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The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual
hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
competition organised by the
Kerry County Board The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kerry GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, and for the Kerry county teams. The Kerry branch of the Gae ...
of the
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since 1889 for the top hurling teams in the
county of Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the cou ...
in
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. The series of games are played during the summer months, with the county final currently being played in
Austin Stack Park Austin Stack Park is a GAA stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the stadiums used by Kerry GAA's Gaelic football team and the stadium of the hurling team. The ground was named after Austin Stack, an Irish revolutionary an ...
in August. Initially played a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games. The 2020 championship reverted to a straight knock-out format due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kerry County Championship is an integral part of the wider
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...
. The winners of the Kerry county final join the intermediate champions of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship. The title has been won at least once by 21 different teams. The all-time record-holders are
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
who have won 26 titles.
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are the current title-holders after defeating Ballyduff by 2-15 to 0-16 in the 2022 championship final played at
Austin Stack Park Austin Stack Park is a GAA stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the stadiums used by Kerry GAA's Gaelic football team and the stadium of the hurling team. The ground was named after Austin Stack, an Irish revolutionary an ...
in Tralee.


History


Beginnings

The inaugural championship took place in 1889 with just five clubs entering. These were
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
, Ballyduff,
Kenmare Kenmare () is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of ''Ceann Mara'', meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Location Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare ...
,
Kilgarvan Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarva ...
and
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
. The very first championship match was held on 10 March 1889 when Abbeydorney beat Ballyduff by 1-1 to 0-1. Walkovers and delays were regular occurrences in the early years of the championship, while no records exist for some championship finals. More clubs fielded teams as the years went on, with the championships of 1905 and 1913 being held on a league basis. The championship suffered severe disruption between 1920 and 1924 due to the
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and subsequent
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. Several championships were abandoned midway through, while the championships of 1921 and 1923 were cancelled. The last championship which failed to be completed was in 1935.


Club dominance

Since the beginning, the championship has been dominated at various times by Ballyduff and
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
who are collectively known as the "big two". They have won 49 championship titles between them. Kilmoyley dominated the first 25 years of the championship, winning ten titles between 1890 and 1914. The 1920s and 1930s saw a number of first-time winners, including
Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
,
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and
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
.
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
also won their first championship in 1939 and dominated the next twelve years by winning eight titles in total. The second half of the 20th century was dominated by Ballyduff. The club won 19 championship titles in a forty-year period between 1955 and 1995. The only club who came close to matching their dominance was
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who won six championships between 1979 and 1987. The first two decades of the 21st century has seen the Kilmoyley-Ballyduff hegemony continue.
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
won their first title after a 30-year fallow period in 2001, before claiming seven more titles up to 2016. Ballyduff won five championships between 2006 and 2017.
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
won back to back titles in 2020-21 to give them ten titles in 20 years. The 2022 final included a first, a live referee microphone for its national broadcast on
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. It was also the first time the Kerry County Hurling Final was shown on live national TV.


Trophy

The Neilus Flynn Cup is presented to the winners of the championship and is named after Neilus Flynn, who captained
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and St Brendan's (Div.) to County Championship successes in 1932 and 1936 respectively. The Flynn family donated both the original trophy (in 1987) and the new cup to the Kerry County Board. The current trophy, which was designed by silversmith Fintan Foley, was presented for the first time to the 2018 champions,
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
.


