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| Founded: | 1922 | ||
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| County: | Kilkenny | ||
| Club colours: | Black and Amber | ||
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Danesfort is a County Kilkenny based Gaelic Athletic Association club that competes in the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship. The club's pitch is 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.
Current Chairman of the Club is Martin Tynan. Other important Club delegates include Secretary Maurice Woodcock, Treasurer J.J Reddy and PRO Pat Murphy better known for his Blackboard Jungle escapades.
Danesfort completed a mammoth season in 2006/07 by capturing the Kilkenny, Leinster and all-Ireland junior championship defeating Clooney Gaels of Antrim in the final in Croke Park.[1]
Captain of the team that season was Tony Woodcock. Other important players that season included the Hogan brothers, Paddy and Richie, and Paul Murphy, all of whom went on to win All-Ireland under-21 medals with Kilkenny (Paddy and Richie in 2006 and all three in 2008) and Shem Hurley.
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