Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition

Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

Current season or competition:
2023 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Irish| Craobh Iománaíocht Sinsear Co. Dhún na nGall
Code| Hurling
Region| Donegal (GAA)
No. of teams| 8
Title holders| Setanta (18th title)
Most titles| Burt (39 titles)
Sponsors| None

The Donegal Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Donegal GAA clubs. The County Final is usually played at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny.

Setanta are the title holders, defeating St Eunan's by 4-13 to 0-14 in the 2023 final.

## History[edit]

Burt hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country, having passed out Waterford Senior Hurling Championship club Mount Sion's total of 35 a few years ago.[citation needed]

## Teams[edit]

### 2023 Teams[edit]

Club  | Location  | Colours  | Championship titles  | Last championship title

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An Clochán Liath | Dungloe | Red and white  | 0  | —
Aodh Ruadh | Ballyshannon | Green and white  | 5  | 1977
Buncrana  | Buncrana |  | 0  | —
Burt | Burt | Primrose and blue  | 39  | 2018
Carndonagh  | Carndonagh |  | 3  | 1959
Seán MacCumhaills  |  |  | 2  | 2016
Setanta | Killygordon | Green and black  | 18  | 2023
St Eunan's | Letterkenny | Amber and black  | 2  | 2021

### 2023 Hurling Grades[edit]

Championship  | Club

|

Senior / Intermediate
Senior  | An Clochán Liath
Aodh Ruadh
Buncrana
Burt
Carndonagh
Seán MacCumhaills
Setanta
St Eunan's
Junior
Junior  | Burt (2nd team)
Four Masters
Letterkenny Gaels
Setanta (2nd team)
St Eunan's (2nd team)

## Honours[edit]

The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup.[1]

The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

## List of finals[edit]

Year  | Winner  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Notes

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1924[2] | Aodh Ruadh | 5-08  | Letterkenny  | 0-01
1925  | Aodh Ruadh |  |  |
1926  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1927  | Finner Camp  |  |  |
1928  |  |  |  |
1929  | Aodh Ruadh |  |  |
1930  |  |  |  |
1931  |  |  |  |
1932  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1933  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1934  | Carrowmore  |  |  |
1935  | Carrowmore  |  |  |
1936  | Carrowmore  |  |  |
1937  | Carrowmore  |  |  |
1938  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1939  |  |  |  |
1940  |  |  |  |
1941  |  |  |  |
1942  |  |  |  |
1943  | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar)  |  | Aodh Ruadh |
1944  | Carndonagh  |  |  |
1945  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1946  |  |  |  |
1947  | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar)  |  | Burt |
1948  |  |  |  |
1949  |  |  |  |
1950  |  |  |  |
1951  |  |  |  |
1952  | Burt |  |  |
1953  | Letterkenny  |  |  |
1954  | Carndonagh  |  |  |
1955  | Burt |  |  |
1956  | Burt |  |  |
1957  | Burt |  |  |
1958  | Lifford  |  |  |
1959  | Carndonagh  |  |  |
1960  | Lifford  |  |  |
1961  | Burt |  |  |
1962  | Burt |  |  |
1963  | Glenswilly |  |  |
1964  | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)  |  |  |
1965  | Burt |  |  |
1966  | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)  |  |  |
1967  | Burt |  |  |
1968  | Burt |  |  |
1969  | Burt |  |  |
1970  | Burt | 3-12  | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-03
1971  | Burt | 9-11  | Aodh Ruadh | 3-02
1972  | St Eunan's | 3-03  | Burt | 2-01
1973  | Setanta |  | Burt |
1974  | Setanta |  | Carndonagh  |
1975  | Aodh Ruadh | 4-03  | Burt | 2-04
1976  | Burt | 3-07  | Aodh Ruadh | 2-06
1977  | Aodh Ruadh | 6-08  | Roger Casement's  | 1-01
1978  |  |  | Robert Emmet's
& Burt | 1-08
2-05  | The 1978 final ended in a draw and was never replayed.
1979  | Burt | 3-09  | Setanta | 1-05
1980  | Setanta | 2-08  | Burt | 0-08
1981  | Setanta | 2-07  | Burt | 1-03
1982  | Burt | 1-08  | Setanta | 1-06
1983  | Setanta | 2-14  | Burt | 2-08
1984  | Setanta | 3-14  | Carndonagh  | 1-05
1985[3] | Setanta | 3-07  | Carndonagh  | 4-03
1986  | Setanta | 2-02  | Burt | 1-04
1987  | Setanta | 5-08  | Burt | 2-09
1988  | Setanta |  | Carndonagh  |
1989  | Burt | 4-06  | Aodh Ruadh | 1-11
1990  | Setanta | 3-08  | Burt | 0-16
1991  | Burt | 2-12  | Naomh Mura  | 1-09
1992  | Burt | 2-12  | Naomh Mura  | 2-08
1993  | Burt | 2-11  | Setanta | 3-07
1994  | Burt | 4-07  | Naomh Mura  | 1-04
1995  | Burt | 0-16  | Naomh Mura  | 2-05
1996[4] | Burt | 1-16  | Naomh Mura  | 1-06
1997  | Burt | 3-17  | Naomh Mura  | 3-09
1998  | Burt | 3-13  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 0-03
1999  | Burt | 1-12  | Setanta | 1-08
2000[5] | Burt | 5-17  | Setanta | 0-06
2001  | Burt |  | Four Masters |
2002  | Burt | 3-21  | St Eunan's | 2-09
2003  | Burt |  | Setanta |
2004  | Burt |  | Setanta |
2005[6] | Burt | 3-08  | Setanta | 0-11
2006  | Burt | 0-17  | Setanta | 0-15
2007  | Setanta | 3-08  | Burt | 0-07
2008  | Setanta | 4-07  | Burt | 1-07
2009  | Burt | 3-13  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 2-12
2010  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 0-15  | Setanta | 0-12
2011  | Burt | 3-11  | Setanta | 2-07
2012[7] | Burt | 3-14  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 1-12
2013[8] | Burt | 3-13  | Setanta | 2-14
2014[9] | Burt | 6-09  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 1-09
2015[10] | Burt | 2-07  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 0-12
2016[11] | Seán MacCumhaills  | 2-13  | Burt | 2-09
2017[12] | Setanta | 1-16  | St Eunan's | 1-08
2018[13] | Burt | 3-14  | Setanta | 1-14
2019[14] | Setanta | 3-13  | St Eunan's | 0-13
2020[15] | Setanta | 2-19  | St Eunan's | 2-13
2021[16] | St Eunan's | 2-09  | Setanta | 0-14  | Conor O'Grady was the winning captain.[17]
2022[18] | Setanta | 1-20  | Burt | 0-18
2023[19] | Setanta | 4-13  | St Eunan's | 0-14

