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Kilkenny is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2022 census gave the population of Kilkenny as 27,184, the thirteenth-largest urban center in Ireland.
Henry Shefflin is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the current manager of the Galway senior hurling team. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style, dominance, competitive spirit, and leadership on the field. He is the only player to win 'hurler of the year' three times, in 2002, 2006, and 2012. Cian Lynch is the only other player to win the title more than once, winning it in 2018 and 2021. He is widely regarded as the best player in the history of the game. A versatile forward who started out in the corner, Shefflin made his name in more commanding positions as a centre or full-forward. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time.
Richard Noel Skehan is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Edward Joseph Brennan is an Irish hurling manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Kilkenny senior team lasted twelve seasons from 2000 until 2011. Brennan was the manager of the Laois senior hurling team from 2019 to 2020.
Conor Cusack is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in 2006. Known nationally in Ireland for his mental health advocacy, Cusack continues to play hurling with his local Cloyne club. Conor is a former Cork Hurler and a Cork Legend.
Kieran Brennan is an Irish Army major general and former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations with the Irish Defence Forces until mid-2019.
Mick "Cloney" Brennan is a retired Irish sportsman. He played hurling with Erin's Own and Gaelic Football with his local club Railyard and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. He was named an All Star in 1975, 1976, and 1979.
James "Shem" Downey was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Dunnamaggin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1897, but had to wait ninety-four years for its first senior county title, taking home the junior trophy in 1994.
Kevin Fennelly was a hurler from County Kilkenny who played for his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at senior level for the Kilkenny county team during the 1940s. After his playing days, Fennelly remained involved with his club Shamrocks, serving as trainer, chairman, treasurer and trustee. His contributions to the sport are commemorated in the form of the Kevin Fennelly Memorial Cup.
The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the culmination of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was played on 10 September 2000 between Kilkenny and Offaly. Kilkenny was appearing in their third All-Ireland final in-a-row after losing to Offaly in 1998 and to Cork in 1999. They aimed to win their first championship since 1993. In their first championship game since winning the championship in 1998, Offaly lined up. The teams' most recent championship encounter took place in the Leinster final earlier this year, where Kilkenny defeated Offaly.
Canice Hickey is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Dunnamaggin and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back. Hickey's elder brothers Tom and Noel, also lined out at club and inter-county levels.
Jody Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He is a hurler from upperchurch and played for Tipperary. He plays hurling with Harps GAA Auckland, most notable as the man who stopped the "drive for five v Kilkenny" in 2010, as for also breaking the timber of Laois Stalwart Tony Connolly Upperchurch–Drombane and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
Nicholas "Nickey" Brennan is an Irish former hurler, manager and Gaelic games administrator. He played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. More recently, he served as the 35th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Jamesie Brennan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Dermot Lawlor is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Joe Brennan is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a substitute centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
James John Donegan is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Dublin and Kilkenny senior teams.
Richard Brennan was an Irish hurler whose championship career with the Kilkenny senior team spanned nine years from 1904 to 1913.
Canice Maher is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with St Martin's and St Jude's. Maher lined out at inter-county level with both the Kilkenny and Dublin senior hurling teams.
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- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
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