Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Offaly Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1896 (1896) |
| Region |  Offaly (GAA) |
| Trophy | Seán Robbins Cup |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Title holders | Coolderry (31st title) |
| Most titles | Coolderry (31 titles) |
| Sponsors | Molloy Environmental Systems |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 (final only) |
| Official website | Official website |
The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Molloy Environmental Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1896 for the top hurling teams in the county of Offaly in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the spring, summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at O'Connor Park in October. The prize for the winning team is the Seán Robbins Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage.
The Offaly County Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Offaly county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.
Sixteen teams currently participate in the Offaly County Championship. The title has been won at least once by 12 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Coolderry, who have won a total of 30 titles.
Kilcormac/Killoughey are the title-holders after defeating St. Rynagh's by 2-16 to 1-16 in the 2017 championship final.[1]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Team dominance
2 Qualification for subsequent competitions
3 Managers
4 Trophy
5 Top winners
6 Roll of honour
7 Current Senior Teams
8 Records and statistics
8.1 Teams
8.1.1 By decade
8.1.2 Gaps
9 References
10 External links
History
Team dominance
Since the beginning, the championship has been dominated by Coolderry, Birr, Drumcullen and St. Rynagh’s. They have won a combined total of 86 of the 119 championship titles. Coolderry dominated the first twenty years of the championship, winning eleven titles between 1889 and 1917. After this initial golden age, Coolderry regularly claimed championship titles in each of the following decades. After making their own breakthrough in 1908, Drumcullen went on to become the team of the decade during the 1920s after winning eight titles between 1918 and 1933. Tullamore and Birr subsequently came to the fore, winning eleven titles between them between 1932 and 1948.
Drumcullen enjoyed their most successful decade when they won seven championships between 1950 and 1960. This would be their last championship title. St. Rynagh’s inscribed their name on the roll of honour for the first time in 1965. They became the preeminent team of the next three decades and won 16 championship titles between 1965 and 1993. By this stage Birr had begun their own golden era. After winning their first championship in twenty years in 1991, the club went on to claim eleven more titles between then and 2008.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. This place is reserved for club teams only as divisional and amalgamated teams are not allowed in the provincial championship.
Managers
Managers in the Offaly Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.
| Manager | Team | Wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
Pad Joe Whelehan | Birr | 8 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
Danny Owens | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| John Goode | Birr | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
Ken Hogan | Coolderry | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
Kevin Martin | Tullamore | 1 | 2009 |
| Johnny Kelly | Coolderry | 1 | 2015 |
| Francis Forde | St. Rynagh's | 1 | 2016 |
Stephen Byrne | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 1 | 2017 |
Trophy
The winning team is presented with the Seán Robbins Cup. A native of Birr, Robbins served two terms as county chairman and served as Leinster Council chairman. He was also a president of the county board and was also a prominent referee at All-Ireland AND Leinster levels. The cup was first presented in 1960.[2]
Top winners
