1977 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1977 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	St Rynagh's (24th title) James Dooley [1] (captain)
Runners-up	Kinnitty Des Egan (captain)
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The 1977 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th 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] [4]}

The final was played on 18 September 1977 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Coolderry and Kinnitty, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall. Coolderry won the match by 1–07 to 1–06 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first championship title in 14 years. ^{[5] [6]}

Results

Final

Coolderry v Kinnitty

18 September 1977Final

Coolderry

1-07 - 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. "Hall of Fame honour for 'Little Man with the Midas Touch'". Offaly Live. 19 January 2012. 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.