Clough–Ballacolla is a

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club in

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. The colour of the club jersey is all blue with a gold band.

History

Since its founding in the late 19th century, the club has changed its name a number of times and was previously known as Ballygeehan, St Canice's, Cannonswood, Ballacolla. From 1914 to 1918, hurling was particularly strong the area with the Ballygeehan team winning the

Laois Senior Hurling Championship The Laois Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Clough–Ballacolla are the title holders, de ...

, as well as supplying the bulk of the team in 1915 when

Laois County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...

won its only

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

Mick Aherne Mick Aherne was a Gaelic football and hurling player from County Laois in Ireland. He played for many years on the Laois senior football and hurling teams in the defence. In 1986, he starred on the Laois senior football team that won the coun ...

, a member of the Laois senior football and hurling teams of the 1980s, is one of the best known players the club has produced. During the late 1990s and the 2000s Clough–Ballacolla won several titles in U/14, U/16, Minor and U-21. In 2009, Clough–Ballacolla won their first

title in 91 years. They beat Portlaoise in the final. In 2011, Clough–Ballacolla regained the Laois Senior Hurling Championship beating Portlaoise in the final. In 2015, Clough–Ballacolla regained the Laois Senior Hurling Championship beating Camross in the final.

Achievements

: 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 *

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Laois IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Laois in Irela ...

: 1910, 1913, 1938, 1952, 1957, 1972, 1991, 1998,2022 * Laois Junior A Hurling Championship: 1909, 1929, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1980, 1990, 2007, 2015 * Laois Junior B Hurling Championship: 2004 * Laois Minor Hurling Championship: 1973, 2002, 2003, 2006 * All-County Football League Division 5: 2003

Notable players

* Stephen Bergin *

Lee Cleere Lee Cleere (born 1998) is an Irish hurling, hurler who plays for Laois Senior Hurling Championship, Laois Senior Championship club Clough–Ballacolla GAA, Clough–Ballacolla and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team. He usu ...

* John A. Delaney * Willie Dunphy * Jack Finlay * Tom Finlay * Willie Hyland, captained Laois and represented Ireland in the Shinty–Hurling International Series. He retired in 2016. * Stephen Maher

References

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