Dicksboro GAA
Dicksboro is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny City, Ireland.
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Founded: | 1909 | ||||||||||||
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County: | Kilkenny | ||||||||||||
Nickname: | The 'Boro | ||||||||||||
Colours: | Maroon and white | ||||||||||||
Grounds: | Palmerstown | ||||||||||||
Coordinates: | 52.656749°N 7.272553°W | ||||||||||||
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History
Dicksboro GAA Club, founded in 1909.[1]
The club takes its name from Dicksboro townland, located next to Kilkenny Airport,[1] the current ground is Palmerstown, to the west of the city.[2]
Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910.[1] Dicksboro entered the senior championship in 1911.[1] Dicksboro had no team from 1961 to 1969, until the club was reformed.[1] Dicksboro officially opened the grounds in Palmerstown in June 1990.[1]
Honours
Hurling
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993, 2017[3]
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1991, 2005, 2010
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (2) 2005, 2010
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2005
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1910, 1914, 1919
- Kilkenny Special Junior [A] Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1994
- Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1986, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2014
- Kilkenny Under-21 North Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1986, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009
- Kilkenny Under-21 Roinn "C" Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2001
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship Winners (12) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020
- Kilkenny Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2007
- Kilkenny Under-16 Hurling Championship Winners (3) 2006, 2008, 2011
- Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling Championship Winners (8) 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
- Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling Féile (Paddy Grace Memorial Trophy) Winners (7) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018,2019
- All Ireland Féile Roinn A Championship (2) 2009, 2017
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling League Winners (5) 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling League Winners (1) 2005
- Aylward Cup Winners (1) 2005
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling League Winners (2) 1983, 2009
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling League Roinn 'C Winners (1) 2007
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling League Winners (1) 2008
- Kilkenny Under-16 Hurling League Winners (5) 1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
- Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling League Winners (4) 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012
- Byrne Cup Winners (4) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008
Camogie
- Kilkenny Senior [A] Camogie Championship 2019
- Kilkenny Intermediate [A] Camogie Championship 2011
- Kilkenny Junior [A] Camogie Championship 1991, 2009
- Kilkenny Under-21 [A] Camogie Championship 2015
- Kilkenny Under-18 Roinn 'C' Camogie Championship 2003, 2011, 2015
- Kilkenny Under-16 Roinn 'A' Camogie Championship 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019
- Kilkenny Under-14 Roinn 'A' Camogie Championship 2015, 2017, 2019
- Kilkenny Under-14 Roinn 'B' Camogie Championship 2008, 2013
- Feile Champions 'A' 2013
- Feile 'A' Shield Champions2019
- Kilkenny Junior League 2008, 2009
Football
- Kilkenny Senior Football Championship 1994, 1997
- Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship 1991
- Kilkenny Junior Football Championship 1990
- Kilkenny Special Junior Football Championship 1982, 1994
- Kilkenny Under-21 Football Champions 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991
- Kilkenny Minor Football Championship 1969, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1989, 2003
- Kilkenny Under-16 Football Championship 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2011
- Kilkenny Under-14 Football Championship 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2012
- Kilkenny Under-14 Football League Winners (2) 2005, 2006
- Kilkenny Under-16 Football League Winners (5) 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994
Famous Hurlers
Player | Era | Club titles | ||
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All-Ireland | Leinster | County | ||
Matty Power | 1920s–1930s | 1922, 1927*, 1932, 1933, 1935 | 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927*, 1928*, 1930*, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937 | 1925*, 1926*, 1927*, 1928*, 1929*, 1931* |
Paddy Grace | 1930s–1950s | 1939, 1947 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947 | 1940*, 1941*, 1942*, 1943* |
Dan Kennedy | 1930s–1950s | 1947 | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950 | 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 |
Michael Walsh | 1980s–1990s | 1992, 1993 | 1991, 1992, 1993 | 1993 |
Cillian Buckley | 2010s-2020s | 2012, 2014, 2015 | 2014, 2015, 2016 | 2017 |
- *After moving to Dublin Matty Power played for the Dublin senior hurling team. He won his six county titles while playing with the Garda GAA club in Dublin.
- *Paddy Grace won four county titles in a row while playing with Carrickshock.
See also
References
- "Dicksboro GAA Club – History".
- "Kilkennygaa.ie – Dicksboro".
- "Deadly Dicksboro edge goal fest". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
Further reading
- O’Neill, Gerry (2009), Up the ’Boro – Dicksboro GAA Club 1909–2009
External links
- "Dicksboro GAA Club Website", dicksborogaa.com
- "Kilkenny GAA – Dicksboro page", kilkennygaa.ie
- "Dicksboro", kilkennycats.com, archived from the original on 28 September 2011
- "Dicksboro", gaainfo.com, archived from the original on 15 March 2012, retrieved 29 October 2010
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