Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Iomána Príomh-Shóisear Chill Chainnigh |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1905 |
Region | Kilkenny (GAA) |
Trophy | Bob Aylward Cup |
No. of teams | 22 |
Title holders | St Lachtain's (3rd title) |
Most titles | Mooncoin (7 titles) |
Sponsors | JJ Kavanagh & Sons |
Official website | Official website |
The Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny PJHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Kilkenny hurling championship system.
Introduced in 1905 as the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship for teams deemed not eligible for the senior grade or second-string senior teams, it eventually became a divisional competition with the North and South champions playing each other for the county title. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Kilkenny hurling. The competition took on its current name in 2022, when the entire junior hurling championship system was reformed.
In its current format, the Kilkenny Premier Junior Championship is played across the autumn months. The participating teams are split into Section A and Section B and engage in a knockout competition that culminates with the final at UPMC Nowlan Park.
Mooncoin is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it seven times. St Lachtain's are the current champions after beating Windgap in the 2024 final.
The Kilkenny Junior Championship was established in 1905 in an effort to provide meaningful competition for the increased number of teams that had been created in Kilkenny. [1] It remained the second tier of Kilkenny hurling until the creation of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship in 1929. For over a century, the Kilkenny Junior Championship was played on a divisional basis. Individual junior championships were organised by the North Board and the South Board, with the two winners playing off for the county title. This format was replaced by a countywide championship in 2011. [2] The competition was rebranded as the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship in 2022. [3]
12 teams participate in Section A. It comprises junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. A teams finishing position in the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Three teams from this section qualify for the Combined Section.
Round 1: The eight teams ranked 3–6 in the two league groups contest this round. Four matches are played with two winning teams advancing to Round 2 and the other two winning teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals.
Round 2: The two teams ranked in second place in the two league groups and two round 1-winning teams contest this round. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals: The league finalists, two winning teams from Round 1 and two winning teams from Round 2 contest this round. Three matches are played with the three winning teams progressing to the Combined Section.
10 teams participate in Section B. It comprises senior and intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. One team from this section qualify for the Combined Section.
Preliminary round: Two teams drawn at random contest this round. Two matches are played with two winning teams advancing to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals: The two preliminary round winners and six other teams contest this round. Four matches are played with the four winning teams advancing to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared section champions and progress to the Combined Section.
Semi-finals: Four teams qualify for this section; the three Section A quarter-final winners and the Section B winners. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the final. [4]
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions. [5]
The 22 teams competing in the 2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship are:
Team | Location | Colours | Championship section | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
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Ballyhale Shamrocks | Ballyhale, Knocktopher and Knockmoylan | White and Green | B | Quarter-finals (Section B) | 1 | 1973 |
Barrow Rangers | Paulstown | Blue and white | A | Quarter-finals (Section A) | 3 | 1990 |
Clara | Clara | Maroon and White | B | Preliminary round (Section B) | 2 | 1977 |
Cloneen | Cloneen | ? | A | Round 1 (Section A) | 0 | — |
Dicksboro | Palmerstown | Maroon and white | B | Quarter-finals (Section B) | 3 | 1919 |
Emeralds | Urlingford | Green and white | A | Semi-finals | 1 | 2001 |
Erin's Own | Castlecomer | Blue and white | B | Semi-finals (Section B) | 1 | 1958 |
Galmoy | Galmoy | Blue and white | A | Quarter-finals (Section A) | 3 | 2004 |
Graignamanagh | Graiguenamanagh | Green and white | A | Quarter-finals (Section A) | 1 | 1972 |
James Stephens | Kilkenny | Green and red | B | Semi-finals | 4 | 2000 |
John Locke's | Callan | Saffron and blue | A | Round 1 (Section A) | 4 | 2017 |
Kilmacow | Kilmacow | ? | A | Round 1 (Section A) | 0 | — |
Lisdowney | Lisdowney | Blue and white | B | Quarter-finals (Section B) | 2 | 2013 |
Mooncoin | Mooncoin | Green and white | B | Preliminary round (Section B) | 7 | 2021 |
O'Loughlin Gaels | St John's Parish | White and green | B | Runners-up (Section B) | 3 | 2019 |
Piltown | Pilltown | Amber and black | A | Round 2 (Section A) | 3 | 2003 |
Rower–Inistioge | Inistioge | Green and red | B | Quarter-finals (Section B) | 2 | 1963 |
Slieverue | Slieverue | Black and amber | A | Round 2 (Section A) | 1 | 1950 |
St Lachtain's | Freshford | Black and amber | A | Champions | 3 | 2024 |
St Patrick's | Ballyragget | Maroon and white | A | Round 1 (Section A) | 2 | 2011 |
Thomastown | Thomastown | Blue and white | B | Semi-finals (Section B) | 5 | 2012 |
Windgap | Windgap | Red and white | A | Runners-up | 2 | 1986 |
The Kilkenny Premier Junior Championship winners quality for the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. Kilkenny clubs have dominated the competition and have won a total of 17 titles from the competition's inception in 2000. [6] Tullogher–Rosbercon were the most recent Kilkenny representatives to win the provincial title. [7]
The winning team is presented with the Bob Aylward Cup. Born in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Bob Aylward (1911–1974) was part of the Kilkenny senior hurling team that won the All-Ireland SHC title in 1939. [8] He later served as chairman of the Kilkenny County Board and was a member of Seanad Éireann until his death.
