Ballypickas GAA

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Ballypickas
Baile Piocas
Founded:1915
County: Laois
Nickname:The Belgies
Colours:Green and yellow hoops
Grounds:Cobbler's Hill
Coordinates: 52°54′47.67″N7°17′40.31″W / 52.9132417°N 7.2945306°W / 52.9132417; -7.2945306
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Ballypickas GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in County Laois, Ireland. Ballypickas is located near Abbeyleix and the club grounds are at the quaintly named Cobbler's Hill. The club colours are green and gold hoops.

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History

The club has won many honours over the year's including the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship twice, in 1937 and 1964.

Ballypickas holds the joint record for wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship with no less than six titles in the grade. The first of these came back in 1931, with the most recent in 1994. The other wins were in 1936, 1955, 1963 and 1985.

Ballypickas returned to winning ways in 2007 with a great win in the final of the Laois Junior B Hurling Championship over The Harps and a win over St. Fintans, Colt in the final of the Laois Junior C Hurling Championship to complete a memorable championship double.

Ballypickas hurling players usually play their football with Spink or Ballyroan.

Achievements

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References

  1. ↑ "County Final Memory: Ballypickas claim junior hurling honours in 1994". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Joyous celebrations as Ballypickas claim Laois junior hurling honours once again". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


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