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Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Soisearach A Uíbh Fháilí
Founded1907
TrophyJim Clarke Cup
Title holdersBallinamere (7th title)
First winnerCadamstown
Most titlesShinrone (9 titles)
SponsorsMolloy Environmental Systems
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]

History

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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.

Format

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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

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2024 Teams

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

Team Location Colours Championship titles Last championship title
Ballyskenagh Killavilla Ballyskenagh Red and black 3 (as Ballyskenagh) 1994 (as Ballyskenagh)
3 (as Killavilla) 1991 (as Killavillla)
Belmont Belmont Green and white 4 2019
Birr Birr Green and red 1 1985
Brosna Gaels Ballycumber Blue, white and gold 2 2021
Border Clodiagh Gaels Killeigh Blue and white 1 2016
Coolderry Coolderry Green and white 6 1931
Crinkill Crinkill Green and white 2 2013
Kilcormac–Killoughey Kilcormac and Killoughey Green and yellow 2 1999
Kinnitty Kinnitty Green and white 7 2020
Shamrocks Mucklagh Blue, red and green 0 —
Tullamore Tullamore Blue and white 2 1930

Honours

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There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.

List of finals

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List of Offaly JAHC finals[3]

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Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club 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 St Rynagh's
2007 Brosna Gaels
2008 Killurin Ballinamere
2009 Shinrone St Rynagh's
2010 Ballinamere
2011 St Rynagh's
2012 Shinrone Ballinamere
2013[4] Crinkill 1-17 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

Roll of honour

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By club

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# Club Titles Championship wins
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rogers, Ger (20 October 2022). "Great scenes as Edenderry claim Offaly Junior Hurling title". Ireland Live. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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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