Danesfort is a

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 ...

based

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club that competes in the Kilkenny Senior Championship. The club's grounds are located about 4 miles south of Kilkenny city on the Waterford Road. The club was founded in 1922 and incorporates a broad area south of Kilkenny city, encompassing Danesfort itself as well as Burnchurch, Cuffesgrange and part of Kells. The club borders rival clubs Bennetsbridge to the east, Graigue-Ballycallan to the west, Carrickshock and Dunnamaggin to the south and city club James Stephens to the north.

All-Ireland success

Danesfort completed a mammoth season in 2006/07 by capturing the

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Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling comp ...

and

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defeating

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of Antrim in the final in

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. Captain of the team that season was Tony Woodcock. Other important players that season included the Hogan brothers,

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and

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, Thomas Ryan and Paul Murphy.

Achievements

Winners 2007 *

Winners 2006 *

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 ...

Winners 1931, 2011 *

Winners 1925, 1930, 2006

Notable players

* Jim Brophy * Mick Brophy *

Paddy Hogan Paddy Hogan (born 9 May 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Danesfort and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2009. References 1987 births Living people Danesfort hu ...

Richie Hogan Richard Hogan (born 8 August 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Waterford in 1988, Hogan is a native of Danesfort, County Kilkenny. Hogan first played competitive hurlin ...

* Paul Murphy *

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References

External links

Complete Roll of Honour Available Here

Danesfort and Kilworth set for battle royale to make final
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