 Con Buckley (who attended the inaugural meeting of the GAA in Hayes Hotel in Thurles in the same year), Buttevant GAA has fielded teams in Hurling and Football since that time.The club has played in the former British army barracks since 1922, and officially took over the grounds from the state in the 1950s.Success on the field of play came in 1926 when the Intermediate Footballers won the Cork County Championship.