, D Crozier, E Muldoon 0-1, R Bell, C Gilligan 0-2, S Donnelly, D Conway 0-1, D Bateson 1-0, A McGuckin, G Cassidy 0-5. Subs - J Conway for R Bell, J Bell for S Mullan, B McOscar for D Conway, M Harney for D Conway, D McGeehan for D Bateson.	Bellaghy

Year	Squad	Opponent
2002	M Conlon, K McGuckin, N McCusker, J Bell, P Wilson, R McGuckin, D Crozier, S Donnelly, J Conway 0-1, M Harney, C Gilligan 0-1, D Conway 1-3, D Bateson, E Muldoon, G Cassidy 0-6. Subs - A McGuckin for M Harney.	An Lúb

Year	Squad	Opponent
2006	M Conlon, K McGuckin, N McCusker, D Crozier, P Wilson, R McGuckin, M McIver, J Conway, S Donnelly, D Conway, C Gilligan (Capt.), M Harney, J Bateson, E Muldoon, R Wilkinson. Subs - C Devlin for M Harney, K 'Moss' McGuckin for S Donnelly, B Conway for P Wilson, M Muldoon for R Wilkinson, R Devlin for J Bateson.	An Lúb

★ 'Derry Senior Football League:' 10

★
★ 1974, 1975, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006.

★ 'Derry Junior Football Championship:' 1
★

★
★ 1993 (won by Ballinderry Thirds team)

★ 'Bishops Cup' 1

★
★ 1989.

Reserves

★ 'Derry Reserve Football Championship:' 9

★
★ 1976, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

★ 'Derry Reserve Football League:' 8

★
★ 1976, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003.

U-21

★ 'Derry U-21 Football Championship:' 1

★
★ 1999.

Minor

★ 'Ulster Minor Club Football Championship:' 3

★
★ 1996, 1997, 2001.

★ 'Derry Minor Football Championship:' 6
★

★
★ 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003.

★ 'Derry Minor Football League:' 6

★
★ 1952, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005.

U-16

★ 'Ulster U-16 Club Football Championship:' 4

★
★ 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.

★ 'Derry U-16 Football Championship:' 8
★

★
★ 1961, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

★ 'Derry U-16 Football League:' 8
★

★
★ 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006.

U-15

★ 'Derry U-15 Football Championship:' 3
★

★
★ 1961, 2004, 2005.

★ 'Derry Óg Sport:' 4

★
★ 1993, 1998, 2004, 2007

U-14

★ 'All-Ireland Féile na nÓg:' 2

★
★ 1996, 1997.

★ 'Ulster Féile na nÓg:' 1

★
★ 2004.

★ 'Derry Féile na nÓg:' 11

★
★ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006.

★ 'Derry U-14 Football Championship:' 9
★

★
★ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006.

★ 'South Derry U-14 Football Championship:' 11
★

★
★ 1977, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006.

★ 'Derry U-14 Football League:' 11
★

★
★ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006.

U-12

★ 'Derry U-12 Football League & Championship:' 10
★

★
★ 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004.

★ Note: Some honours, particuarly those marked with
★ may be incomplete lists. Please add in any other honours you know of.

See also

★ Derry Senior Football Championship

★ List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs

External links

★ Ballinderry Shamrocks Website

★ Official Derry GAA Website

★ Derry Club GAA

References

1. 080665.jpg

Official Ballinderry website article on History