Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

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Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Carlow.svg
Irish Craobh Sinsear Iomaint Cheatharlach
Code Hurling
Founded1927;97 years ago (1927)
Region Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow (GAA)
TrophyWillie O'Connor Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's (29th title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's (29 titles)
Sponsors JJ Kavanagh and Sons
TV partner(s) TG4
Official website Official website

The Carlow Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs.

Contents

St Mullin's are the title holders, having defeating Mount Leinster Rangers in the 2024 Final. [1]

History

Since 1927, with the exception of the 'foot and mouth' year of 1941, a 'Premier' Carlow Hurling Championship has been completed. Carlow's premier hurling championship was first awarded senior status in 1960, as the county team had won promotion to Division 1 of the N.H.L. following back-to-back Division 2 title wins.

St Mullin's are the Carlow kingpins, with their 29 titles including pre-1960 titles that were won in Carlow's premier hurling competition in those days.

Format

Group stage

Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-4) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The tip four teams from the group stage contest this round. First place plays fourth place and second place plays third place The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2025 Teams

Six teams will compete in the 2025 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
StFinbarrs.png Bagenalstown Gaels Bagenalstown Green and blackSemi-finals?0—
Colours of Clare.svg Ballinkillen Ballinkillin Blue and goldSemi-finals?22001
Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers Borris Black and redRunners-up?11 2023
Colours of Galway.svg Naomh Bríd Leighlinbridge Maroon and white— 2025 32008
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Naomh Eoin Myshall Black and yellowGroup stage?182005
Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's St Mullin's Green and whiteChampions?29 2024

Hurling Grades

ChampionshipClub
Senior
Senior StFinbarrs.png Bagenalstown Gaels
Colours of Clare.svg Ballinkillen
Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers
Colours of Galway.svg Naomh Bríd
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Naomh Eoin
Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's
Intermediate
Intermediate StFinbarrs.png Bagenalstown Gaels (2nd team)
Colours of Waterford.svg Carlow Town
Colours of Down.svg Kildavin/Clonegal
Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers (2nd team)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Naomh Eoin (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's (2nd team)
Junior
Junior Colours of Clare.svg Ballinkillen (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Burren Rangers
Colours of Waterford.svg Carlow Town (2nd team)
Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers (3rd team)
Colours of Galway.svg Naomh Bríd (2nd team)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Naomh Eoin (3rd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's (3rd team)

Trophy

The trophy presented to the winners is the Willie O'Connor Cup. The winners of the Carlow Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

