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Clough–Ballacolla GAA

{{Short description|GAA club in County Laois, Ireland}}

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{{Infobox GAA club

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| irish = Cloch–Baile na Coille

| county = Laois

| province = Leinster

| nickname = The Colla

| colours = Blue and Gold

| grounds = The Hawthorn

| founded = 1890

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Clough–Ballacolla is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Laois, Ireland. 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.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

From 1914 to 1918, hurling was particularly strong the area with the Ballygeehan team winning the Laois Senior Hurling Championship, as well as supplying the bulk of the team in 1915 when Laois won its only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

Mick Aherne, a member of the Laois senior football and hurling teams of the 1980s, is one of the best known players the club has produced.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

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 Laois Senior Hurling Championship 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.{{fact|date=November 2022}}

Achievements

Notable players

References

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Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Laois

Category:Hurling clubs in County Laois

Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Laois

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