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Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1902
Region Roscommon (GAA)
TrophyMickey Cunniffe Cup (since 2004)[1]
No. of teams7
Title holders Four Roads (37th title)
First winner Roscommon Gaels
Most titles Four Roads (37 titles)
SponsorsKepak

The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Roscommon GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. Since 2008, the champions qualify to the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. Before 2008, the Roscommon champions qualified for the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Four Roads are the title holders, defeating St Dominic's by 3-12 to 2-11 in the 2024 final.[2]

History

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Four Roads lead the Roll of Honour with 37 titles, followed by Roscommon Gaels with 24 titles (last won in 1970). In the past Roscommon Gaels competed as St Coman's and Roscommon Town, while St Dominic's previously competed as St Patrick's.

Ballygar (County Galway) participated in the championship from the 1920s, winning two titles in 1930 and 1985, before transferring back to Galway in 1994.

Since 1998, seven clubs compete in the championship, namely Athleague, Four Roads, Oran, Pádraig Pearse's, Roscommon Gaels, St Dominic's and Tremane.

Format

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Group stage

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The 7 clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays four matches other teams in the group resulting in not every team plays each other in the group. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams qualify for the semi-finals and the next four teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

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Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-6) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams designated 3-6 contest this round. Third place plays sixth place and fourth place plays fifth place The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and teams designated 1-2 contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

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There is no relegation to the Roscommon Junior Hurling Championship, currently in place.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

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2024 Teams

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Team Location Colours Championship titles Last championship title
Athleague Athleague Blue and white 20 2021
Four Roads Four Roads Black and amber 37 2024
Oran Oran Green and yellow 6 2016
Pádraig Pearse's Woodmount Red and white 4 2020
Roscommon Gaels Roscommon Purple and gold 24 1970
St Dominic's Knockcroghery Blue and white 3 1999
Tremane Knockadangan Blue and gold 11 1995

Hurling Grades

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Championship Club
Senior
Senior Athleague
Four Roads
Oran
Pádraig Pearse's
Roscommon Gaels
St Dominic's
Tremane
Junior
Junior Athleague
Four Roads
Oran
Pádraig Pearse's
Roscommon Gaels
St Dominic's
Tremane

Roll of honour

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# Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
1 Four Roads 37 21 1905, 1906, 1907, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018
2 Roscommon Gaels 24 2 1902, 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970 1962, 1972
3 Athleague 20 17 1908, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2021 1938, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023
4 Tremane 11 11 1956, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1995 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2021
5 Oran 6 6 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2016 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013
6 Pádraig Pearse's 4 9 1984, 1987, 2017, 2020 1988, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022
7 St Dominic's 3 5 1967, 1994, 1999 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2024
8 Ballygar 2 2 1930, 1985 1982, 1983
9 Elphin 1 0 1926 —
Boyle (Military) 1 0 1927 —
Castlefrench 1 0 1934 —
12 St Patrick’s 0 3 — 1966, 1971, 1974
Castlerea 0 1 — 1934
Military (Athlone) 0 1 — 1935
St Coman's 0 1 — 1945

