Dicksboro GAA explained
Club Gaa: | Dicksboro |
Irish: | Dicsboro, Baile Dic |
Founded: | 1909 |
Province: | Leinster |
County: | Kilkenny |
Nickname: | The 'Boro |
Colours: | Maroon and white |
Grounds: | Palmerstown |
Coordinates: | 52.6567°N -7.2726°W |
F3: | 2 |
H3: | 5 |
C1: | 1 |
C2: | 1 |
C3: | 3 |
Leftarm: | 800000 |
Body: | 800000 |
Rightarm: | 800000 |
Shorts: | FFFFFF |
Socks: | 800000 |
Dicksboro is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny City, Ireland.
History
Dicksboro GAA club was founded in 1909.[1] The club takes its name from Dicksboro townland, located next to Kilkenny Airport. The current ground is Palmerstown, to the west of the city,[2] to which the club moved in June 1990.
Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910. It entered the senior championship in 1911.
Dicksboro had no team from 1961 to 1969, when the club was reformed.
Honours
Hurling
- 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
Football
- 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
Player | Era | County titles |
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All-Ireland | Leinster | County |
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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 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Dicksboro GAA Club – History.
- Web site: Kilkennygaa.ie – Dicksboro.
- News: Deadly Dicksboro edge goal fest . 31 October 2017 . . 30 October 2017.