Dicksboro is a

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 located in

Kilkenny City 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. Kilkenn ...

, Ireland.

History

Dicksboro GAA Club, founded in 1909. The club takes its name from Dicksboro

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

, located next to Kilkenny Airport, the current ground is Palmerstown, to the west of the city. Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910. Dicksboro entered the senior championship in 1911. Dicksboro had no team from 1961 to 1969, until the club was reformed. Dicksboro officially opened the grounds in Palmerstown in June 1990.

Honours

Hurling

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...

Winners (5) 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993,

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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 (3) 1991, 2005, 2010 *

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 ...

Winners (2) 2005, 2010 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2006 (Runners-Up 2011) *

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 ...

Winners (3) 1910, 1914, 1919 * Kilkenny Special Junior 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 The Kilkenny Senior Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the St. Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling League) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1992 fo ...

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 Camogie Championship 2019, 2021 * Kilkenny Intermediate Camogie Championship 2011 * Kilkenny Junior Camogie Championship 1991, 2009 * Kilkenny Under-21 Camogie Championship 2015 * Kilkenny Under-18 Roinn 'A' Camogie Championship 2014, 2015 * Kilkenny Under-18 Roinn 'B' Camogie Championship 2007 * 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 The Kilkenny Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Kilkenny Cou ...

1994, 1997 *

Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship (also known for sponsorship reasons as the ''JJ Kavanagh & Sons Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship'') is an annual Gaelic football competition which has been organised by the Kilkenny C ...

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

**After moving to Dublin

Matty Power Matthew "Matty" Power (18 October 1899 – 7 October 1965) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Dicksboro and Garda. Power was also a member of the Kilkenny and Dublin senior inter-county team ...

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.

References

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