This is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but has also fielded teams in something
History
Located in the town of Kilmallock, about 20 miles outside Limerick, Kilmallock GAA Club was founded in 1885. Kilmallock's earliest successes where in Gaelic football, with the club claiming Limerick SFC titles in 1908, 1909 and 1916. Kilmallock made the hurling breakthrough in 1956 when they won the Limerick JHC title and earned promotion to the senior grade.
Four years after that initial junior triumph, Kilmallock won the Limerick SHC title after a defeat of Claughaun in 1960. A second Limerick SHC title followed in 1967, before Kilmallock claimed three successive titles between 1973 and 1975. The club also won Munster Club SHC titles in 1992 and 1994, as well as losing to Sarsfields in the 1993 All-Ireland club final.
The new century saw Kilmallock secure a number of underage titles in the minor and under-21 grades. The club also won three Limerick SHC titles in a five-year period between 2010 and 2014, as well as a third Munster Club SHC title in 2014 Kilmallock also had a 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the 2015 All-Ireland club final. The club claimed their 12th Limerick SHC title in 2021.
Honours
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1992, 2014 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (12): 1960, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021 Limerick Senior Football Championship (3): 1908, 1909, 1916 Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (5): 1925, 1939, 1943, 1956, 2019 Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (7): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018 Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (15): 1955, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2026
Notable hurlers
Aaron Costello: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Mossie Dowling: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1973) Barry Hennessy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) Mike Houlihan: Munster SHC-winner (1994, 1996) Paddy Kelly: National Hurling League-winner (1983–84, 1984–85) Graeme Mulcahy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Shane O'Brien: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2023, 2026) Andrew O'Shaughnessy: All-Ireland U21HC-winner (2001, 2002) Pádraig Tobin: National Hurling League-winner (1997)
References
External links Limerick GAA site Kilmallock GAA Club on Facebook