JJ Kavanagh & Sons have been the long-time sponsors of the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship. [9]
# | Club | Titles | Championships won |
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1 | Mooncoin | 7 | 1908, 1920, 1937, 1942, 1961, 2016, 2021 |
2 | Tullogher Rosbercon | 6 | 1957, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2008, 2023 |
3 | Thomastown | 5 | 1927, 1945, 1962, 2005, 2012 |
Glenmore | 5 | 1923, 1953, 1980, 1991, 2015 | |
5 | Mullinavat | 4 | 1915, 1916, 1939, 1984 |
Carrickshock | 4 | 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999 | |
James Stephens | 4 | 1924, 1929, 1955, 2000 | |
Bennettsbridge | 4 | 1935, 1948, 1951, 2014 | |
John Locke's | 4 | 1911, 1987, 2010, 2017 | |
Blacks & Whites | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2009, 2022 | |
11 | St Lachtain's | 3 | 1959, 1993, 2024 |
Barrow Rangers | 3 | 1982, 1988, 1990 | |
Dicksboro | 3 | 1910, 1914, 1919 | |
Piltown | 3 | 1981, 1996, 2003 | |
Galmoy | 3 | 1949, 1966, 2004 | |
Danesfort | 3 | 1925, 1930, 2006 | |
O'Loughlin Gaels | 3 | 1975, 1995, 2019 | |
Conahy Shamrocks | 3 | 1976, 2007, 2020 | |
18 | Dunnamaggin | 2 | 1994, 2018 |
North Selection | 2 | 1932, 1934 | |
Rower-Instioge | 2 | 1944, 1963 | |
Knocktopher | 2 | 1931, 1965 | |
Clara | 2 | 1969, 1977 | |
Graigue-Ballycallan | 2 | 1946, 1985 | |
Windgap | 2 | 1970, 1986 | |
St Patrick's, Ballyraggett | 2 | 1978, 2011 | |
Lisdowney | 2 | 1960, 2013 | |
28 | Owen Ruas (Urlingford) | 1 | 1905 |
Erins Own (City) | 1 | 1906 | |
Mong | 1 | 1913 | |
South Selection | 1 | 1933 | |
Eire Og | 1 | 1936 | |
Ballyline | 1 | 1938 | |
Threecastles | 1 | 1940 | |
Hugginstown | 1 | 1941 | |
Stoneyford | 1 | 1943 | |
Johnstown-Urlingford | 1 | 1947 | |
Slieverue | 1 | 1950 | |
St Senan's, Kilmacow | 1 | 1956 | |
Erin's Own | 1 | 1958 | |
Young Irelands | 1 | 1964 | |
Coon | 1 | 1967 | |
Fenians | 1 | 1968 | |
Newpark Shamrocks | 1 | 1971 | |
Graignamanagh | 1 | 1972 | |
Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1 | 1973 | |
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 1 | 1974 | |
Tullaroan | 1 | 1983 | |
Emeralds | 1 | 2001 |
Year | Winners | Runners-up | # | ||
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Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
2024 | St Lachtain's | 2-15 | Windgap | 1-12 | |
2023 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 1-19 | St Lachtain's | 0-17 | [10] |
2022 | Blacks and Whites | 1-17 | Windgap | 0-17 | [11] |
2021 | Mooncoin | 3-19 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 3-11 | [12] |
2020 | Conahy Shamrocks | 3-14 | Dicksboro | 0-19 | [13] |
2019 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-17 | Conahy Shamrocks | 1-15 | [14] |
2018 | Dunnamaggin | 1-16 | Piltown | 2-08 | [15] |
2017 | John Lockes | 1-17 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-19 | [16] |
2016 | Mooncoin | 2-19 | John Lockes | 1-08 | [17] |
2015 | Glenmore | 1-12 | Kilmacow | 2-06 | [18] |
2014 | Bennettsbridge | 1-17 | Mooncoin | 1-07 | [19] |
2013 | Lisdowney | 2-16 | Bennettsbridge | 1-18 | [20] |
