Ballyboden St. Enda's

Infobox GAA club
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irish = Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna
county = Dublin
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grounds = Pairc Uí Mhurchú
founded = 1969
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Ballyboden St. Enda's ("CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna" in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Knocklyon, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Ballyboden, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.

Their homeground is "Pairc Uí Mhurchú", located on the Firhouse Road. They offer hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders.

They were founded in 1969 after the merger of 2 clubs in the Rathfarnham area - the Ballyboden Wanderers (founded 1910) and Rathfarnham St. Endas (founded 1966).

Honours

Dublin SHC Champions. The Boden Senior A hurling team made history when the side claimed the club's first senior championship crown to complete the full set of senior titles - the only club in Ireland with such a distinction. The final score on an historic night was Ballyboden St Endas 2 - 13 St. Vincents 1 - 5. Congratulations to Manager Liam Hogan; Robert Lambert, John Kirwan, Gerry Aherne, Jim Kilty, Vincent Teehan; captain Stephen Perkins and all the players and the various members of the background team

Ballyboden won one Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1995, two Dublin AFL Division 1 title and three Dublin Senior Hurling Division 1 leagues.

Ballybodens women's senior football team were crowned All-Ireland Club champions in 2004 with a win over Donoughmore from Cork with a final scoreline of 2-7 to 1-9. They captured their eight consecutive county title with victory over Naomh Mearnog/St Sylvesters in 2007 [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=4383&viewstory=yes]

Notable players

*Colin Moran
*Eric Miller
* Girvan Dempsey
*Declan O'Mahony
*Brian Stynes
*Paul Bealin
*Jim Stynes
*Seán Doherty
*Conal Keaney
*Stephen Hiney
*David Curtin

References

External links

* [http://www.bodengaa.ie/home/default.asp Official Club Website]