1974 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1974 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	St Rynagh's (8th title) Pádraig Horan [1] (captain)
Runners-up	Birr Gerry O'Meara (captain)
← 1973 (Previous) (Next) 1975 →

The 1974 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. ^[2]

St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[3]

The final was played on 25 August 1974 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between St Rynagh's and Birr, in what was their second meeting in the final in overall. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–11 to 2–03 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a third championship title in succession. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Semi-finals

Birr v St Carthage's

28 July 1974Semi-final

Birr

1-10 - 0-08

St Carthage's

O'Connor Park

St Rynagh's v Drumcullen

4 August 1974Semi-final

St Rynagh's

3-13 - 2-08

Drumcullen

St Brendan's Park

Final

St Rynagh's v Birr

25 August 1974Final

St Rynagh's

1-11 - 2-03

Birr

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. "St Rynagh's HC". Club Info. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
5. "Lethal Coolderry aim to stop St Rynagh's joining ranks of club legends". Offaly Live. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.