1948 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1948 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 April – 22 August 1948
Teams12
ChampionsBorder Tullaroan (18th title)
Tom Walton (captain)
Runners-upBorder Carrickshock
Jimmy Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored61 (5.55 per match)
Points scored140 (12.73 per match)
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The 1948 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.[1] The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 14 March 1948. The championship ran from 18 April to 22 August 1948.

Éire Óg were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tullaroan in the semi-final.[2][3]

The final was played on 22 August 1948 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Tullaroan and Carrickshock, in what was their third meeting in the final. Tullaroan won the match by 1–12 to 2–03 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in 14 years.[4][5]

Results

First round

18 April 1948 First round Tullaroan w/o - scr. Castlecomer FCA Freshford Grounds
25 April 1948 First round Thomastown 6-06 - 4-08 Northern Junior Selection St James's Park
9 May 1948 First round Éire Óg 2-07 - 2-02 Mooncoin Grennan Sportsfield
9 May 1948 First round Southern Junior Selection 3-05 - 0-08 Horse and Jockey St James's Park
30 May 1948 First round Dicksboro 3-05 - 3-05 James Stephens St James's Park
30 May 1948 First round Carrickshock 3-05 - 1-08 Graigue John Locke Park
3 July 1948 First round replay Dicksboro 3-10 - 0-02 James Stephens St James's Park

Second round

29 June 1948 Second round Tullaroan 5-07 - 2-03 Thomastown St James's Park
11 July 1948 Second round Éire Óg 8-13 - 2-04 Southern Junior Selection Grennan Sportsfield
18 July 1948 Second round Carrickshock 5-07 - 2-04 Dicksboro Grennan Sportsfield

Semi-final

8 August 1948 Semi-final Tullaroan 3-09 - 2-07 Éire Óg John Locke's Park

Final

22 August 1948 Final Tullaroan 1-12 - 2-03 Carrickshock Nowlan Park

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "'The bedroom was in Kilkenny, the kitchen in Waterford'". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Monsignor Edward "Ned" Kavanagh (1925-2018)". Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tullaroan President Dick Walsh turns 100". GAA website. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tullaroan HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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