Roll of honour


Finals listed by year


Winning captains

*1889: Lawrence Egan (
Kenmare Kenmare () is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of ''Ceann Mara'', meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Location Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare ...
) *1890: Jack W. Quane (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1891:
John O'Mahony John Francis O'Mahony (1815 – 7 February 1877) was a Gaels, Gaelic scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Despite coming from a reasonably weal ...
( Ballyduff) *1892: Jack W. Quane (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1893: Davy Fitzgerald (
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
) *1894: John Gurnett (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1895: Jack W. Quane (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1896: Davy Fitzgerald (
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
) *1897: John Ban McCarthy (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *1898: No Record *1899: No Record *1900: Patsy O'Rourke (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1901; Patsy O'Rourke ( Kilmoley) *1902: George Maybury (
Kenmare Kenmare () is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of ''Ceann Mara'', meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Location Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare ...
) *1903: Chris Horan (
Tralee Celtic Tralee Celtic are a former Gaelic Athletic Association club form Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern ...
) *1904: Paddy Guerin (
Tralee Celtic Tralee Celtic are a former Gaelic Athletic Association club form Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern ...
) *1905: Tim Meehan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1906: No Record *1907: Pat Meehan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1908: Dan Mullins (
Tralee Mitchels Tralee Mitchels were a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland before the formation of the three Tralee clubs namely John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's. They were one of the top teams in the county ...
) *1909: No Record *1910: Tim Meehan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1911: Paddy O'Mahoney (
Tralee Mitchels Tralee Mitchels were a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland before the formation of the three Tralee clubs namely John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's. They were one of the top teams in the county ...
) *1912: Tom Costelleo (
Tralee Mitchels Tralee Mitchels were a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland before the formation of the three Tralee clubs namely John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's. They were one of the top teams in the county ...
) *1913: Maurice Treacy (
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
) *1914: Tim Meehan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1915: No Record *1916: Willie Mangan (Tullig) *1917: Pat Carmody (Tubird) *1918: John Dunne (
Tralee Parnells Tralee Parnells are a hurling club from the town of Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Original club The original Parnells won 2 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships in 1918 and 1919. All Ireland winning football captain and one of Kerry's grea ...
) *1919: John Dunne (
Tralee Parnells Tralee Parnells are a hurling club from the town of Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Original club The original Parnells won 2 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships in 1918 and 1919. All Ireland winning football captain and one of Kerry's grea ...
) *1920: No Record *1921: Not Held *1922: Not Finished *1923: Not Held *1924: Championship abandoned *1925: Jer "Pluggy" Moriarty (
Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
) *1926: No Record *1927: Not Held *1928:
Joe Barrett Joe Barrett (17 July 1902 – 2 June 1952) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to t ...
( Rock Street) *1929: Dan Rayn ( Rock Street) *1930: No Record *1931:
Joe Barrett Joe Barrett (17 July 1902 – 2 June 1952) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to t ...
( Rock Street) *1932:
Neilus Flynn Neilus Flynn was a hurler who played hurling with Causeway in County Kerry. He was the club's first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurlin ...
(
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1933:
Joe Barrett Joe Barrett (17 July 1902 – 2 June 1952) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1933. Barrett captained Kerry to t ...
(
Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
) *1934: Not Finished *1935: Not Played *1936:
Neilus Flynn Neilus Flynn was a hurler who played hurling with Causeway in County Kerry. He was the club's first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurlin ...
( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1937: Willie Shanahan (Pearses) *1938: John Twomey (Pearses) *1939: Jimmy Flaherty (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1940: Johnny Hussey ( Banna) *1941: Jack Kenney (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1942: Jerry McCarthy (
Kenmare Kenmare () is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of ''Ceann Mara'', meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Location Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare ...
) *1943: Pat Ladie (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1944: Jimmy Flaherty (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1945: Jimmy Flaherty (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1946: Christy O’Mahony (
Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
) *1947: Jimmy Flaherty (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1948: Mick McGrath (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1949: Frank Kissane ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1950: Jimmy Flaherty (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1951: Tom Nolan (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1952: Johnny Hussey ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1953: Richie Purcell (
Kilgarvan Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarva ...
) *1954: Jim Hogan (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *1955: Michael Hennessy ( Ballyduff) *1956: Paudie Healy (
Kilgarvan Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarva ...
) *1957: Brendan Hennessy ( Ballyduff) *1958: Denis Hegarty (
Kilgarvan Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarva ...
) *1959: Teddy Hennessy ( Ballyduff) *1960: Stephen O'Sullivan ( Ballyduff) *1961: Richie McCarthy ( Ballyduff) *1962: Michael Curran (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1963: John Flanagan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1964: Michael Regan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1965: Mike Joe Quinlan ( Ballyduff) *1966: Thomas Leen ( Ballyduff) *1967: John O' Sullivan ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1968: Tom Kenny (
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
) *1969: Con O' Mara (
Killarney Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
) *1970: Patsy O'Connor (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1971: Mike Fitzgerald (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *1972: Johnny Bunyan ( Ballyduff) *1973: Pat Costello ( Ballyduff) *1974: Tony Behan (
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
) *1975: James McGrath ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1976: Eamonn O'Sullivan ( Ballyduff) *1977: Liam Boyle ( Ballyduff) *1978: Mike Carroll ( Ballyduff) *1979: Roger Hussy (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1980: Roy Dineen (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1981:
Maurice Leahy Maurice Leahy (born 1952 in Causeway, County Kerry) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Causeway and with the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1989. Leahy later served as ...
(
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1982: Gerald O'Grady (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1983: Moss McKenna (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *1984: Tom O'Sullivan ( Ballyduff) *1985: Moss Allen (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *1986: John Crowley ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1987: Anthony O'Connor (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1988: Tadgh O'Halloran ( Ballyduff) *1989: John Hennessy ( Ballyduff) *1990: Philip Stack ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *1991: Jimmy O'Sullivan ( Ballyduff) *1992: Patrick O’Mahony (
Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
) *1993: Liam Ross ( Ballyduff) *1994: Noel Browne ( Ballyduff) *1995: Christy Ross ( Ballyduff) *1996: Patrick O’Mahony (
Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
) *1997; Nicholas Roche (
Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
) *1998: Maurice O'Carroll (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *1999: Trevor McKenna (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *2000:
Michael ‘Boxer’ Slattery Michael "Boxer" Slattery is a hurler from County Kerry in Ireland. He has played with Ballyheigue and the Kerry senior team. Club career Slattery has won 3 County Senior Championships with Ballyheigue in 1996,1997 and 2000 when he was capta ...
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Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
) *2001: James McCarthy (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2002: Ian Brick (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2003: Maurice Murnane (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2004:
Shane Brick Shane Brick (born ) is a hurler from County Kerry, Ireland. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team, and originally played his club hurling with Kilmoyley. He won six Kerry Senior Hurling Championship medals with Kilmoyley. In 2014, he ...
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Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2005: Fergus Fitzmaurice (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *2006: David Slattery ( Ballyduff) *2007: Patrick Dowling (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *2008:
Tom Murnane Tom Murane is a hurler from County Kerry, Ireland. He plays with the Kerry intercounty team, of whom he was captain of in 2008. He has won two Christy Ring Cup All Stars in 2009 and 2010. He plays his club hurling with Kilmoyley Kilmoyle ...
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Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2009: Micheal Regan (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2010: Padraig O'Grady ( Ballyduff) *2011: Ally O'Connor ( Ballyduff) *2012: Aidan Boyle ( Ballyduff) *2013: Eamon Corridon ( St Brendan's, Ardfert) *2014: Maurice Corridan (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *2015: Sean Maunsell (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2016: Aidan McCabe (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2017: Mikey Boyle ( Ballyduff) *2018: Darragh Shanahan (
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
) *2019: Muiris Delaney (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
) *2020: John B. O'Halloran (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2021: Florence McCarthy (
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
) *2022: Jason Diggins (
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
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Records and statistics


