Ballyduff Upper GAA

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Ballyduff Upper GAA Club
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Founded:1886
County: Waterford
Nickname:The Village
Colours:Red and White
Coordinates: 52°08′30.30″N8°03′06.26″W / 52.1417500°N 8.0517389°W / 52.1417500; -8.0517389
Playing kits
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandMunster
champions
Waterford
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Football: - - 1
Hurling: - - 3

Ballyduff Upper GAA Club is a GAA club based in the west County Waterford village of Ballyduff, Republic of Ireland. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship three times, in 1982, 1987 and most recently in 2007. While mainly a hurling club, the club has had some success in Gaelic football, winning the Waterford Senior Football Championship in 1924.

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Ballyduff won the 2007 Waterford Senior Championship after beating Ballygunner on a scoreline of 1-18 to 1-14. Ballyduff are the first West Waterford side to win the county championship since 1993. The title is seen as a great achievement considering Ballyduff only won the Waterford Intermediate Championship in 2005.Ballyduff Upper Club was awarded the 'Club of the Year award' in 2005.

Honours

In addition to being named 'Club of the Year' in 2005, achievements by Ballyduff Upper have included:

Notable hurlers

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References

  1. "Waterford GAA - Roll Of Honour - Hurling". waterfordgaa.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "Kearney returns to Ballyduff Upper to senior ranks". Irish Examiner . 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
Preceded by Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
2007
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