Our History

Ballinderreen Hurling Club, founded in 1884, is one of the oldest clubs in the association. It is a proud hurling parish that has produced many fine hurlers over the years, some of which have played for Galway. First of those was Mick Gill; he holds the record of winning two senior All-Ireland titles in one year. The 1923 All-Ireland Final was played in 1924, where Mick played and won with Galway; he followed by winning the 1924 All-Ireland Final with Dublin.
Ballinderreen had players involved in the victorious teams of 1980 (Joe McDonagh & Noel Lane), 1987 & 1988 (Noel Lane). The club has also produced many quality players who have represented Galway at minor and under-21 levels. One of the club’s finest hours was when the late Joe McDonagh was elected president of the GAA association in 1997 and served until 2000.