List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2024[2] Four Roads 3-12 St Dominic's 2-11
2023[3] Four Roads 0-26 Athleague 2-12
2022[4] Four Roads 3-14 Padraig Pearses 0-15
2021 Athleague 3-12 Tremane 0-15
2020[5] Padraig Pearses 2-22 Athleague 1-18
2019[6] Four Roads 1-19 Athleague 1-08
2018 Athleague 2-13 Four Roads 1-13
2017[7] Padraig Pearses 1-20 Four Roads 1-13
2016[8][9] Oran 3-08, 2-15 (R) AET Four Roads 0-17, 1-12 (R)
2015[10] Four Roads 0-16, 0-17 (R) Pádraig Pearse's 1-13, 1-11 (R)
2014[11] Four Roads 3-11 Athleague 0-11
2013[12] Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-09
2012[13] Four Roads 0-16, 1-12 (R) Pádraig Pearse's 1-13, 1-09 (R)
2011 Four Roads 1-14 Athleague 0-06
2010 Four Roads 5-15 Pádraig Pearse's 0-11
2009 Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-04
2008 Four Roads 0-06 Pádraig Pearse's 0-05
2007 Athleague 2-11 Pádraig Pearse's 1-10
2006 Athleague 1-11 Pádraig Pearse's 1-06
2005 Four Roads 1-14 Athleague 2-09
2004 Oran 2-07 Four Roads 0-10
2003 Athleague 2-13 Oran 3-06
2002 Four Roads 2-08 Pádraig Pearse's 1-08
2001 Four Roads 1-16 St Dominic's 1-08
2000 Four Roads 1-11 Athleague 0-05
1999 St Dominic's 1-11 Oran 0-09
1998 Oran 2-10 St Dominic's 2-07
1997 Four Roads 1-15 St Dominic's 1-05
1996 Four Roads 2-19 Tremane 0-13
1995 Tremane 1-09, 2-11 (R) St Dominic's 1-09, 0-09 (R)
1994 St Dominic's 2-05 Four Roads 1-06
1993 Four Roads 0-14 Athleague 0-10
1992 Oran 2-12 Four Roads 0-14
1991 Four Roads 2-12 Oran 2-07
1990 Oran 2-13 Four Roads 0-13
1989 Oran 3-08 Four Roads 1-05
1988 Four Roads 2-09 Pádraig Pearse's 1-05
1987 Pádraig Pearse's 2-05, 1-11 (R) Oran 0-11, 1-06 (R)
1986 Four Roads 2-07 Tremane 0-10
1985 Ballygar 3-09 Tremane 2-06
1984 Pádraig Pearse's 1-07 Four Roads 2-03
1983 Four Roads 2-14 Ballygar 0-07
1982 Four Roads 0-10 Ballygar 0-07
1981 Four Roads 1-12, 1-13 (R) Tremane 1-12, 1-08 (R)
1980 Tremane 1-10 Athleague 1-07
1979 Tremane 0-13 Athleague 0-03
1978 Athleague 2-08 Tremane 1-10
1977 Four Roads 2-14 Tremane 2-07
1976 Tremane 2-11 Athleague 2-04
1975 Athleague 2-08 Four Roads 1-10
1974 Tremane 2-12 St Patrick's 0-03
1973 Tremane 3-10 Four Roads 3-09
1972 Tremane 5-09 Roscommon Gaels 2-05
1971 Four Roads 3-03 St Patrick's 2-04
1970 Roscommon Gaels 2-08 Four Roads 2-02
1969 Roscommon Gaels 3-10 Four Roads 1-02
1968 Tremane 5-03 Four Roads 3-05
1967 St Patrick's 3-07 Tremane 2-05
1966 Roscommon Gaels 0-08 St Patrick's 0-03
1965 Roscommon Gaels Athleague
1964 Roscommon Gaels 1-08 Tremane 1-05
1963 Tremane 4-04 Four Roads 0-10
1962 Four Roads 4-03 Roscommon Gaels 1-03
1961 Roscommon Gaels 4-10 Tremane 5-05
1960 Tremane
1959 Athleague Tremane
1958 Four Roads 3-05 Athleague 3-04
1957 Athleague
1956 Tremane 2-08 Four Roads 2-04
1955 Athleague 3-06 Four Roads 1-05
1954 Four Roads
1953 Athleague 7-00 Four Roads 3-04
1952 St Coman's 7-05 Four Roads 4-07
1951 St Coman's 4-02 Athleague 0-02
1950 Four Roads
1949 Athleague Four Roads
1948 Four Roads Athleague
1947 Athleague (R) Four Roads (R)
1946 Four Roads Athleague
1945 Four Roads St Coman's
1944 St Coman's
1943 No Championship
1942 No Championship
1941 No Championship
1940 No Championship
1939 No Championship
1938 Roscommon Town 4-02 Athleague 2-00
1937 Athleague
1936 Roscommon Town
1935 Roscommon Town Military (Athlone)
1934 Castlefrench 3-04 Castlerea 0-04
1933 Roscommon Town
1932 Roscommon Town
1931 Roscommon Town
1930 Ballygar
1929 Athleague
1928 Athleague
1927 Boyle (Military)
1926 Elphin
1925 Roscommon Town
1924 Roscommon Town
1923 Roscommon Town
1922 No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920 No Championship
1919 No Championship
1918 No Championship
1917 No Championship
1916 Athleague
1915 Roscommon Town
1914 Roscommon Town
1913 Roscommon Town
1912 No Championship
1911 No Championship
1910 Athleague
1909 Athleague
1908 Araghty Gaels (Athleague)
1907 Tisara (Four Roads)
1906 Tisara (Four Roads)
1905 Tisara (Four Roads)
1904 Gaels Roscommon
1903 Gaels Roscommon
1902 Gaels Roscommon
  • Bold indicates Connacht championship winners.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Club Sidelines". The Irish News. 21 October 2008. p. 43.
  2. ^ a b "Four Roads' late rally floors St. Dominic's". Roscommon Herald. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Strong start helps Four Roads retain Roscommon SHC title". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: Four Roads finish strong to win". GAA. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Glynn the hero in extra-time win for Padraig Pearses". RTÉ. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Four Roads get back to winning ways". Irish Independent. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: Pearses prevail in fine style". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Dolan rescues Four Roads". Irish Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: Oran gatecrash Four Roads' nine in-a-row party". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: g-eight day for Four Roads". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: Four Roads in seventh heaven". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Four Roads edge brave Oran". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Roscommon SHC final: five-in-a-row for Four Roads". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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