Carrickshock is an Irish
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club situated in the south of
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
,
Ireland
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. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from
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
Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the ...
won their 4th title in succession.
Many players from the club have gone to achieve success with the
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
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
* Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
** 2012
*Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 2
** 2001, 2002
*
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship 1
** 2017
*
Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship''
The Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the county champions on intermediate level within the provinc ...
2
** 2004, 2016
*
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...
s: 2
** 2004, 2016
*
Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
The J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1905 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Kilkenny in ...
s: 4
** 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999
Notable hurlers
*
Richie Power Snr
*
Pat Dwyer
*
Jimmy Walsh
*
John Tennyson
*
John Dalton
John Dalton (; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, which he had. Colour b ...
*
Richie Power Jnr
*
John Power
*
Michael Rice
*
Sean O' (John) Farrell
Sean (John) O'Farrell (1909–72) was born on a family farm in Kilcurl, Knocktopher, Kilkenny, in the village of Ballyhale. He was a well-known figure in National Farming circles through his role as managing director, National Ploughing Associa ...
(1909-72), 1933
External links
Carrickshock on the official Kilkenny websiteInformation about Carrickshock on the KilkennyCats website
References
{{Kilkenny GAA clubs
Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny
Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny