1897 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

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1897 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Ballytruckle (1st title)
(Next) 1899

The 1897 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board.

The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1897 for the top hurling teams in the county of Waterford in Ireland.

Waterford GAA

The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county board's offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford. The Waterford County Board was founded in 1886.

Ballytruckle won the championship. [1]

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References

  1. "Club Titles - Waterford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 September 2019.