James Stephens GAA

Infobox GAA club
club gaa = James Stephens
irish = Séamus Stiofáin
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founded = 1887
province = Leinster
county =Kilkenny
nickname =The village
colours =Red and green
grounds = Larchfield, Kilkenny
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James Stephens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1887 and has enjoyed equal success in both hurling and Gaelic football.

History

James Stephens was founded in 1887 as a hurling club. The club is named after James Stephens, the Irish Fenian leader, and took part in its first championship in 1888. The club was founded in the area of Patrick Street in Kilkenny city, an area locally known as 'the Village.' The James Stephens colours of red and green were adopted as a result of the purchase of a set of jerseys from Erin's Own at a price of 30 shillings.

Hurling

Honours

*All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 3
** 1976, 1982, 2005
*Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 4
** 1975, 1981, 2004, 2005
*Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 8
** 1935, 1937, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005
*Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championships: 7
** 1969, 1970, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002
*Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 12
** 1929, 1957, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2003

Famous Hurlers

This is a list of notable hurlers who have played for James Stephens. Generally, this means players that have enjoyed much success with the club or have played for the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Football

Honours

*Kilkenny Senior Football Championships: 8
** 1976, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008
*Kilkenny Minor Football Championships: 11
** 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997

External links

* [http://www.james-stephens.com/ Official James Stephens Website]
* [http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=22 Information On James Stephens]