Cavan Senior Hurling Championship

Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2024 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
Code	Hurling
Founded	1908
Region	Cavan (GAA)
No. of teams	3
Title holders	East Cavan Gaels (1st title)
First winner	Belturbet
Most titles	Mullahoran (27 titles)
Sponsors	Gilsenan Floors and Doors
Official website	http://www.cavangaa.ie

The Cavan Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top hurling clubs in Cavan. The winners of the Cavan Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. This championship has never been played on a consistent basis, and has frequently not been completed. In 2010, Mullahoran won the title for the 21st successive year. That run of victories was ended in 2011 when Ballymachugh beat Mullahoran in the final. In 2017, Mullahoran won their first title in four years with a win over Cootehill on a scoreline of 4–19 to 0–05. ^{[1] [2]} East Cavan Gaels won the 2024 title.

History

20th century

The first recorded Cavan county championship final was played between Cavan Slashers and Belturbet in 1908. Belturbet reportedly won the game by 2–8 to 1–3. ^[3] The next recorded county competition was in 1922, and GAA records indicate that Cavan Slashers were 1922 champions. ^[4] The championship was held inconsistently over the coming decades, until "hurling again vanished from the Cavan G.A.A. scene in 1954". ^[3] Senior county hurling finals were not held again in Cavan, with any consistency, until the 1980s. ^[3] The Cavan Senior Hurling Championship has been won once by a club from outside the county - Granard hurling club from County Longford won the title in 1950. ^[5]

21st century

Mullahoran won 21 back-to-back titles in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, until 2011 when that run was ended in a defeat to Ballymachugh in the 2011 final. ^{[6] [7]} Cootehill and Mullahoran were the two main clubs in the competition during the second decade of the 21st century, meeting in the final in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. ^{[1] [8] [9] [10]}

In the 2014 competition, Mullahoran (the defending champions) were defeated in the group stage. Cootehill won the title for only their third time ever and the first time since 1965 following a 5–7 to 1–6 defeat of Ballymachugh in a replay of the final. ^{[11] [upper-alpha 1]}

In 2015, Cootehill Celtic successfully defended their title, becoming champions for the 4th time. On 27 September 2015, in a final held at Kingspan Breffni Park, Mullahoran made a comeback to force a draw and a replay. ^[8] Cootehill won the replayed final, held on 30 September 2015, on a scoreline of 0–7 to 0–4. ^[9]

Cootehill were "fancied to defend" their title in the 2016 final, ^[13] which was held on 25 September 2016. ^[14] In the game, Mullahoran St Joseph's beat Cootehill Celtic by 2–7 to 2–6. ^{[15] [16]} However, Cootehill were later awarded the title (their 5th title) as Mullahoran were adjudged to have fielded an ineligible player.^{[ citation needed ] [upper-alpha 2]}

The 2020 championship was held in September 2020, ^[17] involving four teams representing Cootehill Celtic GAA, Mullahoran GAA, East Cavan Gaels and Pearse Óg GAA club. ^[18] Mullahoran won the 2020 final, beating Cootehill Celtic by 2–09 to 1–11. ^[19] Cootehill Celtic won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. ^[20]

Teams

The 3 teams who contested the 2024 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship were:

Club	Location	Colours	Championship titles	Last championship title
Cootehill Celtic	Cootehill	Green and white	8	2023
East Cavan Gaels	Bailieborough, Kingscourt, Shercock, Mullagh, Virginia	Blue and navy	1	2024
Mullahoran	Mullahoran	Blue and gold	27	2020

Roll of honour

#	Club	Titles	Championship wins
1	Mullahoran	27	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 [21]
2	Cavan Slashers	8	1922, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
	Cootehill Celtic	8	1932, 1965, 2014, 2015, 2016, [upper-alpha 2] 2021, [22] 2022, [20] 2023
4	Bailieborough Shamrocks	5	1966, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984
5	Cavan Gaels	4	1973, 1974, 1983, 1985
	Ballyhaise	4	1925, 1926, 1947, 1948
7	Woodford Gaels	3	1986, 1987, 1988
8	Belturbet	1	1908
	Kill	1	1930
	Granard (Longford)	1	1950
	Ballymachugh	1	2011
	East Cavan Gaels	1	2024

