Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship

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Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship
Colours of Offaly.svg
Irish Craobh Iomána Soisearach A Uíbh Fháilí
Founded1907
TrophyJim Clarke Cup
Title holders Ballinamere (7th title)
First winnerCadamstown
Most titles Shinrone (9 titles)
SponsorsMolloy Environmental Systems
Seir Kieran, 2014 winners Seir Kieran, Offaly Junior Hurling Champions 2014.jpg
Seir Kieran, 2014 winners

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]

Contents

History

The junior championship dates back to 1907. It was the second hurling championship to be established in Offaly, 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.

Format

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.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 11 teams competing in the 2024 Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Down.svg Ballyskenagh Killavilla BallyskenaghRed and black3 (as Ballyskenagh)1994 (as Ballyskenagh)
3 (as Killavilla)1991 (as Killavillla)
Colours of Limerick.svg Belmont Belmont Green and white42019
Colours of Mayo.svg Birr Birr Green and red11985
Colours of Offaly.svg Brosna Gaels Ballycumber Blue, white and gold22021
First Flag of Argentina.svg Clodiagh Gaels Killeigh Blue and white12016
Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry Coolderry Green and white61931
Colours of Limerick.svg Crinkill Crinkill Green and white22013
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey Kilcormac and Killoughey Green and yellow21999
Colours of Limerick.svg Kinnitty Kinnitty Green and white72020
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Shamrocks Mucklagh Blue, red and green0—
Colours of Laois.svg Tullamore Tullamore Blue and white21930

Honours

There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.

List of finals

List of Offaly JAHC finals [3]

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
1907Cadamstown
1908 Coolderry
1909 Coolderry
1910Killoughey
1911Kilcormac
1912 Seir Kieran
1913 Coolderry
1914 Coolderry
1915 Drumcullen
1916 Kinnitty
1917 Kinnitty
1918 Coolderry
1919 Shinrone
1920 Clara
1921No records given
1922No records given
1923 Seir Kieran
1924 Shinrone
1925 Tullamore
1926 Clara
1927Mount Heaton
1928Rahan
1929 Edenderry
1930 Tullamore
1931 Coolderry
1932 Drumcullen
1933Lockeen
1934Banagher
1935Kilcoleman
1936Gortnamona
1937 Seir Kieran
1938Eglish
1939Killeigh
1940Banagher
1941 Clara|
1942Cloghan
1943 Drumcullen
1944 Ballinamere
1945Brosna
1946 Carrig & Riverstown
1947Kilcormac
1948Rahan
1949Killeigh
1950 Ballinamere
1951 Shinrone
1952 Belmont
1953 Edenderry
1954St Columba's
1955 Carrig & Riverstown
1956Killavilla
1957 Belmont
1958 Seir Kieran
1959 Ballinamere
1960Kilcormac
1961 Ballyskenagh
1962 Edenderry
1963 St Rynagh's
1964Killoughey
1965St Carthage's
1966 Kinnitty
1967Killeigh
1968 Shinrone
1969 Seir Kieran
1970Killeigh
1971 Carrig & Riverstown
1972 Drumcullen
1973 Lusmagh
1974 Drumcullen
1975 St Rynagh's
1976 Shinrone
1977 Ballyskenagh
1978St Saran's
1979 Carrig & Riverstown
1980 Ballinamere
1981Kilcormac
1982St Carthage's
1983 Clara
1984 Gracefield
1985 Birr
1986 Kinnitty
1987Mucklagh
1988Killavilla
1989 Ferbane
1990 Kilcormac–Killoughey
1991Killavilla
1992 Gracefield
1993 Kinnitty
1994 Ballyskenagh
1995 Carrig & Riverstown
1996 Clara
1997 Belmont
1998 Edenderry Tullamore
1999 Kilcormac–Killoughey
2000 Kinnitty Shinrone
2001Crinkill
2002St Columba's
2003 Shinrone Edenderry
2004 St Rynagh's
2005 Drumcullen
2006 Seir Kieran St Rynagh's
2007 Brosna Gaels
2008Killurin Ballinamere
2009 Shinrone St Rynagh's
2010 Ballinamere
2011 St Rynagh's
2012 Shinrone Ballinamere
2013 [4] Crinkill1-17 Edenderry 1-12
2014 Seir Kieran Ballinamere
2015 Clara Shinrone
2016 Clodiagh Gaels
2017 Ballinamere
2018 Shinrone Tullamore
2019 Belmont
2020 Kinnitty 2-15 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-09
2021 Brosna Gaels
2022 [2] [1] Edenderry 3-14 Ballinamere 1-13
2023 [5] Ballinamere 0-13 Brosna Gaels 0-07
2024 Belmont 1-13 Brosna Gaels 2-09

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesChampionship wins
1 Shinrone 91919, 1924, 1951, 1968, 1976, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018
2 Seir Kieran 71912, 1923, 1937, 1958, 1969, 2006, 2014
Kinnitty 1916, 1917, 1966, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2020
Ballinamere 1944, 1950, 1959, 1980, 2010, 2017, 2023
3 Coolderry 61908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931
Drumcullen 1915, 1932, 1943, 1972, 1974, 2005
Clara 1920, 1926, 1941, 1983, 1996, 2015
4 Carrig & Riverstown 51946, 1955, 1971, 1979, 1995
Edenderry 1929, 1953, 1962, 1998, 2022
5 St Rynagh's 41963, 1975, 2004, 2011
Kilcormac1911, 1947, 1960, 1981
Killeigh1939, 1949, 1967, 1970
Belmont 1952, 1957, 1997, 2019
6Killavilla31956, 1988, 1991
Ballyskenagh 1961, 1977, 1994
7 Kilcormac–Killoughey 21990, 1999
Killoughey1910, 1964
Tullamore 1925, 1930
Rahan1928, 1948
Banagher1934, 1940
St Carthage's1965, 1982
Gracefield 1984, 1992
St Columba's1954, 2002
Crinkill2001, 2013
Brosna Gaels 2007, 2021
8Mount Heaton11927
Lockeen1933
Kilcoleman1935
Gortnamona1936
Eglish1938
Cloghan1942
Brosna1945
Lusmagh 1973
St Saran's1978
Birr 1985
Mucklagh1987
Ferbane 1989
Cadamstown1907
Killurin2008
Clodiagh Gaels 2016

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  2. 1 2 Corrigan, Kevin (16 October 2022). "Impressive Edenderry claim junior hurling honours". Ireland Live. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Junior A Hurling Championship".
  4. ↑ "Hurlers Defeated". Edenderry GAA. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ White, Liam (14 October 2023). "Ballinamere celebrate welcome success as amalgamated outfit go down". Offaly Express. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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