Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Current season or competition:
2024 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Irish| Craobh Iomána Sinsearach Chill Chainnigh
Code| Hurling
Founded| 1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Region|  Kilkenny (GAA)
Trophy| Tom Walsh Cup
No. of teams| 12
Title holders|  Thomastown (2nd title)
Most titles|  Tullaroan & Ballyhale Shamrocks (20 titles)
Sponsors| St Canice's Credit Union
TV partner(s)| TG4, RTÉ
Official website| Official website

The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Kilkenny hurling.

Introduced in 1887 as the Kilkenny Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format.

In its current format, the Kilkenny Senior Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Tom Walsh Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 26 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Tullaroan and Ballyhale Shamrocks are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 20 times each. Thomastown are the title-holders, defeating O'Loughlin Gaels by 0-18 to 0-07 in the 2024 final.

## History

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### Beginnings

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Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in the United Irishman newspaper. County committees were established over the next few years, with the Kilkenny County Board affiliating on 30 January 1887. The inaugural championship was contested by just four clubs, with Tullaroan winning the title after a defeat of Mooncoin.[1] Since then the championship title has been awarded every year except on a handful of occasions. No championships took place in 1891, 1892 and 1912, while several championships between 1916 and 1922 were either cancelled or unfinished due to the Irish revolutionary period. The 1916 championship began in October 1916, however, because of martial law it wasn't completed until June 1919. It was decreed that the winner of the match would be declared champions for all three years.

### Team dominance

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The first fifty years of the championship were dominated by Tullaroan based in North Kilkenny and Mooncoin in South Kilkenny, who built up an intense rivalry. Both clubs shared 29 championship titles between 1887 and 1952, however, since the introduction of Parish Rule in 1953, they have won just 3 titles between them. Other clubs who enjoyed limited periods of dominance during this time include city-based club Confederation, who won three titles between 1893 and 1896, and Dicksboro who won two titles from four final appearances during the 1920s. Carrickshock's dominance saw the club play in ten finals between 1938 and 1948, becoming the first team to win four successive championships from 1940 to 1943. Éire Óg also claimed four titles during this period. After a sixty-year hiatus Bennettsbridge returned to winning ways and claimed ten championship titles between 1952 and 1967. Fenians added their name to the roll of honour in 1970 before claiming four more championships before the end of the decade. In 1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks became the latest first-time champions and ushered in a new era of dominance by winning 10 more championship titles by 1991. As Ballyhale went into decline, Glenmore dominated the nineties by winning five championships between 1987 and 1999. The first decade of the new century saw O'Loughlin Gaels and James Stephens win two titles apiece, while Ballyhale Shamrocks ended the decade with four successive championships before winning four more in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019.

## Format

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The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded just one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random, however, there is a certain level of seeding based on league performance.

If a match is drawn there is a replay. If both sides are still level at the end of the replay there is a period of extra time and so on until a winner is found.

### League

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Main article: Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

The league begins with two groups of six teams. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. Following the completion of the league, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate quarter-finals in the championship. The two third-placed teams plays the sixth-placed teams from the opposite group, and the two fourth-placed teams plays the fifth-placed teams in the first round of the championship.

### Knockout Stage

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First round: 8 teams contest this round. The 4 winning teams advance directly to the quarter-final stage. The 4 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: The four first round winners and the four teams given a bye contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

### Relegation

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The four first round losers take part in a series of play-offs, with the losing team being relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.

### Qualification

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At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

## Teams

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### 2025 Teams

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The 12 teams competing in the 2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship are:

Team  | Location  | Colours  | Position in 2024 | In championship since  | Championship titles  | Last championship title

