1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 July 1974 – 13 October 1974
Teams	11
Champions	Abbeydorney (4th title) Tony Behan (captain)
Runners-up	Austin Stacks Garry Scollard (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	43 (4.78 per match)
Points scored	101 (11.22 per match)
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The 1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 11 June 1974. The championship ran from 21 July 1974 to 13 October 1974.

Ballyduff entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Abbeydorney in the quarter-finals. ^[1]

The final was played on 13 October 1974 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Abbeydorney and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[2] Abbeydorney won the match by 3–08 to 1–04 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 61 years. ^{[3] [4]} It would be their last title for 50 years. ^[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Lixnaw

Results

First round

Abbeydorney v Ballyheigue

21 July 1974First round

Abbeydorney

8-09 - 1-06

Ballyheigue

Austin Stack Park

Lixnaw v Crotta O'Neill's

21 July 1974First round

Lixnaw

5-03 - 3-04

Crotta O'Neill's

Austin Stack Park

Austin Stacks v Killarney

21 July 1974First round

Austin Stacks

w/o - scr.

Killarney

Quarter-finals

Lixnaw v Kilmoyley

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Lixnaw	2-05 - 1-06	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	TB McCarthy 1-3, S Thornton 1-0, M Allen 0-2.		JM Brick 0-4, PB McElligott 1-0, M Brick 0-1, M McElligott 0-1.

Abbeydorney v Ballyduff

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Abbeydorney	3-05 - 1-04	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	T Kearney 2-0, T Behan 1-1, B Keane 0-2, T Lyons 0-1, D Brassil 0-1.		M Sullivan 1-4.

Causeway v Roughty Rangers

25 August 1974Quarter-final

Causeway

5-07 - 0-05

Roughty Rangers

Austin Stack Park

Austin Stacks v St Brendan's

25 August 1974Quarter-final

Austin Stacks

2-06 - 1-05

St Brendan's

Austin Stack Park

Semi-finals

Abbeydorney v Causeway

15 September 1974Semi-final	Abbeydorney	2-06 - 1-05	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	T Lyons 1-0, J Condon 1-0, J Behan 0-2, P Treacy 0-2, T Behan 0-1, B Keane 0-1.		P Moriarty 1-2, J Regan 0-3.

Austin Stacks v Lixnaw

29 September 1974Semi-final	Austin Stacks	3-05 - 1-08	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	N Shehey 2-0, M Lynch 1-1, L Heffernan 0-4.		T Bawn McCarthy 0-5, F Thornton 1-1, M Murphy 0-1, M McKenna 0-1.

Final

Abbeydorney v Austin Stacks

13 October 1974Final	Abbeydorney	3-08 - 1-04	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	J Condon 3-0, B Keane 0-4, J Behan 0-2, T Behan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.		N Power 1-0, L Heffernan 0-3, N Sheehy 0-1.	Referee: B Cross (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Abbeydorney won the championship for the first time since 1913.
• Austin Stacks make their final appearance in the final.
• Abbeydorney and Austin Stacks faced each other in the final for the first time.

References

1. "Ballyduff GAA roll of honour". Ballyduff GAA. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
2. "Club Titles - Kerry" . Retrieved 6 August 2024.
3. "Abbeydorney take hurling title". The Kerryman. 17 October 1974. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
4. "Kerry SHC: Abbeydorney heroes reflect on club's last title fifty years ago". The Kerryman. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. Murphy, Murt (3 August 2023). "Kerry SHC: Brilliant Abbeydorney end 50-year famine with superb victory over Ballyduff". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2023.