Ballyea GAA 3.15

Ballyea is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Ballyea/Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland founded in 1935.HistoryIn 2016, Ballyea coached by Robbie Hogan won their first ever Clare Senior Hurling Championship when they defeated Clonlara in the final by 2-14 to 1-14 after a replay. The next week on 6 November, they defeated Thurles Sarsfields from Tipperary in the Munster Semi-final by 4-18 to 1-22 after extra-time. On 20 November 2016, Ballyea won the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship after a 1-21 to 2-10 victory over Glen Rovers at Semple Stadium. On 4 February 2017, Ballyea qualified for the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final after a 1-19 to 2-14 win against St. Thomas in the semi-final at Semple Stadium. Having lead by 13 points in the second half, they overcame a late fightback by St. Thomas's to win by 2 points. In the final on 17 March 2017 against Cuala from Dublin, Ballyea lost by 2-19 to 1-10.