Kilmallock GAA
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| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Limerick | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Balbec | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Green and white | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | FitzGerald Park | ||||||||||||
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Kilmallock GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but has also fielded teams in Gaelic football.
Located in the town of Kilmallock, about 20 miles outside Limerick, Kilmallock GAA Club was founded in 1885.[1] Kilmallock's earliest successes where in Gaelic football, with the club claiming Limerick SFC titles in 1908, 1909 and 1916.[2][3] Kilmallock made the hurling breakthrough in 1956 when they won the Limerick JHC title and earned promotion to the senior grade.[4]
Four years after that initial junior triumph, Kilmallock won the Limerick SHC title after a defeat of Claughaun in 1960.[5] A second Limerick SHC title followed in 1967, before Kilmallock claimed three successive titles between 1973 and 1975.[6][7] The club also won Munster Club SHC titles in 1992 and 1994, as well as losing to Sarsfields in the 1993 All-Ireland club final.[8][9]
The new century saw Kilmallock secure a number of underage titles in the minor and under-21 grades.[10][11] The club also won three Limerick SHC titles in a five-year period between 2010 and 2014, as well as a third Munster Club SHC title in 2014[12][13] Kilmallock also had a 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2015 All-Ireland club final.[14] The club claimed their 12th Limerick SHC title in 2021.[15]
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1992, 2014
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (12): 1960, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021
- Limerick Senior Football Championship (3): 1908, 1909, 1916
- Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (5): 1925, 1939, 1943, 1956, 2019
- Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (7): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018
- Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (11): 1972, 1973, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010