2012 | Thomastown | 3-13 | Bennettsbridge | 0-10 | [21] |
2011 | St Patrick's, Ballyraggett | 0-14 | Piltown | 1-08 | [22] |
2010 | John Locke's | 1-14 | Barrow Rangers | 0-14 | |
2009 | Blacks and Whites | 0-17 | John Locke's | 2-06 | |
2008 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-10 | Lisdowney | 0-08 | |
2007 | Conahy Shamrocks | 0-17 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 1-11 | |
2006 | Danesfort | 2-12 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-11 | |
2005 | Thomastown | 3-13 | Bennettsbridge | 1-06 | |
2004 | Galmoy | 0-17 | Thomastown | 1-04 | |
2003 | Piltown | 1-11 (2-12) | St Patrick's, Ballyraggett | 1-08 (2-12) | |
2002 | Blacks and Whites | 0-10 | Kilmacow | 1-06 | |
2001 | Emeralds | 3-11 | Windgap | 1-11 | |
2000 | James Stephens | 0-10 | Piltown | 0-07 | |
1999 | Carrickshock | 1-06 | Emeralds | 0-08 | |
1998 | Blacks and Whites | 2-11 | Carrickshock | 0-10 | |
1997 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 0-12 | Galmoy | 1-08 | |
1996 | Piltown | 0-11 | Dicksboro | 1-03 | |
1995 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-13 | Piltown | 1-11 | |
1994 | Dunnamaggin | 2-09 | Blacks and Whites | 1-10 | |
1993 | St Lachtain's | 3-14 | Kilmacow | 1-07 | |
1992 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-13 | Blacks and Whites | 1-10 | |
1991 | Glenmore | 3-07 | St Lachtain's | 0-12 | |
1990 | Barrow Rangers | 6-09 (3-05) | Kilmacow | 3-10 (2-08) | |
1989 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-15 | Galmoy | 3-08 | |
1988 | Barrow Rangers | 4-12 | Slieverue | 0-11 | |
1987 | John Locke's | 2-17 | Galmoy | 3-08 | |
1986 | Windgap | 1-11 | Danesfort | 2-01 | |
1985 | Graigue-Ballycallan | 1-12 | John Locke's | 3-04 | |
1984 | Mullinavat | 3-09 | Emeralds | 1-05 | |
1983 | Tullaroan | 2-10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-09 | |
1982 | Barrow Rangers | 0-12 | John Locke's | 0-06 | |
1981 | Piltown | 3-06 | Emeralds | 2-06 | |
1980 | Glenmore | 3-16 | Tullaroan | 2-06 | |
1979 | Carrickshock | 3-11 | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-07 | |
1978 | St Patrick's, Ballyraggett | 4-06 | Mullinavat | 1-05 | |
1977 | Clara | 3-12 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-04 | |
1976 | Conahy Shamrocks | 1-12 | Carrickshock | 0-08 | |
1975 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-10 | Carrickshock | 2-03 | |
1974 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 4-17 | Mullinavat | 3-03 | |
1973 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-12 | Thomastown | 2-07 | |
1972 | Graignamanagh | 2-12 | Emeralds | 3-05 | |
1971 | Newpark Shamrocks | 1-11 | Graignamanagh | 2-03 | |
1970 | Windgap | W/O | Graigue-Ballycallan | Scratch | |
1969 | Clara | 1-17 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 2-06 | |
1968 | Fenians | 5-08 | Glenmore | 3-04 | |
1967 | Coon | 5-11 | Knocktopher | 1-02 | |
1966 | Galmoy | 6-04 | Dunnamaggin | 1-10 | |
1965 | Knocktopher | 4-17 | Galmoy | 4-08 | |
1964 | Young Irelands | 9-07 | Thomastown Rangers | 1-03 | |
1963 | Rower-Instiogue | 6,02, 2-11 (R) | Galmoy | 7-03, 1-07 (R) | |