## Roll of honour[edit]

#  | Team  | Titles  | Years won

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1  | Burt | 39  | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
2  | Setanta | 18  | 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
3  | Letterkenny  | 6  | 1926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1953
4  | Aodh Ruadh | 5  | 1924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 1977
5  | Carrowmore  | 4  | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937
6  | Carndonagh  | 3  | 1944, 1954, 1959
7  | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar)  | 2  | 1943, 1947
Lifford  | 2  | 1958, 1960
Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)  | 2  | 1964, 1966
Seán MacCumhaills  | 2  | 2010, 2016
St Eunan's | 2  | 1972, 2021
12  | Finner Camp  | 1  | 1927
Glenswilly | 1  | 1963

## 2023 championship[edit]

### Group Stage[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | SF  | SA  | Diff  | Pts  | Qualification

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1  | Setanta | 5 | 5  | 0  | 0  | 134  | 75  | 59  | 10 | Advance to knockout stage
2  | St Eunan's | 6 | 5  | 0  | 1  | 149  | 69  | 80  | 10
3  | Burt | 6 | 4  | 0  | 2  | 155  | 101  | 54  | 8
4  | Buncrana  | 7 | 4  | 0  | 3  | 102  | 117  | -15  | 8
5  | Seán MacCumhaills  | 5 | 2  | 0  | 3  | 79  | 100  | -21  | 4 | Transfer to Intermediate championship
6  | Carndonagh  | 6 | 1  | 0  | 5  | 69  | 119  | -50  | 2
7  | Aodh Ruadh | 1 | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  | An Clochán Liath | 6 | 0  | 0  | 6  | 65  | 172  | -107  | 0

### Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals

St Eunan's 1-12 - 1-10 Burt

Setanta 5-22 - 0-12 Buncrana

Final

St Eunan's 0-14 - 4-13 Setanta

### Intermediate Championship[edit]

Semi-finals

Aodh Ruadh 0-6 - 4-17 Seán MacCumhaills

An Clochán Liath 1-5 - 0-12 Carndonagh

Final

Seán MacCumhaills 2-08 - 2-12 Carndonagh

## See also[edit]

* Donegal Senior Football Championship
* Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

## References[edit]

1. ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (4 September 2019). "Declan Coulter: Setanta focusing on Ulster and Keady tussle". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 September 2019. "On Saturday he picked up his second Donegal county hurling medal, fighting hard against a crippling injury to help his adopted club take its 15th Munster Cup."
2. ^ "Tirconaill Senior Hurling Final - Big Victory for Ballyshannon". Donegal Democrat.
3. ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 24 August 1985; Page: 12.
4. ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 October 1996; Page: 19.
5. ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 August 2000; Page: 27.
6. ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 7 October 2005; Section: Front Page.
7. ^ "McLaughlin goal seals another title for Burt". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
8. ^ "Donegal SHC final: Burt do it again". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
9. ^ "Donegal SHC final: four-in-a-row for Burt". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
10. ^ "Donegal SHC final: Five-in-a-row for Burt". Donegal Daily. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
11. ^ "Donegal SHC final: MacCumhaills end Burt's long reign". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
12. ^ McNulty, Chris (16 September 2017). "Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
13. ^ "Donegal SHC final: Title number 39 for Burt". Donegal Sport Hub. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
14. ^ "Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's". Hogan Stand. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
15. ^ "Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
16. ^ "St Eunan's end 49-year wait for Donegal SHC crown". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
17. ^ Craig, Frank (6 January 2022). "Donegal's O'Grady optimistic ahead of the 2022 campaign". Donegal News. p. 52\. "Domestically, it was an historic season for O'Grady and his St Eunan's team-mates. They caused a huge upset back in October by dethroning kingpins Setanta — a victory that delivered the Letterkenny club its first SHC title since 1972. O'Grady skippered the Black and Amber to that first championship win in half a century and he admits that the emotions from that massive achievement are still lingerng."
18. ^ "Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt". Donegal Daily. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
19. ^ "Comhghairdeas Setanta Hurling Club the 2023 Grand Canal Hotel Senior Hurling Champions". Donegal County Board website. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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