Lisdowney GAA

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Lisdowney
Lios Dúin Fhiach
Founded:1939
County: Kilkenny
Colours:Blue and white
Grounds:Lisdowney GAA Grounds
Coordinates: 52°47′N7°23′W / 52.79°N 7.39°W / 52.79; -7.39
Playing kits
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body bluehoops.png
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Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All IrelandLeinster
champions		Kilkenny
champions
Hurling: 0 0 0
Camogie: 1 3 5
Lisdowney GAA field Gate and Sports Ground - geograph.org.uk - 6740334.jpg
Lisdowney GAA field

Lisdowney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Lisdowney, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1939, [1] and is primarily concerned with hurling and camogie. The crest of Lisdowney GAA has a raven on a background of blue and white hoops. There is a raven mounted as a monument in the village centre. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fogarty, Jim". hoganstand.com. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "S4170 : Rock and Sculpture". geograph.ie. Retrieved 16 November 2022. Stone raven at Lisdowney that represents the name of the village
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour – All-Ireland Club Championships". camogie.ie. Camogie Association. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Spillane, Trevor (26 September 2020). "What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Knox, John (20 October 2013). "Hickey the man as Lisdowney bridge 53 year gap". Kilkenny People . Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Lowry, Brian (2 December 2013). "Ballinamere claim historic victory". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ted Carroll". hoganstand.com. 3 September 1993. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Angela Downey and Lisdowney Camogie Club, Kilkenny feature in RTE's Use It Or Lose It!". camogie.ie. Camogie Association. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kilkenny to the bone: Reeling in the years, the good and the bad, with Cats legend Ann Downey". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.


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