| Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Irish | Craobh Iomána Soisearach A Uíbh Fháilí |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Title holders | Ballinamere (7th title) |
| First winner | Cadamstown |
| Most titles | Shinrone (9 titles) |
| Sponsors | Molloy Environmental Systems |
The Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The national media covers the competition. [1] [2]
The junior championship dates back to 1907. It was the second hurling championship to be established in Ofaly, and was originally seen as a second tier championship for teams that were too weak for the senior hurling championships.
Kinnitty defeated Kilcormac–Killoughey in the 2020 championship decider, played in the summer of 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at O'Connor Park in late autumn. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams.
There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.
| Year | Winner [3] | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Cadamstown | |||
| 1908 | Coolderry | |||
| 1909 | Coolderry | |||
| 1910 | Killoughey | |||
| 1911 | Kilcormac | |||
| 1912 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 1913 | Coolderry | |||
| 1914 | Coolderry | |||
| 1915 | Drumcullen | |||
| 1916 | Kinnitty | |||
| 1917 | Kinnitty | |||
| 1918 | Coolderry | |||
| 1919 | Shinrone | |||
| 1920 | Clara | |||
| 1921 | No records given | |||
| 1922 | No records given | |||
| 1923 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 1924 | Shinrone | |||
| 1925 | Tullamore | |||
| 1926 | Clara | |||
| 1927 | Mount Heaton | |||
| 1928 | Rahan | |||
| 1929 | Edenderry | |||
| 1930 | Tullamore | |||
| 1931 | Coolderry | |||
| 1932 | Drumcullen | |||
| 1933 | Lockeen | |||
| 1934 | Banagher | |||
| 1935 | Kilcoleman | |||
| 1936 | Gortnamona | |||
| 1937 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 1938 | Eglish | |||
| 1939 | Killeigh | |||
| 1940 | Banagher | |||
| 1941 | Clara| | |||
| 1942 | Cloghan | |||
| 1943 | Drumcullen | |||
| 1944 | Ballinamere | |||
| 1945 | Brosna | |||
| 1946 | Carrig & Riverstown | |||
| 1947 | Kilcormac | |||
| 1948 | Rahan | |||
| 1949 | Killeigh | |||
| 1950 | Ballinamere | |||
| 1951 | Shinrone | |||
| 1952 | Belmont | |||
| 1953 | Edenderry | |||
| 1954 | St Columba's | |||
| 1955 | Carrig & Riverstown | |||
| 1956 | Killavilla | |||
| 1957 | Belmont | |||
| 1958 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 1959 | Ballinamere | |||
| 1960 | Kilcormac | |||
| 1961 | Ballyskenagh | |||
| 1962 | Edenderry | |||
| 1963 | St Rynagh's | |||
| 1964 | Killoughey | |||
| 1965 | St Carthage's | |||
| 1966 | Kinnitty | |||
| 1967 | Killeigh | |||
| 1968 | Shinrone | |||
| 1969 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 1970 | Killeigh | |||
| 1971 | Carrig & Riverstown | |||
| 1972 | Drumcullen | |||
| 1973 | Lusmagh | |||
| 1974 | Drumcullen | |||
| 1975 | St Rynagh's | |||
| 1976 | Shinrone | |||
| 1977 | Ballyskenagh | |||
| 1978 | St Saran's | |||
| 1979 | Carrig & Riverstown | |||
| 1980 | Ballinamere | |||
| 1981 | Kilcormac | |||
| 1982 | St Carthage's | |||
| 1983 | Clara | |||
| 1984 | Gracefield | |||
| 1985 | Birr | |||
| 1986 | Kinnitty | |||
| 1987 | Mucklagh | |||
| 1988 | Killavilla | |||
| 1989 | Ferbane | |||
| 1990 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | |||
| 1991 | Killavilla | |||
| 1992 | Gracefield | |||
| 1993 | Kinnitty | |||
| 1994 | Ballyskenagh | |||
| 1995 | Carrig & Riverstown | |||
| 1996 | Clara | |||
| 1997 | Belmont | |||
| 1998 | Edenderry | Tullamore | ||
| 1999 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | |||
| 2000 | Kinnitty | Shinrone | ||
| 2001 | Crinkill | |||
| 2002 | St Columba's | |||
| 2003 | Shinrone | Edenderry | ||
| 2004 | St Rynagh's | |||
| 2005 | Drumcullen | |||
| 2006 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 2007 | Brosna Gaels | |||
| 2008 | Killurin | |||
| 2009 | Shinrone | |||
| 2010 | Ballinamere | |||
| 2011 | St Rynagh's | |||
| 2012 | Shinrone | |||
| 2013 [4] | Crinkill | 1-17 | Edenderry | 1-12 |
| 2014 | Seir Kieran | |||
| 2015 | Clara | |||
| 2016 | Clodiagh Gaels | |||
| 2017 | Ballinamere | |||
| 2018 | Shinrone | |||
| 2019 | Belmont | |||
| 2020 | Kinnitty | Kilcormac–Killoughey | ||
| 2021 | Brosna Gaels | |||
| 2022 [2] [1] | Edenderry | 3-14 | Ballinamere | 1-13 |
| 2023 [5] | Ballinamere | 0-13 | Brosna Gaels | 0-07 |
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinrone | 9 | 1919, 1924, 1951, 1968, 1976, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018 |
| 2 | Seir Kieran | 7 | 1912, 1923, 1937, 1958, 1969, 2006, 2014 |
| Kinnitty | 1916, 1917, 1966, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2020 | ||
| Ballinamere | 1944, 1950, 1959, 1980, 2010, 2017, 2023 | ||
| 3 | Coolderry | 6 | 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931 |
| Drumcullen | 1915, 1932, 1943, 1972, 1974, 2005 | ||
| Clara | 1920, 1926, 1941, 1983, 1996, 2015 | ||
| 4 | Carrig & Riverstown | 5 | 1946, 1955, 1971, 1979, 1995 |
| Edenderry | 1929, 1953, 1962, 1998, 2022 | ||
| 5 | St Rynagh's | 4 | 1963, 1975, 2004, 2011 |
| Kilcormac | 1911, 1947, 1960, 1981 | ||
| Killeigh | 1939, 1949, 1967, 1970 | ||
| Belmont | 1952, 1957, 1997, 2019 | ||
| 6 | Killavilla | 3 | 1956, 1988, 1991 |
| Ballyskenagh | 1961, 1977, 1994 | ||
| 7 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 2 | 1990, 1999 |
| Killoughey | 1910, 1964 | ||
| Tullamore | 1925, 1930 | ||
| Rahan | 1928, 1948 | ||
| Banagher | 1934, 1940 | ||
| St Carthage's | 1965, 1982 | ||
| Gracefield | 1984, 1992 | ||
| St Columba's | 1954, 2002 | ||
| Crinkill | 2001, 2013 | ||
| Brosna Gaels | 2007, 2021 | ||
| 8 | Mount Heaton | 1 | 1927 |
| Lockeen | 1933 | ||
| Kilcoleman | 1935 | ||
| Gortnamona | 1936 | ||
| Eglish | 1938 | ||
| Cloghan | 1942 | ||
| Brosna | 1945 | ||
| Lusmagh | 1973 | ||
| St Saran's | 1978 | ||
| Birr | 1985 | ||
| Mucklagh | 1987 | ||
| Ferbane | 1989 | ||
| Cadamstown | 1907 | ||
| Killurin | 2008 | ||
| Clodiagh Gaels | 2016 | ||
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