Dicksboro GAA

Dicksboro

Founded:	1909
County:	Kilkenny
Nickname:	The 'Boro
Colours:	Maroon and White
Grounds:	Palmerstown
Coordinates:	52°39′32.78″N 7°16′19.08″W / 52.6591056°N 7.2719667°WCoordinates: 52°39′32.78″N 7°16′19.08″W / 52.6591056°N 7.2719667°W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster champions Kilkenny champions Football: - - 2 Hurling: - - 4

Dicksboro is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny, Ireland.

History

Dicksboro GAA Club, founded in 1909.^[1]

The club takes its name from Dicksboro townsland,^[1] the current ground is Palmerstown.^[2]

Dicksboro entered and won the junior championship of 1910.^[1] Dicksboro entered the senior championship in 1911.^[1] Dicksboro had no team from 1961-1969, until the club was reformed.^[1] Dicksboro officially opened the grounds in Palmerstown in June 1990.^[1]

Honours

Hurling

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993
• Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 1991, 2005, 2010
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2005, 2010
• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2005
• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1910, 1914, 1919
• Special Junior [A] Hurling Champions 1994
• U21 Hurling Champions 1986, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009
• U21 North Hurling Champions 1986, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009
• U21 Roinn "C" Hurling Champions 2001
• Minor Hurling Champions 1951, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010
• Minor Hurling Champions Roinn 'C' 2007
• U16 Hurling Champions 2006, 2008, 2011
• U14 Hurling Champions 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
• U14 Hurling Féile(Paddy Grace Memorial Trophy) winners 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
• All Ireland Féile Roinn A Champions 2009
• Senior Hurling League Winners 1994, 1996
• Intermediate Hurling League winners 2005
• Aylward Cup Winners 2005
• Minor Hurling League Winners 1983, 2009
• Minor Hurling League Roinn 'C' 2007
• County Junior Hurling League winners 2008
• U16 Hurling League Winners 1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
• U14 Hurling League Winners 2005, 2006, 2009,2012
• Byrne Cup Winners 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008

Camogie

• Junior [A] Camogie Champions 1991,2009
• U18 Roinn 'C' Camogie Champions 2003
• U16 Roinn 'A' Camogie Champions 2009
• U14 Roinn 'B' Camogie Champions 2008
• Junior League 2008, 2009

Football

• Kilkenny Senior Football Championship 1994, 1997
• Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship 1991
• Junior Football Champions 1990
• Special Junior Football Champions 1982, 1994
• U21 Football Champions 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991
• Minor Football Champions 1969, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1989, 2003
• U16 Football Champions 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2011
• U14 Football Champions 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2012
• U14 Football League Winners 2005, 2006
• U16 Football League Winners 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994

Famous Hurlers

Player	Era	Club titles
		All-Ireland	Leinster	County
Matty Power	1920s-1930s	1922, 1928*, 1929*, 1933, 1935	1922, 1923, 1927*, 1928*, 1930*, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936
Paddy Grace	1930s-1950s	1939, 1947	1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947
Dan Kennedy	1930s-1950s	1947	1945, 1946, 1947, 1950	1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
Michael Walsh	1980s-1990s	1986, 1993	1991, 1992, 1993	1993
Christy Walsh	1990s

*After moving to Dublin Power played for the Dublin senior hurling team.

See also

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
• Kilkenny Senior Football Championship
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

References

1. "Dicksboro GAA Club - History".
2. "Kilkennygaa.ie - Dicksboro".

Further reading

• O’Neill, Gerry (2009), Up the ’Boro – Dicksboro GAA Club 1909-2009

External links

• "Dicksboro GAA Club Website", dicksborogaa.com
• "Kilkenny GAA - Dicksboro page", kilkennygaa.ie
• "Dicksboro", kilkennycats.com
• "Dicksboro", gaainfo.com