Carrickshock GAA
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Carrickshock is an Irish Gaelic Athletic Association
club situated in the south of County Kilkenny
, Ireland
. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from Hugginstown
and Knockmoylan were amalgamated.
Carrickshock have had success in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, winning the competition seven times. Their record of four county titles in a row between 1940 and 1943 remains unbroken to this day.
Many players from the club have gone to achieve success with the Kilkenny
intercounty team.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club situated in the south of County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from Hugginstown
Hugginstown
Hugginstown is a small village between Kilkenny and Waterford in the south of County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. Hugginstown is also related to Carrickshock GAA club, who play their home games in the village.-See also:...
and Knockmoylan were amalgamated.
Carrickshock have had success in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, winning the competition seven times. Their record of four county titles in a row between 1940 and 1943 remains unbroken to this day.
Many players from the club have gone to achieve success with the Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
intercounty team.
Honours
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 7
- 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951
Famous hurlers
- Richie Power
- Pat DwyerPat Dwyer (hurler)Pat Dwyer is an Irish sportsman who had a successful career as a hurler with Kilkenny and his local club Carrickshock in the 1990s. A strong and reliable full-back, he picked up All-Ireland medals in 1992 and 1993, as well as adding an All-Star medal in 1992....
- Jimmy Walsh
- Jack Phelan
- John TennysonJohn TennysonJohn Tennyson is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.- Early life :...
- John DaltonJohn DaltonJohn Dalton FRS was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness .-Early life:John Dalton was born into a Quaker family at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth, Cumberland,...
- Richie PowerRichie Power (1985)Richard "Richie" Power is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrickshock and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2005.-Club:...
- Michael Rice