Fenians Johnstown is an Irish

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club in

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ir ...

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. Hurling is the dominant sport in the club, which has provided the

Kilkenny 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 Leinst ...

intercounty team with several top players. The club has also found success at county, provincial and even All-Ireland level.

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

s: 0 ** 1974 (runner up) *

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associa ...

s: 1 ** 1974 *

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 ...

s: 5 ** 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 *

Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny PJHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny Count ...

s: 1 ** 1968 * Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 3 ** 1942, 1943, 1988

Notable hurlers

Pat Henderson Pat Henderson may refer to: * Pat Henderson (American football), American football administrator and coach * Pat Henderson (hurler) (born 1943), Irish hurling manager and player See also * Patrick Henderson Reverend Patrick Henderson was a gosp ...

* Pat Delaney * Nicky Orr *

Ger Henderson Ger Henderson (born 5 May 1954) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Ger Henderson was born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny in 1954. He was educated local ...

* John Henderson *

Billy Fitzpatrick Billy Fitzpatrick (born 6 April 1954 in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish former sportsperson.() He played hurling with his local club the Fenians and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1986.( ...

* J.J. Delaney * P.J. Ryan

External links

Official Fenians Johnstown GAA Club website

Information about Fenains on the KilkennyCats website
Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub