Ballyhegan Davitts GAA Club (also "Ballyhegan Davitts Cumann Luthchleas Gael" ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in central County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated with the Armagh GAA and is based in the parish of Kilmore which has two ends: Mullavilly and Stonebridge. It currently competes in football, and Ladies Gaelic Football, at Under 8 to Minor levels. Its Senior Men team competes in the Armagh Junior Football Championship and in the Junior Division of the All-County League.

History

Ballyhegan Davitts was founded in 1902, which makes it one of the oldest clubs in Armagh.

Football

The Senior team featured in the first-ever Armagh Intermediate Football Championship final, in 1964, losing by a goal to Madden. The Davitts have since won the IFC twice, in 1975 (beating Oliver Plunkett's 0–13 to 0-06) and 1997 (beating Collegeland 1–09 to 1-08). The Davitts are also four-time winners of the Junior Championship, in 1955, 1961, 1995 and 2017. In 2010, the club's Minor team won the Armagh Division 3 County Championship, becoming the club's first ever under-age All-County Champions.

Honours

• Senior Men's Team • Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2) • * 1975, 1997 (runners-up 1964, 1967, 1982,2004) • Armagh Junior Football Championship (4) • * 1955, 1961, 1995, 2017 (runners-up 1950, 1959, 2023) • Armagh All-County Football League Division 2 (2) • * 1973, 1996 • Armagh All-County Football League Division 3 (1) • * 1966 • North Armagh Football League (1) • * 1941 • McOscar Cup (1) • * 1941 • Trodden Cup (1) • * 1941 • Senior B team • North Armagh Football Championship (1) • * 1975 • Mid Armagh Football Championship (1) • * 2007 • North Armagh Football League (1) • * 2000 • U18/Minor Boys • Armagh Junior Football Championship (1) • * 2010 • Armagh All County Football Championship (1) • * Runners-Up 1999 • North Armagh Football League (3) • * 1999, 2003 & 2004 • Mid Armagh Division 3 Football League (1) • * 2006 • Mid Armagh Division 4 Football League • * Runners-up 2007, 2008 • U16 / Juvenile Boys • North Armagh Football Championship (1) • * 1998 • North Armagh Football Championship • * runners up 2004 • Mid Armagh Football League Division 3 (1) • * 2007 • Mid Armagh Football League Division 4 (2) • * 2008, 2009 • Stanley Headley Cup (1) • * 2001 • Mid Armagh Football Shield (1) • * 2008 (runners-up 2006, 2007) • U14 Boys • North Armagh Football Championship (2) • * 1999, 2004 • North Armagh Football League (1) • * 2000 • Féile (1) • * 1999 • Mid Armagh Division 4 Football League (1) • *2007 (runners-up 2006) • Mid Armagh Football Shield • * runners-up 2007

Notable players

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ballyhegan Senior Ladies compete in the Armagh Senior League Division 2 and the Senior Championship.The Ladies Team have won the Junior Championship twice, in 2004 and 2017. In 2022, the Ladies won their first ever Intermediate Championship, defeating Mullabrack 6–20 to 1-07.

Culture

The club offers Irish language classes for all ages.

Facilities

The clubrooms host a wide variety of community events.