1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Éire Óg (1st title)
Jim Langton (captain)
Runners-up Carrickshock
Bob Aylward (captain)
1938 (Previous)(Next) 1940

The 1939 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Éire Óg won the championship after a 3–07 to 3–05 defeat of Carrickshock in the final. [1] It was their first ever championship title.

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References

  1. "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.