Team | Winner | Winning Years | Runners-up | Years Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coolderry | 31 | 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1986, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018 | 17 | 1920, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 2005, 2006, |
| 2 | Birr | 22 | 1912, 1913, 1915, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1971, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | 13 | 1928, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| 3 | Drumcullen | 17 | 1908, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960 | 11 | 1909, 1931, 1934, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1973 |
St. Rynagh's | 17 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2016 | 15 | 1964, 1971, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
| 4 | Tullamore | 10 | 1909, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1955, 1959, 1964, 2009 | 9 | 1902, 1904, 1917, 1926, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 2010 |
| 5 | Kinnitty | 9 | 1920, 1923, 1930, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985 | 11 | 1897, 1925, 1933, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2008 |
| 6 | Seir Kieran | 4 | 1988, 1995, 1996, 1998 | 7 | 1952, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000 |
Kilcormac/Killoughey | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | 6 | 1903, 1905, 1907, 2007, 2008, 2018 | |
| 7 | Killoughey | 3 | 1896, 1897, 1907 | 5 | 1898, 1901, 1910, 1912, 1914 |
| 8 | Cadamstown | 2 | 1900, 1902 | 0 | |
| 9 | Lusmagh | 1 | 1989 | 2 | 1982, 1992 |
| Fortal | 1 | 1898 | 2 | 1899, 1900 | |
| 10 | Rahan | 0 | 7 | 1896, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1936, 1953 | |
| Clara | 0 | 4 | 1923, 1924, 1927, 1935 | ||
Moneygall | 0 | 1 | 1906 | ||
| Clareen | 0 | 1 | 1939 | ||
| Shannon Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1957 | ||
Shinrone | 0 | 1 | 1960 |
Roll of honour
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Coolderry 2-17 | Kilcormac/Killoughey 0-17 |
| 2017[3] | Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-16 | St. Rynagh's 1-16 |
| 2016[4] | St. Rynagh's 2-16 | Birr 1-15 |
| 2015[5] | Coolderry 2-15 | St. Rynagh's 1-16 |
2014[6] | Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-18 | St. Rynagh's 1-9 |
| 2013[7] | Kilcormac/Killoughey 1-21 | Birr 1-14 |
2012[8] | Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-16 | St. Rynagh's 2-12 |
| 2011[9] | Coolderry 2-14 | Birr 0-16 |
| 2010 | Coolderry 3-15 | Tullamore 1-12 |
| 2009 | Tullamore 2-12 | Kilcormac/Killoughey 0-11 |
| 2008 | Birr 1-15 | Kinnitty 0-15 |
| 2007 | Birr 0-15 | Kilcormac/Killoughey 0-10 |
| 2006 | Birr 0-11, 2-9 | Coolderry 1-8, 1-11 |
| 2005 | Birr 0-20 | Coolderry 0-5 |
| 2004 | Coolderry 3-10 | Birr 2-11 |
| 2003 | Birr 1-18 | Ballyskenagh 1-11 |
| 2002 | Birr 3-11 | Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-7 |
| 2001 | Birr 0-11 | St. Rynagh's 0-10 |
| 2000 | Birr 3-21 | Seir Kieran 1-9 |
| 1999 | Birr 3-15 | St. Rynagh's 1-11 |
| 1998 | Seir Kieran 1-10, 1-11 | St. Rynagh's 0-13, 0-9 |
| 1997 | Birr 0-14 | Seir Kieran 2-4 |
| 1996 | Seir Kieran 0-13 | St. Rynagh's 1-8 |
| 1995 | Seir Kieran 1-13, 0-10 | St. Rynagh's 1-13, 0-9 |
| 1994 | Birr 0-8 | Seir Kieran 0-7 |
| 1993 | St. Rynagh's 1-16 | Birr 1-14 |
| 1992 | St. Rynagh's 0-10 | Lusmagh 0-9 |
| 1991 | Birr 1-12 | Seir Kieran 1-11 |
| 1990 | St. Rynagh's 2-6 | Birr 1-7 |
| 1989 | Lusmagh 1-11 | Seir Kieran 1-10 |
| 1988 | Seir Kieran 3-13 | St. Rynagh's 4-6 |
| 1987 | St. Rynagh's 0-11 | Seir Kieran 0-9 |
| 1986 | Coolderry 3-8 | St. Rynagh's 1-10 |
| 1985 | Kinnitty 3-18 | Seir Kieran 2-8 |
| 1984 | Kinnitty 1-12 | St. Rynagh's 1-6 |
| 1983 | Kinnitty 0-20 | St. Rynagh's 2-6 |
| 1982 | St. Rynagh's 2-9 | Lusmagh 0-11 |
| 1981 | St. Rynagh's 1-10 | Kinnitty 1-7 |
| 1980 | Coolderry 3-3 | Kinnitty 1-5 |
| 1979 | Kinnitty 5-8 | Coolderry 1-11 |
| 1978 | Kinnitty 1-8 | St. Rynagh's 0-6 |
| 1977 | Coolderry 1-7 | Kinnitty 1-6 |
| 1976 | St. Rynagh's 3-11 | Kinnitty 0-5 |
| 1975 | St. Rynagh's 0-5, 0-14 | Birr 0-5, 0-8 |
| 1974 | St. Rynagh's 1-11 | Birr 2-3 |
| 1973 | St. Rynagh's 0-12 | Drumcullen 1-7 |