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Ballyhale Shamrocks | Ballyhale, Knocktopher and Knockmoylan  | White & Green  | Quarter-finals  | 1998 | 20  | 2022
Bennettsbridge | Bennettsbridge | Green & Yellow  | Semi-finals  | 2016 | 12  | 1971
Clara | Clara | Maroon & White  | First round  | 2013 | 3  | 2015
Dicksboro | Palmerstown  | Maroon & White  | Quarter-finals  | 2011 | 5  | 2017
Erin's Own | Castlecomer | Blue & White  | Quarter-finals  | 2009 | 0  | —
Glenmore | Glenmore | Green and gold  | Relegation playoff winners  | 2022 | 5  | 1999
Graigue-Ballycallan | Kilmanagh | Sky Blue & White  | First round  | 2019 | 2  | 2000
Lisdowney | Lisdowney | Blue & white  | Champions (Kilkenny IHC)  | 2025 | 0  | —
Mullinavat | Mullinavat | Black & White  | Semi-finals  | 2015 | 0  | —
O'Loughlin Gaels | St John's Parish  | White & Green  | Runners-up  | 1997 | 5  | 2023
Thomastown | Thomastown | Blue and white  | Champions  | 2024 | 2  | 2024
Tullaroan | Tullaroan | Green & White  | Quarter-finals  | 2020 | 20  | 1994

## Sponsorship

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Since 1991 the Kilkenny County Championship has been sponsored by the St Canice's Credit Union.

## Managers

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Managers in the Kilkenny Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.

Winning managers (1999–present)  Manager  | Team  | Wins  | Winning years

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Michael Nolan  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 3  | 2001, 2003, 2010
Maurice Aylward  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3  | 2006, 2007, 2008
Adrian Finan  | James Stephens | 2  | 2004, 2005
Mick Purcell  | Clara | 2  | 2013, 2015
Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2  | 2018, 2019
James O'Connor | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2  | 2020, 2021
Jim Neary  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2  | 1998, 2000
Tom Casey  | Glenmore | 1  | 1999
John Brennan  | Young Irelands | 1  | 2002
Mick Fennelly / James McGarry | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 2009
Niall Rigney | James Stephens | 1  | 2011
Tommy Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 2012
Colm Bonnar / Andy Moloney | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 2014
Aidan Fogarty  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1  | 2016
Mark Dowling  | Dicksboro | 1  | 2017
Pat Hoban | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 2022

## List of finals

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### Legend

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* Gold – All-Ireland senior club champions
* Silver – All-Ireland senior club runners-up

