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Kilclief Ben Dearg

Cill Cleithe Ben Dearg
Founded:	1901
County:	Down
Colours:	Green and red
Grounds:	St Malachy's Park
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster champions Down champions Hurling: 0 0 23

Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilclief, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.

History

Located in the parish of Kilclief on the shores of Strangford Lough, Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC was founded in 1901, however, Gaelic games had been played in the parish before that. Hearts of Down and the Red Hands clubs amalgamated to form Ben Dearg, who took their name from the nearby red cliffs of Killard. Their record of 23 Down Senior Hurling Championship titles stood from 1956 until it was surpassed by Ballycran almost 60 years later. A decline in hurling coincided with an upsurge in Gaelic football from the 1960s onwards.

Honours

• Down Senior Hurling Championship (23): 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956
• Down Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2011
• Down Junior Football Championship (2): 1942, 1996

References

1. "Kilclief club news". Hogan Stand. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. "Pat Watterson's legacy lives on in Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC". GAA website. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. "Club Titles - Down". Down GAA website. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
4. "Ballycran seal title with late flurry". Irish Independent. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External link

• Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC website

• Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1901
• 1901 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games clubs in County Down
• Gaelic football clubs in County Down
• Hurling clubs in County Down