Red and white football at Michael Keaveney Park
Ballyglass is the IYF record for Ballyglass FC, founded in 1975 and rooted in a village football ground now known as Michael Keaveney Park.
Ballyglass FC identity
Ballyglass FC wears red and white stripes and its anniversary crest marks 1975 to 2025. The badge carries the Ballyglass F.C. name, a white swan over water, the Irish name An Baile Glas and a football at the point.
An Baile Glas means the Green Village, a fitting identity for a club in a fertile part of Mayo between Mayo Abbey and Carnacon.
Origins and local founders
The club was formed through the enthusiasm of Michael Keaveney, Tommy Joe Walsh and local volunteers who wanted football for young people in the area. Michael Keaveney had returned from England with a strong love for association football and helped shape the first Ballyglass team.
The first officers included Tommy Joe Walsh as chair, Padraig Heverin as treasurer and Michael Keaveney as secretary. That gives the club story a clear community start rather than only a modern league entry.
Michael Keaveney Park
Ballyglass FC developed its own football grounds after local donations, interest free loans and community labour helped the club purchase more than eight acres. The club later dedicated its pitch as Michael Keaveney Park in honour of one of its founders.
The grounds are described with two full size pitches, a main all weather facility, clubhouse, dressing rooms, kitchen and meeting or function rooms, with parking and training space around the complex.
Facility milestones
Work on the grounds grew through the 1990s. The Mayo history describes two full size pitches, the main all weather playing area and then the clubhouse with dressing rooms, bar facilities and kitchen space.
The local village profile adds modern amenities including a floodlit training pitch, astro turf pitch, clubhouse and changing rooms, meeting rooms, storage and car parking. Those details make Ballyglass a strong visitor page because families can picture the ground before they travel.
Senior Mayo football
Ballyglass FC became one of the dominant Mayo clubs of the early 1990s and won the Mayo League Premier Division in 1990/91. The club also marked its 21st anniversary with the official opening of the stadium.
Those milestones sit alongside the current youth focus, giving families a club with both senior history and active school age teams.
Mayo youth pathway
The IYF team module currently connects Ballyglass to boys and girls teams across under 12, under 14 and under 16 Mayo school age football. That pathway gives the page a clear role for families looking at youth soccer in the area.
Because age group availability changes from season to season, current team cards and match modules should remain the place to check live squads, competitions and results.
Girls football and wider activity
Ballyglass has girls team representation in the current Mayo youth structure, including under 14 and under 16 girls pathways. That is important for families because the club is not only a boys football contact point.
The village page also presents Ballyglass as a community with strong local sport facilities, a school, childcare, community centre and other village services around the football club.
Planning a visit or first enquiry
Visiting teams should confirm the entrance, parking, pitch allocation, all weather or grass surface, changing arrangements, arrival time and colours before travelling.
A good first message for a new player should include the player age, school year, girls or boys pathway, previous football experience, preferred contact number and whether the question is about training, matches, volunteering or coaching.