### List of Kilkenny SHC finals

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up

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Club  | Score  | Club  | Score
2024 | Thomastown | 0-18  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-07
2023 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-20  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-19
2022[2] | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-21  | James Stephens | 2-11
2021 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-19  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 3-15
2020 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 5-19  | Dicksboro | 1-10
2019 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-21  | James Stephens | 1-15
2018 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-20  | Bennettsbridge | 2-17
2017[3] | Dicksboro | 4-15  | James Stephens | 4-10
2016[4] | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-19  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-12
2015[5] | Clara | 2-12  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-13
2014[6] | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-20  | Clara | 1-13
2013[7] | Clara | 1-15  | Carrickshock | 2-10
2012[8] | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-16  | Dicksboro | 0-12
2011[9][10] | James Stephens | 1-08, 1-20 (R)  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–11, 0-15 (R)
2010 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-17  | Carrickshock | 1-11
2009 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-14  | James Stephens | 1-11
2008 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-11  | James Stephens | 0-12
2007 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-20  | St Martin's | 1-10
2006  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-22  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-11
2005  | James Stephens | 1-18  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-12
2004  | James Stephens | 2-16  | Young Irelands | 3-12
2003  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 3-09, 2-12 (R)  | Young Irelands | 2–12, 2-10 (R)
2002  | Young Irelands | 3-14  | Dunnamaggin | 1-15
2001  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-17  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 1-06
2000  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-16  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-09
1999  | Glenmore | 1-14  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-08
1998  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 1-14  | The Fenians | 0-12
1997  | Dunnamaggin | 2-10  | Young Irelands | 2-07
1996  | Young Irelands | 2–10, 3-09 (R)  | James Stephens | 0–16, 2-10 (R)
1995  | Glenmore | 3-19  | The Fenians | 1-14
1994  | Tullaroan | 1-06  | Dicksboro | 0-06
1993  | Dicksboro | 0–12, 2-09 (R)  | The Fenians | 0–12, 1-09 (R)
1992  | Glenmore | 1-14  | Tullaroan | 2-06
1991  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-16  | St Martin's | 1-08
1990  | Glenmore | 3-15  | Clara | 2-06
1989  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-11  | Glenmore | 1-13
1988  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-15  | Thomastown | 0-04
1987  | Glenmore | 4-10  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-09
1986  | Clara | 3-10  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 4-05
1985  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 4-18  | Glenmore | 3-13
1984  | St Martin's | 1-14  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-07
1983  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-14  | James Stephens | 1-08
1982  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-10  | James Stephens | 2-04
1981  | James Stephens | 2-10  | The Fenians | 0-08
1980  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3–10, 3-13 (R)  | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 2–13, 1-10 (R)
1979*  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0–14, 3-12 (R)  | Erin's Own | 0–14, 1-06 (R)
1978  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-15  | The Fenians | 0-10
1977  | The Fenians | 3-11  | Rower-Inistioge | 1-10
1976  | James Stephens | 2-14  | Rower-Inistioge | 0-13
