Kilkenny GAA

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Kilkenny GAA
Image:Kilkenny crest.jpg
Irish: Cill Chainnigh
Province: Leinster
Nickname(s): The Cats
County Colours: Black and Amber
Grounds: Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Dominant Sport: Hurling
NFL: Do not compete
NHL: Division 1
Football Championship: Tommy Murphy Cup
Hurling Championship: Liam McCarthy Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football: Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie: O'Duffy Cup
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The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Cill Chainnigh) or Kilkenny GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board is also responsible for the Kilkenny inter-county teams

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[edit] Hurling

[edit] History

Kilkenny are one of the most successful teams in hurling. They have appeared in 53 All-Ireland Finals in all, more than any other county, and have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 29 times in all as of 2006. Only Cork hold more titles than Kilkenny. They are the most successful team in recent years reaching 6 of the last 8 All-Ireland Finals. The county holds a number of distinctive records in hurling championship history, however the distinction of winning three All-Ireland titles in a row has only been attained once (1911-1913). They have however completed numerous "doubles". The first seven titles were won in nine years under Jim Droog Walsh and the Graces. Four titles were won in the 1930s, the hey-day of Lory Meagher (whom a centre in Tullaroan honours), after a famous twice-drawn final against Cork was lost and an inexplicable slip-up in 1939. Between 1963 and 1982 nine titles including those under the direction of Fr Tommy Maher, the original modern hurling coach. From 1961 to 1981 Kilkenny were never out of the provincial final.They have participated in some of the greatest games in hurling history - Terry Leahy's last-puck win in 1939 in a thunderstorm on the day that World War 2 was declared; Leahy's finishing brace for another one-point victory over Cork in 1947; named by many as the greatest final of all time, a one-point victory over Waterford in 1957; the five All-Ireland finals that brought three victories for the Pat Henderson - Paddy Delaney - Eddie Keher team between 1971 and 1975; and the 1982 and 1983 wins over Cork.

[edit] Honours

  • Leinster Senior Hurling Championships: 63
    • 1888, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championships: 21
    • 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Leinster Minor Hurling Championships: 51
    • 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
  • Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 25
    • 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002

[edit] Current Team

The following is the team that lined out for Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final on July 23, 2006:

Number Player Position Local Club
1 James McGarry Goalkeeper Bennetsbridge
2 Mick Kavanagh Right Full Back St.Lachtains
3 Noel Hickey Full Back Dunnamaggin
4 Jackie Tyrell (Capt.) Left Full Back James Stephens
5 James Ryall Right Wing Back Graigue-Ballycallan
6 John Tennyson Centre Back Carrickshock
7 Tommy Walsh Left Wing Back Tullaroan
8 Derek Lyng Midfielder Emeralds
9 James Fitzpatrick Midfielder Ballyhale Shamrocks
10 Richie Power Right Wing Forward Carrickshock
11 Henry Shefflin Centre Forward Ballyhale Shamrocks
12 Eoin Larkin Left Wing Forward James Stephens
13 Eddie Brennan Right Corner Forward Graigue-Ballycallan
14 Martin Comerford Full Forward O'Loughlin Gaels
15 Aidan Fogarty Left Corner Forward Emeralds
Substitutes
16 P.J. Ryan Goalkeeper Fenians
17 Brian Hogan Centre Back O'Loughlin Gaels
18 Richie Mullally Midfield Glenmore
19 Stephen Maher Left Corner Back Tullaroan
20 John Dalton Centre Back Carrickshock
21 P.J. Delaney Centre back Fenians
22 Michael Fennelly Midfield Ballyhale Shamrocks
23 Michael Rice Left Wing Forward Carrickshock
24 Eoin McCormack Right Corner Forward James Stephens
25 Willie O'Dwyer Right Wing Forward Mullinavat
26 Peter Cleere Midfield Blacks and Whites
27 Austin Murphy Centre Forward Clara
28 Eoin Reid Left Corner Forward Ballyhale Shamrocks
29 Seán Cummins Left Corner Back Rower Inistioge
30 Seaghan O'Neill Dunnamaggin
31 J.J. Delaney Full Back Fenians
32 Donnacha Cody Left Corner Back James Stephens
Management Team
Brian Cody Manager James Stephens
Martin Fogarty Selector Erins Own
Michael Dempsey Selector

[edit] Gaelic football

Kilkenny county footballers have now passed 75 years since they won a senior championship match: in 1929 they beat Louth by ten points to four and the nearest they came since was a 3-8 to 3-4 defeat against Kildare in 1961, a year after they reached the Leinster Junior Championship final. Their 1970-71 league campaign yielded four victories and they managed to string together three wins in a row in early 1988 League and O'Byrne Cup games. In 1914 the young team mascot, Peter Dunne, had to line out to complete their team. Kilkenny won three Leinster Senior Football Championships before 1911, when the match was awarded first to Meath because Kilkenny were late, then to Kilkenny after they had won by 2-4 to 1-1 on the field of play.

Kilkenny is unique among the 32 county associations in not entering a team in either the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship or the National Football League. They do, however, play in the Tommy Murphy Cup.

[edit] Honours

  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: None
  • All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championships: None
  • All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: None
  • All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: None
  • National Football Leagues: None
  • Leinster Senior Football Championships: 3
  • Leinster Under 21 Football Championships: None
  • Leinster Minor Football Championships: None
  • Leinster Junior Football Championships: None

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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