1962 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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1962 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 May – 16 September 1962
Teams9
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry (22nd title)
Brendan Loughnane [1] (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Drumcullen
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored48 (6.86 per match)
Points scored81 (11.57 per match)
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The 1962 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. [2] The championship ran from 13 May to 16 September 1962.

Contents

Coolderry entered the championship as the defending champions. [3] [4]

The final was played on 16 September 1962 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Coolderry and Drumcullen, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Coolderry won the match by 2–12 to 1–05 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and a second consecutive title. [5] [6]

Results

First round

10 June 1962First round Tullamore 3-05 - 2-04 Birr O'Connor Park
17 June 1962First round Coolderry 4-04 - 3-03 Shinrone St Brendan's Park
17 June 1962First round Ballinamere w/o - scr. St Rynagh's St Cormac's Grounds
24 June 1962First round Drumcullen 5-09 - 2-03 Kilcormac St Cormac's Park

Second round

15 July 1962Second round Ballyskenagh 7-04 - 3-09 Ballinamere St Cormac's Grounds

Semi-finals

29 July 1962Semi-final Coolderry 6-06 - 2-06 Tullamore St Brendan's Park
29 July 1962Semi-final Drumcullen 7-08 - 1-03 Ballyskenagh St Brendan's Park

Final

16 September 1962Final Coolderry 2-12 - 1-05 Drumcullen St Brendan's Park

References

  1. ↑ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rollercoaster ride for Carroll and Coolderry". Irish Examiner. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Roll of honour". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Coolderry look to defy odds in showdown with Rynagh's". Offaly Independent. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ryan, Philip 'Sonny'". Hogan Stand. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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