1975  | James Stephens | 1-14  | Galmoy  | 1-05
1974  | The Fenians | 0-10  | Bennettsbridge | 0-06
1973  | The Fenians | 7-08  | James Stephens | 5-10
1972  | The Fenians | 3-10  | Bennettsbridge | 1-06
1971  | Bennettsbridge | 3-10  | The Fenians | 1-07
1970  | The Fenians | 2-11  | James Stephens | 3-05
1969  | James Stephens | 8-05  | The Fenians | 2-07
1968  | Rower-Inistioge | 3-09  | Bennettsbridge | 3-07
1967  | Bennettsbridge | 3-10  | Thomastown | 1-04
1966  | Bennettsbridge | 4-08  | Mooncoin | 2-04
1965  | Mooncoin | 2-08  | Bennettsbridge | 1-08
1964  | Bennettsbridge | 4-09  | Glenmore | 1-04
1963  | St Lachtain's | 1-07  | Tullogher  | 0-03
1962  | Bennettsbridge | 5-07  | Lisdowney | 2-08
1961  | St Lachtain's | 4-05  | Near South  | 0-12
1960  | Bennettsbridge | 4-05  | Glenmore | 3-04
1959  | Bennettsbridge | 4-06  | Erin's Own | 1-04
1958  | Tullaroan | 1-12  | Bennettsbridge | 3-02
1957  | John Lockes | 4-04  | Slieverue | 0-05
1956  | Bennettsbridge | 2-08  | John Lockes | 3-03
1955  | Bennettsbridge | 6-06  | Mooncoin | 1-04
1954  | Slieverue | 6-05  | Tullaroan | 4-03
1953  | Bennettsbridge | 3-11  | Slieverue | 3-06
1952  | Bennettsbridge | 5-03  | Tullaroan | 4-05
1951  | Carrickshock | 5-06  | Tullaroan | 4-05
1950  | Dicksboro | 3–17, 4-06 (R)  | Éire Óg | 6-08, 1-05 (R)
1949  | Graigue | 3-12  | Tullaroan | 2-14
1948  | Tullaroan | 1-12  | Carrickshock | 2-03
1947  | Éire Óg | 3-10  | Tullaroan | 0-13
1946  | Thomastown | 5-04  | Carrickshock | 4-05
1945  | Éire Óg | 2-07, 4-08 (R)  | Carrickshock | 1–10, 1-07 (R)
1944  | Éire Óg | 7-09  | Carrickshock | 4-04
1943  | Carrickshock | 3-06  | Mullinavat | 1-03
1942  | Carrickshock | 3-02  | Threecastles | 2-03
1941  | Carrickshock | 4-05  | Éire Óg | 3-07
1940  | Carrickshock | 1-04  | Mullinavat | 1-02
1939  | Éire Óg | 3-07  | Carrickshock | 3-05
1938  | Carrickshock | 2-05  | Éire Óg | 1-05
1937  | James Stephens | 3-08  | Dicksboro | 1-02
1936  | Mooncoin | 4-02  | Tullaroan | 4-01
1935  | James Stephens | 3-05  | Carrickshock | 2-05
1934  | Tullaroan | 6-06  | Carrickshock | 1-05
1933  | Tullaroan | 6-05  | Carrickshock | 5-04
1932  | Mooncoin | 6-04  | Carrickshock | 5-05
1931  | Carrickshock | 5-08  | Urlingford  | 3-08
1930  | Tullaroan | 4-04  | Urlingford  | 0-03
1929  | Mooncoin | 3-02, 5-01 (R)  | Carrickshock | 3-02, 3-03 (R)
1928  | Mooncoin | 4-02  | Dicksboro | 3-02
1927*  | Mooncoin | 4-02, 4-03, 2-04, 2-04  | James Stephens | 3-02, 2-04, 1-03, 2-02
1926  | Dicksboro | 5-05  | Mooncoin | 1-04
1925  | Tullaroan | 3-04  | Dicksboro | 3-03
1924  | Tullaroan | 4-04  | Clonmanto  | 2-02
1923  | Dicksboro | 7-04  | Mooncoin | 3-01
1922  | No Championship
1921  | No Championship
1920  | No Championship
1919*  | No Championship
1918*  | Mooncoin | (combined with 1916 c'ship)  |  |
1917*  | Mooncoin | (combined with 1916 c'ship)  |  |
1916  | Mooncoin | 4-01, 5-02 (R)  | Tullaroan | 4-01, 2-03 (R)
1915  | Tullaroan | 7-02  | Dicksboro | 2-02
1914  | Johnstown  | 3-01  | Erin's Own | 0-00
1913  | Mooncoin | 5-07  | Tullaroan | 3-04
1912  | No Championship
1911  | Tullaroan | 4-03  | Mooncoin | 2-05
1910  | Tullaroan | 7-01  | Piltown | 3-00
1909  | Erin's Own | 1-12  | Mooncoin | 1-07
1908  | Mooncoin | 5-17  | Threecastles | 3-05
1907  | Tullaroan | 2-06  | Mooncoin | 1-03
1906*  | Mooncoin | 3-06  | Tullaroan | 1-12
1905  | Erin's Own | 5-06  | Tullaroan | 2-08
1904  | Tullaroan | 6-14  | Piltown | 1-06
1903  | Threecastles | 0-03, 2-10 (R)  | Kilmanagh  | 0-02, 0-05 (R)
1902  | Tullaroan | 3-16  | Mooncoin | 0-01
1901  | Tullaroan | 5-10  | Threecastles | 3-07
1900  | Mooncoin | 5-09  | Freshford  | 1-15
1899  | Tullaroan | 3-06  | Young Irelands, Tullaroan  | 1-05
1898  | Threecastles | 4-01  | Confederation  | 2-03
1897  | Tullaroan | 3-11  | Mooncoin | 2-01
1896  | Confederation  | w/o  | Callan  | scr.
1895  | Tullaroan | 1-04  | Threecastles | 1-02
1894  | Confederation  | 2-05  | Callan  | 1-01
1893  | Confederation  | 1-04  | Callan  | 0-00
1891–1892  | No Championship
1890  | Bennettsbridge | 1-04  | Callan  | 0-01
1889  | Tullaroan | 0-01  | Graine  | 0-00
1888  | Mooncoin | 2-02  | Confederation  | 0-00
1887*  | Tullaroan | 1-01  | Mooncoin | 0-04

