Bennettsbridge GAA
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Bennettsbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Bennettsbridge
, County Kilkenny
, Ireland
. The Bridge last won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship in 1971, although they are no longer a senior championship side.
The club may not have won many honours at junior, intermediate or senior level in recent years but the future certainly looks bright. The U-14 side has had a very successful year, winning the league, the Féile and took part in the Roinn B championship final (unfortunately losing to St. Patricks of Ballyragget).
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Bennettsbridge
Bennettsbridge
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland.It is situated on the river Nore south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. It is located in the province of Leinster in the south-east of the island of Ireland...
, County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The Bridge last won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship in 1971, although they are no longer a senior championship side.
Achievements
The Bridge won 12 senior hurling titles in 1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1971. They also won the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship in 1948 and 1951.The club may not have won many honours at junior, intermediate or senior level in recent years but the future certainly looks bright. The U-14 side has had a very successful year, winning the league, the Féile and took part in the Roinn B championship final (unfortunately losing to St. Patricks of Ballyragget).