Ballycran

St Joseph's GAA Club, Ballycran, referred to mononymously as Ballycran, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Rubane, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling and camogie.

St Joseph's GAA Club, Ballycran

CLG Naomh Iósaf, Baile Crann
Founded:	1939
County:	Down
Nickname:	The Crans
Colours:	Black and Amber
Grounds:	McKenna Park
Coordinates:	54°28′38.99″N 5°30′26.94″W
Playing kits
Home Kit Change Kit
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster champions Down champions Hurling: - 3 27

McKenna Park in 2009

The club competes in Down GAA competitions and in Division 1 of the Antrim Hurling League. The Club's grounds are called 'McKenna Park' and include the John Mallon Stand (capacity 5,000). While the county football team play out of Pairc Eslar in Newry, McKenna Park is the home ground for the county hurlers, reflecting the dominance of the Ards peninsula in Down hurling.

With 27 county championship wins, Ballycran are the most successful hurling club in the county domestically. The club has also won three Ulster senior club hurling championships. the most recent in 1993.

Achievements

• Down Senior Hurling Championships: 27
  • 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015,^[1] 2018, 2019,^[2] 2021
• Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 3
  • 1974, 1976, 1993

Notable players

• Greg Blaney
• Gary Savage
• Noel Keith

Notable Residents

• The Multi-millionaire Builder from the north