Notes:

* 1887 - Goal outweighed any number of points.
* 1906 - Mooncoin awarded title.
* 1917-18 - Combined with 1916 Championship.
* 1919 - Tullaroan and Mooncoin failed to agree on a venue, declared null and void.
* 1927 (First game) - Late goal scored after final whistle. Replay agreed.
* 1927 (Replay) - Objection, replay agreed.
* 1927 (Second Replay) - Unfinished due to conditions.
* 1979 - Game unfinished. Ballyhale awarded the title.

## Roll of honour

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### By club

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#  | Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Championships won  | Championships runner-up

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1  |  Tullaroan | 20  | 11  | 1887, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1958, 1994  | 1905, 1906, 1913, 1916, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1992,
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 20  | 7  | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022  | 1984, 1986, 1987, 2005, 2011, 2016, 2023
3  |  Mooncoin | 12  | 10  | 1888, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1965  | 1887, 1897, 1902, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1923, 1926, 1955, 1966
Bennettsbridge | 12  | 6  | 1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971  | 1958, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 2018
5  |  James Stephens | 9  | 11  | 1935, 1937, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2011  | 1927, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2022
6  |  Carrickshock | 7  | 12  | 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951  | 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 2010, 2013
7  |  Fenians | 5  | 7  | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977  | 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998
Dicksboro | 5  | 7  | 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993, 2017  | 1915, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1994, 2012, 2020
O'Loughlin Gaels | 5  | 5  | 2001, 2003, 2010, 2016, 2023 | 2000, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2024
Glenmore | 5  | 4  | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999  | 1960, 1964, 1985, 1989
11  |  Éire Óg | 4  | 3  | 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947  | 1938, 1941, 1950
12  | Confederation (City)  | 3  | 2  | 1893, 1894, 1896  | 1888, 1898
Clara | 3  | 2  | 1986, 2013, 2015  | 1990, 2014
14  |  Threecastles | 2  | 3  | 1898, 1903  | 1895, 1901, 1908
Young Irelands | 2  | 3  | 1996, 2002  | 1997, 2003, 2004
Thomastown | 2  | 2  | 1946, 2024  | 1967, 1988
Graigue–Ballycallan | 2  | 2  | 1998, 2000  | 1999, 2001
Erin's Own (Kilkenny city)  | 2  | 1  | 1905, 1909  | 1914
St Lachtain's | 2  | 0  | 1961, 1963  | —
20  |  John Locke's (Callan)  | 1  | 4  | 1957  | 1890, 1893, 1894, 1956
Slieverue | 1  | 2  | 1954  | 1953, 1957
Rower–Inistioge | 1  | 2  | 1968  | 1976, 1977
St Martin's | 1  | 2  | 1984  | 1991, 2007
Dunnamaggin | 1  | 1  | 1997  | 2002
Johnstown | 1  | 0  | 1914  | —
Graigue | 1  | 0  | 1949  | —
27  | Piltown | 0  | 2  | —  | 1904, 1910
Urlingford  | 0  | 2  | —  | 1930, 1931
Mullinavat | 0  | 2  | —  | 1940, 1943
Erin's Own | 0  | 2  | —  | 1959, 1979
Graine  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1889
Freshford  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1900
Kilmanagh  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1903
Clomanto | 0  | 1  | —  | 1924
Near South  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1961
Lisdowney | 0  | 1  | —  | 1962
Tullogher | 0  | 1  | —  | 1963
Galmoy | 0  | 1  | —  | 1975
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 0  | 1  | —  | 1980

## Records

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### Teams

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#### By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

* 1880s: 2 for Tullaroan (1887–89)
* 1890s: 3 each for Tullaroan (1895-97-99) and Confederation (1893-94-96)
* 1900s: 4 for Tullaroan (1901-02-04-07)
* 1910s: 3 for Tullaroan (1910-11-15)
* 1920s: 3 for Mooncoin (1927-28-29)
* 1930s: 3 for Tullaroan (1930-33-34)
* 1940s: 4 for Carrickshock (1940-41-42-43)
* 1950s: 5 for Bennettsbridge (1952-53-55-56-59)
* 1960s: 5 for Bennettsbridge (1960-62-64-66-67)
* 1970s: 5 for Fenians (1970-72-73-74-77)
* 1980s: 6 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (1980-82-83-85-88-89)
* 1990s: 4 for Glenmore (1990-92-95-99)
* 2000s: 4 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (2006-07-08-09)
* 2010s: 4 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (2012-14-18-19)
* 2020s: 3 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (2020-21-22)

#### Most consecutive wins

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#  | Wins  | Club  | Years won

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1st  | 5  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2nd  | 4  | Carrickshock | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
3rd  | 3  | Mooncoin | 1927, 1928, 1929
Fenians | 1972, 1973, 1974
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1978, 1979, 1980

#### Most consecutive appearances

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Pos.  | No.  | Club  | Years in sequence

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1st  | 9  | Carrickshock | 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
2nd  | 8  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
3rd  | 6  | Fenians | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
4th  | 5  | Carrickshock | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
Bennettsbridge | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
5th  | 4  | Tullaroan | 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
Mooncoin | 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
| 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Graigue-Ballycallan | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

#### Most consecutive wins (championship matches)

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Ballyhale Shamrocks \- 23 matches (1st round 2018 to semi-final 2023)

#### Gaps/wins

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Top ten longest gaps between championship titles:

* 78 years: Thomastown (1946-2024)
* 62 years: Bennettsbridge (1890-1952)
* 43 years: Dicksboro (1950-1993)
* 36 years: Tullaroan (1958-1994)
* 32 years: James Stephens (1937-1969)
* 29 years: Mooncoin (1936-1965)
* 27 years: Clara (1986-2013)
* 24 years: Dicksboro (1993-2017)
* 24 years: Dicksboro (1926-1950)
* 23 years: James Stephens (1981-2004)

