Holycross-Ballycahill GAA
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| County: | Tipperary GAA | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Holycross | ||||||||
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Holycross-Ballycahill GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club that is centred on the villages of Holycross and Ballycahill and is located around five miles outside Thurles.
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History
The club was founded in 1885. Holycross-Ballycahill GAA club compete in the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship.
The period from 1947 to 1953 was the clubs golden era. Four Mid Tipperary Senior Titles and three Senior County Tipperary titles in 1948, 1951 and 1954, under the captaincy of Francis Maher.
A Mid Senior title was won in 1966, before the club reverted back to the Junior ranks in 1971. A Junior County championship win in 1974, brought a revival to Holycross-Ballycahill GAA, which resulted in Mid Senior titles in 1978, 1985, 1989 and 1990.
The club added their fourth and most recent County Senior title in 1990 defeating Cashel King Cormacs. The team was led by Declan Carr who went on to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup as Tipperary GAA captain 1991. They lifted All Ireland Junior B Hurling title in 2014 under the captaincy of Padraig McGrath, one of the club's finest achievements in recent years.
During Tipperary hurling's greatest years, Holycross-Ballycahill GAA club provided Pat Stakelum, who captained the 1949 All Ireland winning team. John Doyle (hurler) won 8 All Ireland medals during this time with Tipperary, a record which he and Christy Ring held until 2011. Another Holycross-Ballycahill man Phil Cahill was regarded as one of the greatest forwards in the first 50 years of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Michael Maher (hurler) collected 5 All-Ireland hurling medals with Tipperary during this time. Denis O'Gorman is one of few to hold All Ireland medals in Senior, Junior and Minor grades. Declan Carr won All Ireland medals in 1989 and 1991 (as captain), and also became the club's first All Star.
In 1979 Michael Doyle (hurler) captained Tipperary to U21 Munster and All Ireland hurling titles. He subsequently went on to manage Tipperary to U21 Munster and All Ireland honours in 1995.
The club is located just outside the village of Holycross. In May 2011, a new multi-function complex was opened on the club's grounds, known as the John Doyle Centre. On the day of the new facilities opening, a tournament game was held between Tipperary and Waterford.
Since 2012, Holycross-Ballycahill GAA has hosted the Cut-Loose Country music festival on its grounds. Performances have included Nathan Carter, Mike Denver, Daniel O'Donnell, Lisa McHugh among others.
Honours
Mid Tipperary Championships:
- Mid Tipperary Hurling Championship: 11 (last in 1999)
- Mid Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1 (Last in 1990)
- Mid Tipperary Junior "A" Hurling Championship: 8 (Last in 2008)
- Mid Tipperary Junior "B" Hurling Championship: 4 (Last in 2013)
- Mid Tipperary U21 "A" Hurling Championship: 7 (Last in 1996)
- Mid Tipperary Minor "A" Hurling Championship: 7 (Last in 2014)
- Mid Tipperary Minor "B" Hurling Championship: 3 (Last in 2010)
- Cahill Cup Hurling: 11 (Last in 2009)
- Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: 7 (Last in 2011)
- Mid Tipperary Junior "A" Football Championship: 7 (Last in 1995)
- Mid Tipperary U21 "A" Football Championship: 3 (Last in 1999)
- Mid Tipperary U21 "B" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 2005)
- Mid Tipperary Minor "A" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 1997)
- Mid Tipperary Minor "B" Football Championship: 5 (Last in 2003)
County Championships:
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 4 (last in 1990)
- County Tipperary Junior "A" Hurling Championship: 4 (Last in 2010)
- County Tipperary Junior "B" Hurling Championship: 1 (Last in 2013)
- County Tipperary U21 "A" Hurling Championship: 2 (Last in 1996)
- County Tipperary Minor "A" Hurling Championship: 1 (Last in 1982)
- County Tipperary Minor "B" Hurling Championship: 1 (Last in 2010)
- County Tipperary Junior "A" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 1982)
- County Tipperary U21 "A" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 1999)
- County Tipperary U21 "B" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 2005)
- County Tipperary Minor "B" Football Championship: 1 (Last in 1996)
All-Ireland Championships:
- All Ireland Junior "B" Hurling Championship: 1 (Last in 2014)
Notable players
- John Doyle (hurler)
- Pat Stakelum Tipperary All Ireland Winning Captain 1949
- Declan Carr Tipperary All Ireland Winning Captain 1991
- Cathal Barrett All Stars Young Hurler of the Year 2014
All-Ireland Medal Winners
Senior Hurling
- Michael O'Dwyer: 1 (1908)
- Tom Dwan: 1 (1916 with Thurles)
- Phil Cahill: 2 (1925, 1930)
- Denis O'Gorman: 1 (1937)
- John Doyle (hurler): 8 (1949, 50, 51, 58, 61, 62, 64, 65)
- Michael Maher: 5 (1958, 61, 62, 64, 65)
- Pat Stakelum: 3 (1949 as Captain, 50, 51)
- Ned O'Gorman: 1 (1949)
- Bob Stakelum: 1 (1949)
- Declan Carr: 2 (1989, 1991 as Captain)
- Joe Bannon: 2 (1924, 27 both with Dublin)
- Tom Barry: 2 (1924, 27 both with Dublin)
