[3] Their grounds, Pearse Park, opened in April 1951, the 35th anniversary of the Rising, and were commonly used for inter-county fixtures.

[4] Ballybay won their first senior trophy in 1952 by winning the league (Owen Ward Cup).

A "golden age" followed, Ballybay winning six Monaghan Senior Football Championships in the years 1953-1969.

In the fifties, together with neighbours and great rivals Clontibret, Ballybay were a dominant force in the hugely popular tournament football in Ulster and Leinster at the time.

The top clubs of the era were invited into the tournaments but more often than not the Monaghan teams emerged victorious.