Carrickshock is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club situated in the south of
County Kilkenny
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,
Ireland
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. 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 Hurling Championship 2
** 2004, 2016
*
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships: 2
** 2004, 2016
*
Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships: 4
** 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999
Notable hurlers
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Richie Power Snr
*
Pat Dwyer
*
Jimmy Walsh
*
John Tennyson
John Tennyson (born 6 February 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in County Kilkenny, Tennyson first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the ...
*
John Dalton
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*
Richie Power Jnr
*
John Power
*
Michael Rice
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Sean O' (John) Farrell (1909-72), 1933
References
External links
Carrickshock on the official Kilkenny website(archived 2009)
Information about Carrickshock on the KilkennyCats website(archived 2009)
{{Kilkenny GAA clubs
Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny
Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny