Dicksboro GAA
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| Dicsboro, Baile Dic | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1909 | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | Kilkenny | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The 'Boro | ||||||||||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon and white | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Palmerstown | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°39′24″N 7°16′21″W / 52.656749°N 7.272553°W | ||||||||||||||||
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Dicksboro is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny City, Ireland.
History[edit]
Dicksboro GAA club was 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] to which the club moved in June 1990.[1]
Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910.[1] It entered the senior championship in 1911.[1]
Dicksboro had no team from 1961 to 1969, when the club was reformed.[1]
Honours[edit]
Hurling[edit]
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993, 2017[3] Runners-Up 1915, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1994, 2012, 2020
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (0) Runners-Up 1993
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1991, 2005, 2010 Runners-up 1976, 1977, 1981, 2009
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (2) 2005, 2010
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2006 Runners-Up 2011
- 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 Under-19 Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2022
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship Winners (14) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Kilkenny Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2007
- All-Ireland Féile na nGael Ronin A (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
- Byrne Cup Winners (4) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008
Camogie[edit]
- All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2023
- Leinster Senior Camogie Championship 2023
- Kilkenny Senior [A] Camogie Championship 2019, 2021, 2023
- Kilkenny Intermediate [A] Camogie Championship 2011
- Kilkenny Junior [A] Camogie Championship 1991, 2009
- Kilkenny Under-21 [A] Camogie Championship 2015
- All-Ireland Féile na nGael Ronin "A" 2013
- Feile 'A' Shield Champions2019
- Kilkenny Junior League 2008, 2009
Football[edit]
- Kilkenny Senior Football Championship 1994, 1997 (Runners-Up 1995, 2000)
- 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
Notable hurlers[edit]
| Player | Era | County 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. | ||||
Other players who played Kilkenny at Senior:
- Pádraic Moylan- 2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling winning captain
- Timmy Clifford
- Bill Sheehan
- Evan Cody
- Niall Rowe
- Dan O'Neill
See also[edit]
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
- Kilkenny Senior Football Championship
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Dicksboro GAA Club – History".
- ^ "Kilkennygaa.ie – Dicksboro".
- ^ "Deadly Dicksboro edge goal fest". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- O’Neill, Gerry (2009), Up the ’Boro – Dicksboro GAA Club 1909–2009
External links[edit]
- "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