1962 | Thomastown | 7-09 | Coon | 4-04 | |
1961 | Mooncoin | 4-11 | Coon | 2-02 | |
1960 | Lisdowney | 3-08 | Knocktopher | 2-05 | |
1959 | St Lactain's | 4-07 | Thomastown | 4-02 | |
1958 | Erin's Own | 3-10 | Knocktopher | 2-04 | |
1957 | Tullogher-Rosbercon | 4-04 | Young Irelands | 1-03 | |
1956 | St Senan's, Kilmacow | 6-09 | St Finbarr's, Castleinch | 4-06 | |
1955 | James Stephens | 4-04 | Knocktopher | 1-06 | |
1954 | Carrickshock | 3-06 | Galmoy | 4-02 | |
1953 | Glenmore | 6-04 | Foulkstown | 2-05 | |
1952 | John Locke's | 4-04 | Galmoy/Urlingford | 2-01 | |
1951 | Bennettsbridge | 7-02 | John Locke's | 5-02 | |
1950 | Slieverue | 4-06 | Urlingford | 5-02 | |
1949 | Galmoy | 4-08 | Knocktopher | 2-04 | |
1948* | Bennettsbridge | 2-01, 6-03 (R) | Slieverue | 3-06, 2-06 | |
1947 | Johnstown-Urlingford | 4-04, 6-05 (R) | John Locke's | 4-04, 2-02 (R) | |
1946 | Graigue | 8-05 | St Kieran's, Clogga | 3-00 | |
1945 | Thomastown | 4-05 | St Rioch's | 5-00 | |
1944 | The Rower | 4-06 | Danesfort | 4-03 | |
1943 | Stoneyford | 2-08 | James Stephens | 2-01 | |
1942 | Mooncoin | 6-04 | Lisdowney | 3-02 | |
1941 | Hugginstown | 2-07, 4-08 (R) | Horse & Jockey | 3-04, 3-03 (R) | |
1940 | Threecastles | 5-02 | Killarney | 0-01 | |
1939 | Mullinavat | 5-00 | Freshford | 3-01 | |
1938 | Ballyline | 3-05 | Mullinavat | 2-04 | |
1937 | Mooncoin | 4-06 | Horse & Jockey (Galmoy) | 4-04 | |
1936 | Eire Og | 6-02 | Moonrue | 4-00 | |
1935 | Bennettsbridge | 7-03 | Slieverue | 3-06 | |
1934 | North Selection | 3-02 | South Selection | 1-03 | |
1933 | South Selection | 5-02 | North Selection | 3-04 | |
1932 | North Selection | 2-04 | South Selection | 2-02 | |
1931 | Knocktopher | 9-04 | Galmoy | 2-03 | |
1930 | Danesfort | 3-02, 6-02 (R) | Crowraddie | 2-03, 3-03 (R) | |
1929* | James Stephens | 3-00, 4-05 (R) | Dunkitt | 5-01, 0-01 (R) | |
1928 | Carrickshock | 2-03 | Wellbrok (Freshford) | 1-02 | |
1927 | Thomastown | 4-02 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 4-01 | |
1926 | Knockmoylan | 3-05 | Conahy | 3-00 | |
1925* | Danesfort | 4-01 | Knockmoylan | 5-01 | |
1924 | James Stephens | 5-01, 5-05 (R) | Thomastown | 5-01, 1-00 (R) | |
1923 | Glenmore | 1-04 | Dicksboro | 1-01 | |
1922 | Dicksboro | 6-02, 6-02 (R) | Clomanto | 3-00, 0-03 (R) | |
1921 | No Championship | ||||
1920* | Mooncoin | 1-01, 3-02, 2-04 | Tulla | 5-01, 2-05, 1-03 | |
1919* | Dicksboro | 5-02 (Unfinished) | Knocktopher | 0-04 | |
1917–1918 | No Championship | ||||
1916 | Mullinavat | 2-04 | Dicksboro | 1-02 | |
1915 | Mullinavat | 2-04 | Horse & Jockey | 0-01 | |
1914 | Dicksboro | 6-02 | Mooncoin | 4-01 | |
1913 | Mong (on objection) | 1-01 | Ballydoven | 3-03 | |
1912 | No Championship | ||||
1911 | John Locke's | 7-01 | Mooncoin | 1-00 | |
1910 | Dicksboro | 2-02 | Mong | 2-00 | |
1909 | No Championship | ||||
1908 | Suirside Rovers (Mooncoin) | 3-14 | Erin's Own (City) | 1-04 | |
1907 | No Championship | ||||
1906 | Erin's Own (City) | 9-20 | John O'Leary's (City) | 1-01 | |
1905 | Owen Ruas (Urlingford) | 1-11 | Tullaroan | 2-07 |
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