Carrickshock GAA

Carrickshock is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1928^[1] when the teams from Hugginstown and Knockmoylan were amalgamated in commemoration of the Battle of Carrickshock, 1831.

Carrickshock

Carraig Seac
Founded:	1928
County:	Kilkenny
Nickname:	'Shock
Colours:	Green and gold
Grounds:	Hugginstown
Coordinates:	52°27′20.16″N 7°13′27.91″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster champions Kilkenny champions Hurling: - - 7

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 ^[2]
• Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
  • 2012^[3]
• Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 2
  • 2001, 2002
• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship 1
  • 2017^[4]
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship 2
  • 2004, 2016^[5]
• Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships: 2
  • 2004, 2016^[6]
• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships: 4
  • 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999

Notable hurlers

• Richie Power Snr
• Pat Dwyer
• Jimmy Walsh
• John Tennyson
• John Dalton
• Richie Power Jnr
• John Power
• Michael Rice
• Sean O' (John) Farrell (1909-72), 1933^[7]