1961 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1961 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Whitegate (2nd title)
Runners-up	Newmarket-on-Fergus
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The 1961 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Ruan entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 3 September 1961 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Whitegate and Newmarket-on-Fergus, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Whitegate won the match by 5–07 to 3–09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first championship title in 11 years. ^[4]

Results

Final

Whitegate v Newmarket-on-Fergus

3 September 1961Final

Whitegate

5-07 - 3-09

Newmarket-on-Fergus

Cusack Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "Clare great the focus of latest in hurling book series". The Clare Champion. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
3. "Ruan HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
4. "Roll of honour". Whitegate GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.