#### Gaps/appearances

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Top ten longest gaps between appearances in a final (bold denotes a win):

* 67 years: John Locke's (1890-1957)
* 62 years: Bennettsbridge (1890-1952)
* 59 years: Carrickshock (1951-2010)
* 44 years: Bennettsbridge (1974-2018)
* 43 years: Dicksboro (1950-1993)
* 34 years: Tullaroan (1958-1992)
* 36 years: Thomastown (1988-2024)
* 32 years: James Stephens (1937-1969)
* 23 years: Clara (1990-2013)
* 21 years: Glenmore (1964-1985)
* 21 years: Thomastown (1946-1967)
* 21 years: Thomastown (1967-1988)

#### Most appearances in final

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Pos.  | Club  | Total  | Won  | Draw  | Lost  | Period  | Win %

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1  | Tullaroan | 32  | 20  | 1  | 11  | 1887-1994  | 64.5%
2  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 30  | 20  | 3  | 7  | 1978-2023  | 76.0%
3  | Mooncoin | 25  | 12  | 3  | 10  | 1888-1966  | 54.5%
4  | James Stephens | 23  | 9  | 3  | 11  | 1927-2022  | 47.4%
Carrickshock | 21  | 7  | 2  | 12  | 1929-2013  | 36.8%
5  | Benettsbridge | 18  | 12  | 0  | 6  | 1890-2018  | 66.6%

#### Most regular pairing in finals

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Pos.  | No. of finals  | Club  | Wins  | Years  | Club  | Wins  | Years

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1  | 9  | Tullaroan | 5  | 1887, 1897, 1902, 1907, 1911  | Mooncoin | 4  | 1906, 1913, 1916, 1936
2  | 8  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 6  | 1982, 1983, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2022  | James Stephens | 2  | 2005, 2011

#### Biggest wins

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* The most one sided Kilkenny finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:
* 24 points – 1902: Tullaroan 3-16 (25) – 0-01 (1) Mooncoin
* 23 points – 1904: Tullaroan 6-14 (32) – 1-6 (9) Piltown
* 21 points – 2020: Ballyhale Shamrocks 5-19 (34) – 1-10 (13) Dicksboro
* 18 points – 1908: Mooncoin 5-17 (32) – 3-05 (14) Threecastles
* 17 points – 1955: Benettsbridge 6-06 (24) – 1-04 (7) Mooncoin
* 17 points – 1988: Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-15 (21) – 0-04 (4) Thomastown
* 16 points – 1934: Tullaroan 6-06 (24) – 1-04 (7) Carrickshock
* 16 points – 1969: James Stephens 8-05 (29) – 2-07 (13) Fenians
* 15 points – 1915: Tullaroan 7-02 (23) – 2-02 (8) Dicksboro
* 15 points – 1923: Dicksboro 7-04 (25) – 3-01 (10) Mooncoin
* 14 points – 1944: Eire Og 7-09 (30) – 4.04 (16) Carrickshock
* 14 points – 1964: Bennettsbridge 4-09 (21) - 1-04 (7) Glenmore
* 14 points – 1991: Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-16 (25) – 1-08 (11) St. Martin's

### Top scorers/team

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#### Final

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Pos.  | Year  | Club  | Goals  | Points  | Total

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1  | 2020  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 5  | 19  | 34
2  | 1904  | Tullaroan | 6  | 14  | 32
3  | 1944  | Eire Og | 7  | 9  | 30
1985  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 4  | 18  | 30
4  | 1969  | James Stephens | 8  | 5  | 29
1973  | The Fenians | 7  | 8  | 29
5  | 1995  | Glenmore | 3  | 19  | 28
2021  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3  | 19  | 28
6  | 2017  | Dicksboro | 4  | 15  | 27
2019  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2  | 21  | 27
7  | 1950 | Dicksboro | 3  | 17  | 26
1950 | Eire Og | 6  | 8  | 26
2018  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2  | 20  | 26
8  | 1973 | James Stephens | 5  | 10  | 25
1901  | Tullaroan | 5  | 10  | 25
1923  | Dicksboro | 7  | 4  | 25
1991  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3  | 16  | 25
2006  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 22  | 25

