 Kildimo/Pallaskenry were suspended for 5 years in 1959 after incidents in a match against Ballybrown and some of their players joined Ballysteen after this.This was a boost to the Ballysteen club and they went on to have a Golden era in the 1960s.The Askeaton minor footballers went on to win two more county titles in 1960 and 1961 and in 1960 Ballysteen bolstered by some of these Minors won the Foynes Tournament in front of a huge crowd beating Newcastlewest after a replay.