1968 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1968 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	St Rynagh's (3rd title) Gerry Burke [1] (captain)
Runners-up	Coolderry
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The 1968 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. ^[2]

Drumcullen entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[3]

The final was played on 10 November 1968 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between St Rynagh's and Coolderry, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in three years. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–12 to 3–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a first championship title in two years. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

St Rynagh's v Coolderry

10 November 1968Final

St Rynagh's

1-12 - 3-04

Coolderry

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. "Coolderry's 49 County Senior Hurling Final Appearances". Coolderry GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
4. "St Rynagh's HC". Club Info. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
5. "Roll of honour". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.