| 1972 | St. Rynagh's 4-10 | Kinnitty 1-6 |
| 1971 | Birr 2-10 | St. Rynagh's 2-9 |
| 1970 | St. Rynagh's 1-12 | Kinnitty 2-8 |
| 1969 | St. Rynagh's 4-7 | Kinnitty 1-9 |
| 1968 | St. Rynagh's 1-12 | Coolderry 3-4 |
| 1967 | Kinnitty | Coolderry |
| 1966 | St. Rynagh's 6-10 | Drumcullen 4-5 |
| 1965 | St. Rynagh's 2-12 | Coolderry 1-9 |
| 1964 | Tullamore 1-11 | St. Rynagh's 3-1 |
| 1963 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1962 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1961 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1960 | Drumcullen | Shinrone |
| 1959 | Tullamore | Coolderry |
| 1958 | Drumcullen | Coolderry |
| 1957 | Drumcullen 10-7 | Shannon Rovers 1-3 |
| 1956 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1955 | Tullamore | Drumcullen |
| 1954 | Drumcullen | Coolderry |
| 1953 | Coolderry | Rahan |
| 1952 | Drumcullen | Seir Kieran |
| 1951 | Drumcullen | Birr |
| 1950 | Drumcullen | Coolderry |
| 1949 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1948 | Birr | Coolderry |
| 1947 | Coolderry | Birr |
| 1946 | Birr | Tullamore |
| 1945 | Coolderry | Tullamore |
| 1944 | Birr | Tullamore |
| 1943 | Birr | Tullamore |
| 1942 | Coolderry | Birr |
| 1941 | Drumcullen | Birr |
| 1940 | Birr | Edenderry |
| 1939 | Coolderry | Clareen |
| 1938 | Birr | Coolderry |
| 1937 | Tullamore | Coolderry |
| 1936 | Tullamore | Rahan |
| 1935 | Tullamore | Clara |
| 1934 | Tullamore | Drumcullen |
| 1933 | Drumcullen | Kinnitty |
| 1932 | Tullamore | Coolderry |
| 1931 | Coolderry | Drumcullen |
| 1930 | Kinnitty | Coolderry |
| 1929 | Drumcullen | Coolderry |
| 1928 | Drumcullen | Birr |
| 1927 | Drumcullen | Clara |
| 1926 | Coolderry | Tullamore |
| 1925 | Drumcullen | Kinnitty |
| 1924 | Drumcullen | Clara |
| 1923 | Kinnitty | Clara |
| 1922 | Not Played | |
| 1921 | Not Played | |
| 1920 | Kinnitty | Coolderry |
| 1919 | Drumcullen | Rahan |
| 1918 | Drumcullen | Rahan |
| 1917 | Coolderry | Tullamore |
| 1916 | Coolderry | Rahan |
| 1915 | Birr | Rahan |
| 1914 | Coolderry | Killoughy |
| 1913 | Birr | Edenderry |
| 1912 | Birr | Killoughy |
| 1911 | Coolderry | Edenderry |
| 1910 | Coolderry | Killoughy |
| 1909 | Tullamore | Drumcullen |
| 1908 | Drumcullen | Ballinamere |
| 1907 | Killoughey | Kilcormac |
| 1906 | Coolderry | Moneygall |
| 1905 | Coolderry | Kilcormac |
| 1904 | Coolderry | Tullamore |
| 1903 | Coolderry | Kilcormac |
| 1902 | Cadamstown | Tullamore |
| 1901 | Coolderry | Killoughey |
| 1900 | Cadamstown | Fortal |
| 1899 | Coolderry | Fortal |
| 1898 | Fortal | Killoughey |
| 1897 | Kiloughey | Kinnitty |
| 1896 | Kiloughey | Rahan |
Current Senior Teams
The 12 teams that will compete in the 2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship are:
Ballinamere
Belmont
Birr
Clodiagh Gaels
Coolderry
Kilcormac/Killoughey
Kinnitty
Lusmagh
St Rynagh's
Seir Kieran
Shinrone
Tullamore
Records and statistics
Teams
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Offaly Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1890s: 2 for Killoughey (1896-97)
- 1900s: 5 for Coolderry (1901-03-04-05-06)
- 1910s: 5 for Coolderry (1910-11-14-16-17)
- 1920s: 5 for Drumcullen (1924-25-27-28-29)
- 1930s: 5 for Tullamore (1932-34-35-36-37)
- 1940s: 5 for Birr (1940-43-44-46-48)
- 1950s: 6 for Drumcullen (1950-51-52-54-57-58)
- 1960s: 4 for St. Rynagh’s (1965-66-68-69)
- 1970s: 6 for St. Rynagh’s (1970-72-73-74-75-76)
- 1980s: 3 each for St. Rynagh’s (1981-82-87) and Kinnitty (1983-84-85)
- 1990s: 4 for Birr (1991-94-97-99)
- 2000s: 8 for Birr (2000-01-02-03-05-06-07-08)
- 2010s: 4 for Kilcormac/Killoughey (2012-13-14-17)
Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 45 years: Tullamore (1964-2009)
- 44 years: Kinnitty (1923-1967)
- 23 years: Tullamore (1909-1932)
- 23 years: Birr (1915-1938)
- 23 years: Birr (1948-1971)
- 23 years: St. Rynagh’s (1993-2016)
- 20 years: Birr (1971-1991)
- 18 years: Tullamore (1937-1955)
- 18 years: Coolderry (1986-2004)
- 14 years: Coolderry (1963-1977)
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External links
- Official Offaly Website
- Offaly on Hoganstand
- Offaly Club GAA
