1972 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1972 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	St Rynagh's (6th title) Frank Whelahan [1] (captain)
Runners-up	Kinnitty
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The 1972 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. ^[2]

Birr entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[3] [4]}

The final was played on 26 November 1972 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between St Rynagh's and Kinnitty, in what was their third meeting in the final in four years. St Rynagh's won the match by 4–10 to 1–06 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first championship title in two years. ^{[5] [6]}

Results

Final

St Rynagh's v Kinnitty

26 November 1972Final

St Rynagh's

4-10 - 1-06

Kinnitty

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. "Roll of honour". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
4. "Birr and St Rynagh's to contest Molloy Environmental Senior Hurling Final". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
5. "St Rynagh's HC". Club Info. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
6. "Lethal Coolderry aim to stop St Rynagh's joining ranks of club legends". Offaly Live. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.