Burt GAA
gaelic games club in County Donegal, Ireland
Burt GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Burt, County Donegal, Ireland. The club fields teams in hurling, Gaelic football, camogie and Ladies' Gaelic football.
History
Located in the parish of Burt, on the main road between Letterkenny and Derry, Burt GAA Club is one of the oldest clubs in Donegal, having been founded in 1887 during the period of the Gaelic revival in Ireland. Evidence of Gaelic games activity in the area even pre-dates the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Since winning their first Donegal SHC title in 1952, the club has come to dominate the championship. From 1991 to 2006, Burt won a record 16 titles in-a-row. The club won its 40th SHC title in 2024. With 40 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship titles under their belt, Burt have won the most County titles out of all hurling clubs in Ireland, pipping Thurles Sarsfields GAA who have 36 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship titles. Burt have won the Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship twice, in 2011 and most recently in 2025.
Burt GAA Club has also enjoyed success on the Gaelic football field, winning a Donegal JFC title in 2011 and a Donegal IFC title in 2016.
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