List of finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up		#
	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024	East Cavan Gaels	0-15	Cootehill	1-09	[23]
2023	Cootehill	2-19	East Cavan Gaels	3-14	[24]
2022	Cootehill	1-16	Mullahoran	0-9	[20]
2021	Cootehill	2-12	Pearse Og	2-11	[22] [25]
2020	Mullahoran	2-09	Cootehill	1-11	[19]
2019	Mullahoran	2-09	Pearse Og	0-12
2018	Mullahoran	W/O	Pearse Og
2017	Mullahoran	4-19	Cootehill	0-05	[2]
2016	Mullahoran	2-07	Cootehill	2-06	(Cootehill awarded title) [10] [upper-alpha 2]
2015	Cootehill	3-11 (0-07)	Mullahoran	4-08 (0-04)	(Cootehill win replay) [8] [9]
2014	Cootehill	5-07	Ballymachugh	1-06
2013	Mullahoran	0-13	Cootehill	0-04
2012	No Championship
2011	Ballymachugh	4-08	Mullahoran	1-06	[7]
2010	Mullahoran	3-15	Woodford Gaels	0-03
2009	Mullahoran	2-10	Ballymachugh	2-07
2008	Mullahoran	4-15	Ballymachugh	0-02
2007	Mullahoran	2-13	Woodford Gaels	1-05	[6]
2006	Mullahoran		Woodford Gaels
2005	Mullahoran		Ballymachugh
2004	Mullahoran		Cavan Gaels
2003	Mullahoran		Cavan Gaels
2002	Mullahoran
2001	Mullahoran
2000	Mullahoran
1999	Mullahoran
1998	Mullahoran
1997	Mullahoran
1996	Mullahoran
1995	Mullahoran
1994	Mullahoran		Bailieborough Shamrocks
1993	Mullahoran		Bailieborough Shamrocks
1992	Mullahoran		Bailieborough Shamrocks
1991	Mullahoran		Bailieborough Shamrocks
1990	Mullahoran		Woodford Gaels
1989	No Championship
1988	Woodford Gaels
1987	Woodford Gaels
1986	Woodford Gaels	6-09	Cavan Gaels	2-07
1985	Cavan Gaels
1984	Bailieborough Shamrocks
1983	Cavan Gaels
1982	Bailieborough Shamrocks
1978–1981	No Championship
1977	Bailieborough Shamrocks
1976	Bailieborough Shamrocks
1975	No Championship
1974	Cavan Gaels		Woodford Gaels
1973	Cavan Gaels
1968–1972	No Championship
1967	Stradone Gaa [ citation needed ]
1966	Bailieborough Shamrocks
1965	Cootehill
1964	No Championship
1963	Stradone Gaa [ citation needed ]
1951–1962	No Championship
1950	Granard (Longford)	5-03	Ballyhaise	1-01	(Longford Club)
1949	No Championship
1948	Ballyhaise
1947	Ballyhaise
1937–1946	No Championship
1936	Cavan Slashers
1935	Cavan Slashers
1934	Cavan Slashers
1933	Cavan Slashers
1932	Cootehill
1931	No Championship
1930	Kill
1929	No Championship
1928	Cavan Slashers
1927	Cavan Slashers
1926	Ballyhaise
1925	Ballyhaise
1924	Cavan Slashers
1923	No Championship
1922	Cavan Slashers
1909–1921	No Championship
1908	Belturbet		Cavan

See also

• Cavan Senior Football Championship

References

Notes

1. Cootehill Celtic captain Aidan Fitzpatrick lined out in his 31st championship campaign. The 47-year-old, who made his club championship debut as a 16-year-old in 1983, later won his first championship medal. ^[12]
2. While Mullahoran won the 2016 final, Cootehill were awarded the title that year. While the specifics are seemingly not documented online, that Cootehill were considered 2016 holders is supported by this Irish Independent article on the 2017 final. Which states that Cootehill were the defending champions. And further states that the 2017 competition was Mullahoran's "first title in four years". And also this Hoganstand.com article on the 2017. Which describes Cootehill as the (2016) "holders".

Sources

1. "Cavan SHC final: Carr drives Mullahoran to title". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020. Mullahoran won their first title in four years
2. "Cavan SHC final: Mullahoran run riot". Hogan Stand . 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017. Mullahoran outclassed holders Cootehill to claim their first Cavan SHC title in four years
3. "Hurling in Cavan". cavan.gaa.ie. Cavan GAA. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007.
4. "Club Rolls of Honour - Cavan". gaa.ie. GAA. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.
5. "Club SHC Stats". Longford Gaelic Stats.
6. "Mullahoran canter to title defence". Hogan Stand . 24 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
7. "Cavan SHC: Ballymachugh break Mullahoran's dominance". Hogan Stand . 26 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
8. "Cootehill Celtic thwarted by dramatic fightback Cootehill Celtic 3-11 Mullahoran St Joseph's 4-8 Cavan SHC Final". Irish Independent . 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
9. "Cavan SHC final replay: Cootehill retain crown". Hogan Stand . 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
10. "Brady downs Cootehill". Irish Independent . 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
11. "Round up: Titles for Ballyhaise and Cootehill". Hogan Stand website. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
12. "At last: a SHC medal after 31 years of trying!". Hogan Stand website. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
13. "Cootehill fancied to defend Cavan title". The Irish News. 24 September 2016.
14. "County hurling final action in Down and Kerry". hoganstand.com. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
15. "Brady downs Cootehill". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
16. @CavanCoBoardGaa (25 September 2016). "Senior Hurling C'ship Final #Hurling Full Time Cootehill Celtic: 2-6(12) Mullahoran St. Josephs: 2-7(13)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. "Fixtures & Results - Senior Hurling Championship 2020". cavangaa.ie. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020.
18. "Hynes looking forward to open hurling championship". anglocelt.ie. The Anglo Celt. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
19. "Cavan GAA results scoreboard". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
20. "Cootehill Celtic see off Mullahoran with ease to retain Cavan SHC crown". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022. Holders Cootehill Celtic won pulling up as they claimed their seventh Cavan SHC title in very testing conditions at Kingspan Breffni
21. "Cavan SHC final: Weekend Results". Hogan Stand . 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
22. "Celts edge Pearse Og to claim Cavan SHC title". hoganstand.com. 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Cootehill Celtic edged out Pearse Og to claim their sixth Cavan senior hurling championship title
23. "Historic hurling success for East Cavan Gaels". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
24. Carney, Kevin Óg (8 August 2023). "Celts pushed to the limit before retaining title". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
25. "Fixtures & Results - Senior Hurling Championship 2021 Final". cavangaa.ie. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021.

External links

• Hurling page on Cavan GAA website (archived 2007)
• Cavan on Hoganstand
• GAA club roll of honour (archived)