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1944 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1944 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th edition of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. On 8 October 1944, Éire Óg won the championship after a 7–09 to 4–04 victory over Carrickshock in the final. It was their second championship title overall and their first title in five seasons. Results Final References {{Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 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 ... Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éire Óg GAA (Kilkenny)
Éire Óg GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny (city), Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club was almost solely concerned with the game of hurling. History The Éire Óg club was founded in CBS Kilkenny, Kilkenny CBS in 1931. Initially adopting blue and white colours and called Young Irelands, the club quickly became Éire Óg and changed to green and white. The club first came to hurling prominence by winning five Kilkenny MAHC titles in six seasons between 1932 and 1937. A number of these schoolboy players from this grade went on to form the nucleus of the club's adult team over the following decade. After winning the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship, Kilkenny JHC title in 1936, Éire Óg secured promotion to the top tier of Kilkenny hurling by claiming the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship, Kilkenny IHC title the following year. The club went on to appear in seven county finals between 1938 and 1950, with victories coming on fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrickshock GAA
Carrickshock is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from Hugginstown and Knockmoylan were amalgamated in commemoration of the Battle of Carrickshock, 1831. Carrickshock have had success in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, winning the competition seven times. Their record of four county titles in a row between 1940 and 1943 remained unbroken until 2009 when Ballyhale Shamrocks won their 4th title in succession. Several hurlers from the club have gone to play with the Kilkenny senior intercounty team. Honours * Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 7 ** 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951 * Runners-up: ** 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 2010, 2013 * Kilkenny Senior Hurling League ** 2012 *Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 2 ** 2001, 2002 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship 1 ** 2017 * Leinster Intermediate Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Kilkenny hurling. Introduced in 1887 as the Kilkenny Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format. In its current format, the Kilkenny Senior Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Kilkenny GAA) () is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny county teams in all codes at all levels. The Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1887. In hurling, Kilkenny competes annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 36 times (a national record), the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 73 times, and the National Hurling League, which it has won 19 times (a national record). The camogie team has won both the National Camogie League and the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 15 times each. Hurling Clubs 12 club teams annually contest the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship. Tullaroan GAA, Tullaroan and Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA, Bally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowlan Park
Nowlan Park (; ), known for sponsorship reasons as UPMC Nowlan Park, is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Kilkenny, Ireland. Named after James Nowlan, the longest serving President of the GAA, the stadium hosts major hurling matches and is home to the Kilkenny hurling team. It opened in 1927, replacing St. James Park. Facilities The stadium consists of the following stands: *Old Stand (O'Loughlin Road) mainly bench-seats (uncovered, planning for a new roof submitted after storm damaged the old roof in 2014) (The new roof completed in late 2014 and opened in early 2015) *Paddy Grace Stand (New Stand, Hebron Road) mainly bench-seats (covered) *Ted Carrol Stand (country end) 4,000 plastic seats (covered) *City Terrace (covered) The target capacity under the Kilkenny GAA 2010-15 plan was 30,000. A large portion of the Old Stand's roof was blown off during a violent storm on 12 February 2014. The rest was removed for health and safety reasons. Hurling History was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny (city)
Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census gave the population of Kilkenny as 27,184, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, thirteenth-largest urban centre in Ireland. Kilkenny is a tourist destination, and its environs include historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, St. Mary's Cathedral, The Tholsel, Kilkenny, The Tholsel, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Abbey, Kilkenny, St. John's Priory. Kilkenny is also known for its craft and design workshops, the Watergate Theatre, public gardens and museums. Annual events include Kilkenny Arts Festival, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Senior Hurling County Championships
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