Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship

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]

Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Soisearach A Uíbh Fháilí
Founded	1907
Trophy	Jim Clarke Cup
Title holders	Ballinamere (7th title)
First winner	Cadamstown
Most titles	Shinrone (9 titles)
Sponsors	Molloy Environmental Systems

Seir Kieran, 2014 winners

History

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

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:

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
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

There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.

List of finals

List of Offaly JAHC finals^[3]

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
2024	Belmont	1-13	Brosna Gaels	2-09

Roll of honour

By club

#	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

• Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
• Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)

References

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

External links

• Junior A Hurling Championship roll of honour