Legend

List of Carlow SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
1927 Carlow Town 2-03Bagnelstown1-04
1928Bagnelstown4-03Ballymurphy0-01
1929Bagnelstown w/o Ballymurphy
1930Bagnelstown3-01Paulstown0-01
1931Bagnelstown2-07 St Mullin's 2-01
1932 St Mullin's 3-03 Carlow Town 0-00
1933Cooleyhune4-02Bagnelstown1-02
1934 Erin's Own
1935 Erin's Own Drumphea
1936 Erin's Own
1937 Carlow Town Erin's Own
1938 Carlow Town Drummond
1939 Erin's Own
1940 Erin's Own
1941No competition
1942 Carlow Town
1943 Erin's Own
1944 Erin's Own
1945 Erin's Own
1946Borris2-01Leighlinbridge1-00
1947Hacketstown2-04 St Mullin's 2-02
1948Cournellan3-03 St Mullin's 2-02
1949 St Mullin's 8-01Leighlinbridge1-00
1950 St Mullin's 2-07 Erin's Own 2-05
1951 St Mullin's 5-11Leighlinbridge3-03
1952 St Mullin's 2-05Borris2-02
1953 St Mullin's 3-01Tinnehinch1-00
1954 St Mullin's 5-06Hacketstown1-02
1955Cournellan5-04Hacketstown3-02
1956Leighlinbridge1-08Tullow0-02
1957 St Mullin's 1-08Tullow0-03
1958 St Mullin's 6-04Tullow0-05
1959 St Mullin's 4-01 Carlow Town 2-01
1960 St Mullin's 3-08Leighlinbridge2-01
1961 Carlow Town 5-15 St Mullin's 4-01
1962 St Mullin's 7-13 Erin's Own 4-09
1963 Carlow Town 9-09 St Mullin's 4-10
1964 Erin's Own 3-11Cournellan0-03
1965 St Mullin's 2-13 Carlow Town 2-04
1966 St Mullin's 4-15Tullow0-08
1967 Erin's Own 5-04 St Mullin's 2-08
1968 St Mullin's 3-09 Erin's Own 3-06
1969St Fintan's5-06 Erin's Own 2-04
1970 Erin's Own w/o St Mullin's scr
1971St Fintan's1-12Borris2-03
1972 Palatine 4-09 Ballinkillen 0-14
1973 Ballinkillen 5-05 Naomh Eoin 2-09
1974 Naomh Eoin 2-16 Ballinkillen 3-05
1975 Naomh Eoin 3-12St Fintan's2-12
1976 Naomh Eoin 1-16 Ballinkillen 0-10
1977 Carlow Town 2-07St Fintan's1-07
1978 Naomh Eoin 1-08* St Mullin's 1-06
1979 Carlow Town 0-13 Ballinkillen 0-11
1980 Carlow Town 2-10Ballymurphy1-08
1981 Naomh Eoin 2-13Ballymurphy2-08
1982 Naomh Eoin 0-15 St Mullin's 1-05
1983 St Mullin's 2-08Ballymurphy0-06
1984 St Mullin's 5-09Ballymurphy3-09
1985 Naomh Eoin 3-18 St Mullin's 3-06
1986 Naomh Eoin 5-12 St Mullin's 2-07
1987 Naomh Eoin 2-17 St Mullin's 2-10
1988 Carlow Town 3-10 Naomh Eoin 1-09
1989 St Mullin's 4-09 Naomh Eoin 2-10
1990 Naomh Eoin 2-10 St Mullin's 0-11
1991 Naomh Eoin 2-07* St Mullin's 3-04
1992 Naomh Eoin 1-09 St Mullin's 1-08
1993 Naomh Eoin 3-09* St Mullin's 1-15
1994 Naomh Eoin 3-06Parnells0-11
1995 Naomh Eoin 1-15 Carlow Town 1-10
1996 Naomh Bríd 1-16 St Mullin's 2-06
1997 St Mullin's 2-15 Naomh Eoin 1-09
1998 Naomh Eoin 1-14 Carlow Town 0-10
1999 St Mullin's 3-11* Naomh Eoin 4-08
2000 St Mullin's 2-10 Naomh Eoin 2-02
2001 Ballinkillen 2-10 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-04
2002 St Mullin's 4-10 Naomh Eoin 4-08
2003 Naomh Eoin Mount Leinster Rangers
2004 Naomh Bríd 2-13 Ballinkillen 1-07
2005 Naomh Eoin 0-11 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-08
2006 Mount Leinster Rangers St Mullin's
2007 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-10 St Mullin's 1-08
2008 Naomh Bríd 3-09 Mount Leinster Rangers 2-11
2009 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-13 Erin's Own 1-11
2010 St Mullin's 1-12 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-12
2011 Mount Leinster Rangers 2-12 Naomh Eoin 3-05
2012 [2] Mount Leinster Rangers 3-13 Erin's Own 0-06
2013 [3] Mount Leinster Rangers 1-20 St Mullin's 0-11
2014 [4] [5] St Mullin's 0-09 Naomh Eoin 0-07
2015 [6] St Mullin's 1-14 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-10
2016 [7] St Mullin's 2-16 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-13
2017 [8] Mount Leinster Rangers 3-17 Naomh Eoin 0-17
2018 Mount Leinster Rangers 3-10 St Mullin's 1-13
2019 St Mullin's 2-17 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-19
2020 [9] Mount Leinster Rangers 3-21 Ballinkillen 0-12
2021 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-24 St Mullin's 0-16
2022 [10] St Mullin's 2-22 Bagenalstown Gaels 0-11
2023 [11] Mount Leinster Rangers 3-19 St Mullin's 1-17
2024 [12] St Mullin's 2-25 Mount Leinster Rangers 3-16

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Colours of Limerick.svg St Mullin's 29231932, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 20241931, 1947, 1948, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Naomh Eoin 18101974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003, 20051973, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2014, 2017
3 Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers 1192006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 20232001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2024
Colours of Sligo.svg Erin's Own 1171934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1964, 1967, 19701937, 1950, 1962, 1968, 1969, 2009, 2012
5 Colours of Waterford.svg Carlow Town 1051927, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1961, 1963, 1977, 1979, 1980, 19881932, 1959, 1965, 1995, 1998
6 StFinbarrs.png Bagenalstown421928, 1929, 1930, 19311927, 1933
7 Colours of Galway.svg Naomh Bríd 301996, 2004, 2008—
8 Colours of Clare.svg Ballinkillen 261973, 20011972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 2004, 2020
St Fintan's221969, 19711975, 1977
Cournellan211948, 19551964
11Leighlinbridge1419561946, 1949, 1951, 1960
Borris1219461952, 1971
Hacketstown1219471954, 1955
Cooleyhune101933—
Colours of Mayo.svg Palatine 101972—
16Ballymurphy06—1928, 1929, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984
Tullow04—1956, 1957, 1958, 1966
Paulstown01—1930
Drumphea01—1935
Drummond01—1938
Tinnehinch01—1953
Parnells01—1994
StFinbarrs.png Bagenalstown Gaels 01—2022

Notes

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