1954 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1954 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates23 May – 10 October 1954
Teams12
ChampionsBorder Slieverue (1st title)
Eddie O'Dwyer (captain)
Runners-upBorder Tullaroan
Jim Hogan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored88 (6.77 per match)
Points scored128 (9.85 per match)
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The 1954 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 60th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 23 May to 10 October 1954.

Bennettsbridge were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tullaroan in the second round.[2][3]

The final was played on 10 October 1954 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Slieverue and Tullaroan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Slieverue won the match by 6–05 to 4–03 to claim their first ever championship title.[4][5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

First round

23 May 1954 First round Mooncoin 4-02 - 4-02 Dunnamaggin Grennan Sportsfield
27 June 1954 First round Slieverue 4-05 - 3-03 John Locke's Grennan Sportsfield
4 July 1954 First round Éire Óg 5-06 - 3-09 Dicksboro Nowlan Park
4 July 1954 First round Glenmore 8-02 - 5-00 Thomastown The Rower Grounds
11 July 1954 First round Danesfort 2-02 - 5-13 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
25 July 1954 First round replay Mooncoin 2-05 - 0-02 Dunnamaggin Grennan Sportsfield
25 July 1954 First round Tullaroan 3-03 - 2-06 Graigue Nowlan Park
8 August 1954 First round replay Tullaroan 2-08 - 2-03 Graigue Nowlan Park

Second round

1 August 1954 Second round Slieverue 2-08 - 3-01 Glenmore Grennan Sportsfield
18 August 1954 Second round Tullaroan 2-06 - 1-06 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
29 August 1954 Second round Mooncoin 5-09 - 5-02 Éire Óg Waterford Gaelic Field

Semi-final

19 September 1954 Semi-final Tullaroan 2-13 - 4-04 Mooncoin Nowlan Park

Final

10 October 1954 Final Slieverue 6-05 - 4-03 Tullaroan Nowlan Park

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bennettsbridge have wind in their sails". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Bennettsbridge HC". Club Info. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Slieverue HC". Club Info. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Loyal Tom laid to rest". Irish Independent. 4 February 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
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