Dicksboro is a
Gaelic Athletic Association club located in
Kilkenny City , Ireland.
History
Dicksboro GAA club was founded in 1909.
[1] The club takes its name from Dicksboro
townland , located next to
Kilkenny Airport .
[1] The current ground is Palmerstown, to the west of the city,
[2] to which the club moved in June 1990.
[1]
Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910.
[1] It entered the senior championship in 1911.
[1]
Dicksboro had no team from 1961 to 1969, when the club was reformed.
[1]
Honours
Hurling
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993,
2017
[3] Runners-Up 1915, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1994, 2012, 2020
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (0) Runners-Up
1993
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1991, 2005,
2010 Runners-up 1976, 1977, 1981, 2009
Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (2) 2005, 2010
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2006 Runners-Up 2011
Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1910, 1914, 1919
Kilkenny Special Junior [A] Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1994
Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1986, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2014
Kilkenny Under-21 North Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1986, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009
Kilkenny Under-21 Roinn "C" Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2001
Kilkenny Under-19 Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2022
Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship Winners (14) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Kilkenny Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2007
All-Ireland Féile na nGael Ronin A (2) 2009, 2017
Kilkenny Senior Hurling League Winners (5) 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019, 2020
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling League Winners (1) 2005
Aylward Cup Winners (1) 2005
Kilkenny Minor Hurling League Winners (2) 1983, 2009
Kilkenny Minor Hurling League Roinn 'C Winners (1) 2007
Kilkenny Junior Hurling League Winners (1) 2008
Byrne Cup Winners (4) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008
Camogie
Kilkenny Senior Football Championship 1994, 1997 (Runners-Up 1995, 2000)
Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship 1991
Kilkenny Junior Football Championship 1990
Kilkenny Special Junior Football Championship 1982, 1994
Kilkenny Under-21 Football Champions 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991
Kilkenny Minor Football Championship 1969, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1989, 2003
Notable hurlers
Player
Era
County titles
All-Ireland
Leinster
County
Matty Power
1920s–1930s
1922, 1927*, 1932, 1933, 1935
1922, 1923, 1925, 1927*, 1928*, 1930*, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937
1925*, 1926*, 1927*, 1928*, 1929*, 1931*
Paddy Grace
1930s–1950s
1939, 1947
1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947
1940*, 1941*, 1942*, 1943*
Dan Kennedy
1930s–1950s
1947
1945, 1946, 1947, 1950
1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
Michael Walsh
1980s–1990s
1992, 1993
1991, 1992, 1993
1993
Cillian Buckley
2010s-2020s
2012, 2014, 2015
2014, 2015, 2016
2017
*After moving to Dublin
Matty Power played for the Dublin senior hurling team. He won his six county titles while playing with the Garda GAA club in Dublin.
*Paddy Grace won four county titles in a row while playing with Carrickshock.
Other players who played Kilkenny at Senior:
See also
References
Further reading
O’Neill, Gerry (2009), Up the ’Boro – Dicksboro GAA Club 1909–2009
External links