The 1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...
since its establishment by the
Kilkenny County Board since
1887
Events
January–March
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* January 20
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. The championship began on 20 April 1991 and ended on 13 October 1991.
Glenmore were the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
St. Martin's St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to:
Places
* St. Martins, Missouri, a city in the USA
* St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, an island off the Cornish coast, England
* St Martin's, North Yorkshire, England
* St Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland ...
at the semi-final stage.
On 13 October 1991,
Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the ...
won the championship after a 3–16 to 1–08 defeat of
St. Martin's St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to:
Places
* St. Martins, Missouri, a city in the USA
* St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, an island off the Cornish coast, England
* St Martin's, North Yorkshire, England
* St Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland ...
in the final.
It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...
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Mooncoin
Mooncoin () is a census town in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The population was 1,175 in 2016. Historically part of the Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, today it is in the far south of the county of Kilkenny, located in the valley of the River Suir. I ...
From Championship
Relegated to the
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...
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Conahy Shamrocks
Results
Group A
Group A table
Group A results
Group B
Group B table
Group B results
Relegation play-off
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
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Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship