Borris-Ileigh GAA

Borris-Ileigh

CLG Buíreas Uí Luíoch
Founded:	1886
County:	Tipperary
Colours:	Maroon and White
Grounds:	Bishop Quinlan Park
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster champions Tipperary champions Hurling: 1 1 6

Borris-Ileigh Gaelic Athletic Club (Latin: CLG Buíreas Uí Luíoch) is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, in Ireland. The club currently plays hurling and camogie in the county-wide and North division competitions of Tipperary GAA. It formerly participated in Mid Tipperary divisional competitions. The club also plays Gaelic football at Junior and under-age levels. It is based in the village of Borrisoleigh.

History

Borrisoleigh Gaelic Athletic Club was founded in 1886, and the present club came into being in 1948 when it amalgamated with the separate Ileigh Hurling Club.

Hurling

Borrisoleigh reached the semifinal of the first Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship in 1887, a year after its foundation. In 1910 the club won the Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship, defeating Toomevara. The Borris and Ileigh clubs competed separately in the Mid and North divisions, and in 1947 Borrisoleigh defeated Kilruane to win the North Senior Hurling Championship, but lost in the county final.

The united Borris-Ileigh club won the Mid Senior final in 1949, beating Boerlahan, and went on to win the county title, beating Knockavilla-Donaskeigh by 4–6 to 2–1. They held the title in 1950, defeating Carrick Swans 2–7 to 2–3. A third county title came in 1953, when they beat Boherlahan 4–8 to 4–4. After a lean period in the 1960s and '70s Borris-Ileigh won three county SHC titles in the 1980s, along with the 1986 Munster and 1987 All-Ireland titles.

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1987
• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (6)
  • 1949, 1950, 1953, 1981, 1983, 1986; runners-up 1947
• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1986
• North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (14)
  • (Borrisoleigh) 1947
  • 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988, 2005, 2007
• Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1949
• Tipperary Junior Hurling 'A' Championship (1)
  • (Borrisoleigh) 1910
• Mid Tipperary Junior Hurling 'A' Championship (3)
  • (Borrisoleigh) 1910, 1926, 1928
• Tipperary Under-21 (A) Hurling Championship (3)
  • 1969, 1987, 1997
• Tipperary U-21 (B) Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1995
• Tipperary Minor (B) Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1985
• All Ireland 7-a-Side Championship (5)
  • 1976, 1978, 1987, 1997, 2000

Notable players

• Liam Devaney, Hurler of the Year 1961
• Jimmy Finn, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1951
• Paddy Kenny, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Minor Hurling team, 1947
• Sean Kenny, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1950
• Brendan Maher, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Minor Hurling team, 2007, All Star, Young Hurler of the Year 2010
• Philip Maher, All Star
• Aidan Ryan, All Star
• Bobby Ryan, captain of All Ireland winning Tipperary Senior Hurling team, 1989, All Star

Gaelic football

Borrisoleigh won the Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship in 1910, defeating Upperchurch. The Borris-Ileigh club, in which hurling dominates, currently plays in the Junior championship and leagues.

Honours

• Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1)
  • (Borrisoleigh) 1910
• North Tipperary Junior 'A' Football Championship (7)
  • 1960, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008

Camogie

The Borris-Ileigh Camogie Club competes at Intermediate level and also fields Under-16, U-14, U-12 and U-8 teams.

Culture

The club also participates in Scór competitions.

Facilities

The club is planning to develop a community sports complex at its home grounds, which were extended with the purchase of adjoining land in 2012.

External links

• Borris-Ileigh GAA club official site
• Tipperary GAA site
• Borris-Ileigh GAA site
• Tipperary GAA club sites
• Tipperary on Hoganstand.com