Slieverue GAA
{{Short description|Gaelic games club in County Kilkenny, Ireland}}
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| province = Leinster
| county = Kilkenny
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Slieverue GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club fields teams in hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Slieverue is one of Kilkenny's oldest clubs, having affiliated in the GAA's foundation year in 1884.{{cite web|url=https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/slieverue-hc/|title=Slieverue HC|publisher=Club Info website|date=|access-date=5 November 2022|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://waterford-news.ie/2020/06/26/remembering-waterfords-all-ireland-heroes-of-1959/|title=Rembering Waterford's All-Ireland heroes of 1959|publisher=Waterford News and Star|date=20 June 2020|access-date=5 November 2022|first=|last=}} The club has operated in the junior ranks for much of its existence, however, it has had some success in the upper tiers. Slieverue's first major success was a Kilkenny IHC title in 1936. The Kilkenny JHC was secured in 1950, a victory which heralded further success over the rest of the decade. Slieverue contested three Kilkenny SHC finals, with the club beating Tullaroan to claim their only title in 1954.{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles|title=Club titles|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|access-date=5 November 2021|first=|last=}}
Honours
Notable players
- Paddy Buggy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1957) and GAA President (1982–1985){{cite web|url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/57784/Kilkenny-man--Paddy-Buggy-.html|title=Kilkenny man, Paddy Buggy, Slieverue former president of the GAA passes away|publisher=Kilkenny People|date=16 May 2013|access-date=5 November 2021|first=|last=}}
- Locky Byrne: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1935){{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20414526.html|title=The one that got away for Nicky Power|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 August 2016|access-date=5 November 2021|first=|last=}}
- Bill Cahill: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1947)
- Dick Rockett: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1957){{cite web|url=http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/gentleman-dick-1-2506086 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140629131903/http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/gentleman-dick-1-2506086 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2014 |title=Gentleman Dick |publisher=Kilkenny People |date=16 March 2011 |accessdate=28 June 2014 }}
- Mick Walsh: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1957){{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hurling-on-both-sides-of-the-divide-1.936793|title=Hurling on both sides of the divide|publisher=Irish Times|date=6 September 2008|access-date=5 November 2021|first=|last=}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.slieveruegaa.ie/ Slieverue GAA website]
{{Kilkenny GAA clubs}}
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Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny
Category:Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny