Carrickshock GAA
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| Founded: | 1928 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kilkenny | ||||||||
| Nickname: | 'Shock | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Hugginstown | ||||||||
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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[1] when the teams from Hugginstown and Knockmoylan were amalgamated in commemoration of the Battle of Carrickshock,1831.
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 remained unbroken until 2009 when Ballyhale Shamrocks won their 4th title in succession.
Many players from the club have gone to achieve success with the Kilkenny intercounty team.
Honours
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 7
- 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951
- Runners-up:
- 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 2010, 2013 [2]
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
- 2012[3]
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 2
- 2001, 2002
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- 2004
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships: 4
- 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999
Famous hurlers
John power
Sean O' (John) Farrell (1909-72), 1933[4]
External links
- Carrickshock on the official Kilkenny website
- Information about Carrickshock on the KilkennyCats website
References
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