Castleblayney Hurling Club is a hurling club based in the town of Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland. They are the most successful hurling club in Monaghan, having won the senior championship 34 times. It is a separate club from Castleblayney Faughs, the town's Gaelic football club.
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| Founded: | 1906 | ||||||||
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| County: | Monaghan | ||||||||
| Nickname: | 'Blayney | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Concra, Castleblayney | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°06′20″N 6°42′42″W / 54.10566°N 6.711705°W | ||||||||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1906, and won their first senior championship in 1943, beating Carrickmacross in the final.[1] They have gone on to dominate the competition, their most recent success coming in 2022.
Castleblayney reached the final of the Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship for the first time in 2005. Castleblayney won the championship with a 2–15 to 1–8 win over Strabane.[2] In 2011, Blayney reached the final of the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, where they were well beaten by Middletown.[3] They would reach the junior final again in 2014, and won the title for a second time with a comfortable win over Na Magha.[4]
The club played in their third Ulster Junior final in 2018, where they played Cushendun. Behind by five points in the second-half, Castleblayney came back and a last-minute winner gave the club their third Ulster title.[5] Blayney qualified for the final of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship for the first time with a one-point semi-final win over Carrick.[6] The final was played on 10 February 2019 in Croke Park against Dunnamaggin from Kilkenny. Castleblayney were three points up in the second-half, but Dunnamaggin scored the last seven points of the game to take the title.[7]
Despite losing the county final to Inniskeen in 2023,[8] Castleblayney represented Monaghan in the Ulster Junior championship. A four-point final win over St Eunan's gave 'Blayney their fourth Ulster title.[9]
Honours
edit- Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship: 4
- 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023
- Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship: 34
- 1943, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
References
edit- ^ "Club History". Castleblayney Hurling Club. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Castleblayney 2-15 Strabane 1-8". Irish Independent. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Gaffney just the trick for Middletown". Irish Independent. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Forde brace punishes 13-man Na Magha". Irish Independent. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Crossan, Brendan (12 November 2018). "Castleblayney snatch winner in dying seconds to break Cushendun hearts in Ulster decider". The Irish News. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Byrne hits the spot for 'Blayney". Irish Independent. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Bannon, Dan (10 February 2019). "Late rally from Kilkenny's Dunnamaggin seals All-Ireland Junior crown". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Shalvey, Colm (3 September 2023). "Inniskeen thwart Castleblaney's seven-in-a-row hopes in Monaghan SHC final". RTÉ. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (19 November 2023). "St Eunan's come up short against Castleblayney in Ulster JHC decider". Donegal Live. Retrieved 1 December 2023.