Carrickshock GAA

Carrickshock
Carraig Seac
Founded:1928
County:Kilkenny
Nickname:Shock
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Grounds:Carrickshock GAA Grounds
Coordinates:52°27′20.16″N 7°13′27.91″W / 52.4556000°N 7.2244194°W / 52.4556000; -7.2244194
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Kilkenny
champions
Hurling: 0 0 7
Camogie: 0 0 1

Carrickshock GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Hugginstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Kilkenny County Board and fields teams in hurling and camogie.

History

Located in the parish of Aghavillar, covering the Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford areas, Carrickshock GAA Club was founded in 1928 when the Hugginstown and Knockmoylan teams amalgamated.[1] The new club was named in honour of the Battle of Carrickshock.[2] Success was immediate, with Carrickshock winning the Kilkenny JHC title in their debut year.[3]

After losing the KIlkenny SHC final to Mooncoin in their first year in the senior grade, Carrickshock claimed their first Kilkenny SHC title in 1931, following a 5–08 to 3–08 win over Urlingford.[4] The club lost the next four finals, before defeating Éire Óg to win their second Kilkenny SHC title in 1938. That was the first of nine consecutive final appearances, with Carrickshock winning a then record of four consecutive titles between 1940 and 1943.[5] Carrickshock beat Tullaroan by 5–06 to 4–05 to win their seventh and final Kilkenny SHC title in 1951.[6]

The introduction of the Parish Rule in 1953, a rule which aimed to prevent the rise of dominant super clubs by requiring clubs to reorganise so that no team drew players from more than three parishes, impacted on Carrickshock's success.[7][8] In spite of this, the club claimed Kilkenny JHC titles in 1954, 1979 and 1999, as well as Kilkenny IHC titles in 2004 and 2016.[9][10] The latter title was subsequently converted into a Leinster Club IHC title.[11] Carrickshock won the All-Ireland Club IHC title in February 2017, after beating Ahascragh–Fohenagh by 2–15 to 0–06 in the 2017 All-Ireland Club IHC final.[12]

Honours

Notable hurlers

References

  1. ↑ "Carrickshock HC". Club Info. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Carrickshock ready for another major battle". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Keeping Kilkenny in power". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Carrickshock, Gaels square up in Kilkenny decider". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ryan's moment of magic rocks Carrickshock". Irish Independent. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "History". Piltown GAA website. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Power of dreams lives strong for Carrickshock". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "WEEKEND GAELIC GAMES SCOREBOARD". Irish Independent. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (6 November 2016). "Richie Power plays a substitute-role as Carrickshock secure return to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". The 42. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Dalton delivers as 'Shock stun Celbridge". Kilkenny Live. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Carrickshock power proves too much for Galway outfit". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Carrickshock shape up for county tilt with league title win". Irish Examiner. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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