Young Irelands are a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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Club based in
Gowran,
County Kilkenny,
Ireland
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. Formed in 1952, they are located on the Chapel Road just outside the village. Their jersey consists of red and white vertical stripes.
They are currently managed by Alan Roche. Past managers have included
Pat O'Neill and
Kevin Fennelly
Kevin Fennelly (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player who played for his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at senior level for the Kilkenny county hurling team from the late 1970s until the late 1980s. Fenn ...
.
Honours
Young Irelands GAA Club has been
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship winner on two occasions, 1996 and 2002.
It was also a finalist in 1997, 2003 and 2004. It was also
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association
The ...
Finalist in 2002, losing to
Birr in
Portlaoise
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Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: (2) 1996, 2002
*
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association
The ...
s: Runner-Up 2002-03
*
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: (1) 1992
*
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: (1) 1964
* Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: (1) 1988
All Stars
*
D. J. Carey:
**1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002.
*
Charlie Carter
**1998, 2000, 2001.
*
Pat O'Neill
**1993
References
External links
Young Irelandson Kilkenny Cats.
Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny
Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny
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