how long has fencing been around ?
Over the coming years clubs were set up in : Blackrock College , Dublin University ( 1936 , revived in 1940 ) Dublin University Fencing Club ( 1941 ) The Royal College of Surgeons , Kilkenny ( 1942 ) Limerick Fencing Club ( 1944 ) Shannon Fencing Club ( 1947 ) Cork County ( 1952 ) , Clonmel ( 1954 ) UCD Fencing Club ( 1955 ) .