NOTES:

* 1950 \- Drawn match
* 1973 \- Highest score by a losing team

### Top scorers

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### FINALS from 1995 to 2019

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Pos.  | Name  | Club  | Goals  | Points  | Total

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1  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3  | 81  | 90
2  | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 11  | 34  | 67
3  | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 1  | 45  | 48
4  | Mark Bergin  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0  | 43  | 43
5  | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0  | 41  | 41
6  | Eoin Reid  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 6  | 22  | 40
7  | Nigel Skehan  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 4  | 26  | 38
8  | Colin Fennelly  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1  | 16  | 19
9  | Keith Hogan  | Clara | 0  | 18  | 18
10  | Adrian Ronan  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 3  | 8  | 17

#### By year

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Year  | Top scorer  | Team  | Score  | Total

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2016  | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-40  | 40
2017  | David Walton  | James Stephens | 1-51  | 54
2018  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-41  | 50
2019  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-34  | 37
2020  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-39  | 48
2021  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-31  | 34
2022  | Niall Brassil | James Stephens | 0-41  | 41

#### Finals

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Final  | Top scorer  | Team  | Score  | Total

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1992  | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 1-10  | 13
1993  | Tommy Bawle (D)  | Dicksboro | 0-06  | 6
Sam Morrissey (R)  | Dicksboro | 1-02  | 5
1994  | Derek Gaffney  | Tullaroan | 0-04  | 4
1995  | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 0-07  | 7
1996  | D. J. Carey (D)  | Young Irelands | 1-05  | 8
D. J. Carey (R)  | Young Irelands  | 2-04  | 10
1997  | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands  | 1-02  | 5
1998  | Damien Cleere  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-08  | 8
Brendan Ryan  | Fenians | 0-08  | 8
1999  | Denis Byrne  | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-06  | 6
2000  | Nigel Skehan  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-05  | 5
2001  | Nigel Skehan  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-09  | 12
2002  | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands  | 2-07  | 13
2003  | Nigel Skehan (D)  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-03  | 9
Nigel Skehan (R)  | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-07  | 10
D. J. Carey (R)  | Young Irelands  | 1-07  | 10
2004  | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands  | 3-06  | 15
2005  | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 0-09  | 9
2006  | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-10  | 10
2007  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-10  | 10
2008  | Eoin Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-02  | 5
2009  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-03  | 6
Eoin Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-06  | 6
2010  | Richie Power | Carrickshock | 0-12  | 12
2011  | Henry Shefflin (D)  | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-07  | 7
Eoin Larkin (R)  | James Stephens | 1-11  | 14
2012  | Martin Gaffney  | Dicksboro | 0-08  | 8
2013  | Keith Hogan  | Clara | 0-10  | 10
2014  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-10  | 10
2015  | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-08  | 8
2016  | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11  | 11
2017  | David Walton  | James Stephens | 1-05  | 8
2018  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-10  | 13
2019  | Eoin Guilfoyle  | James Stephens | 0-08  | 8
2020  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-08  | 8
Eoin Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-02  | 8
2021  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-09  | 9
Paddy Deegan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-03  | 9
2022  | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-06  | 6
2023  | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-10  | 10
2024  | Robbie Donnelly | Thomastown | 0-08  | 8

## See also

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* Kilkenny Senior Football Championship
* Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

## References

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1. ^ "And in Kilkenny it is reported . . . . . . ". Irish Times. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
2. ^ Verney, Michael (16 October 2022). "TJ Reid leads 14-man Ballyhale Shamrocks to historic Kilkenny five-in-a-row". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. ^ "Deadly Dicksboro edge goal fest". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
4. ^ "Gutsy O'Loughlin Gaels find second wind". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
5. ^ "Gaels are outgunned by Clara's power play". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
6. ^ "Ballyhale stars' quality shines bright". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
7. ^ "Clara pull off seismic shock". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
8. ^ "Ballyhale pay no penalty for Henry misses". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
9. ^ "Shefflin saves Ballyhale with late point, clubs brave torrential rain". The Irish Echo. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
10. ^ "Larkin proves the star in Village show". The Irish Times. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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