Teams


By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kerry Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows: * 1890s: 4 for
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(1890-92-94-95) * 1900s: 4 for
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(1900-01-05-07) * 1910s: 2 each for
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(1910-14),
Tralee Mitchels Tralee Mitchels were a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland before the formation of the three Tralee clubs namely John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's. They were one of the top teams in the county ...
(1911-12) and
Tralee Parnells Tralee Parnells are a hurling club from the town of Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Original club The original Parnells won 2 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships in 1918 and 1919. All Ireland winning football captain and one of Kerry's grea ...
(1918-19) * 1920s: 2 for
Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
(as Rock Street) (1928-29) * 1930s: 2 for
Kilflynn Pearses Kilflynn Pearses were a hurling team from North County Kerry. They won Kerry Senior Hurling Championships in 1938 & 1939 and were runners up in 1931. Honours * Kerry Senior Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known ...
(1938-39) * 1940s: 5 for
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
(1941-43-44-45-47) * 1950s: 3 each for
Kilgarvan Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarva ...
(1953-56-58) and Ballyduff (1955-57-59) * 1960s: 4 for Ballyduff (1960-61-65-66) * 1970s: 5 for Ballyduff (1972-73-76-77-78) * 1980s: 4 for
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
(1980-81-82-87) * 1990s: 4 for Ballyduff (1991-93-94-95) * 2000s: 6 for
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(2001-02-03-04-08-09) * 2010s: 4 for Ballyduff (2010-11-12-17) * 2020s: 2 for
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(2020-21)


Gaps

Top eleven longest gaps between successive championship titles: * 64 years: Ballyduff (1891-1955) * 61 years:
Abbeydorney Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney. History Abbey ...
(1913-1974) * 54 years:
Crotta O'Neill's Crotta O'Neill's are a hurling club in the Kilflynn area of County Kerry, Ireland. The club is named after Maurice O'Neill, an Irish Republican. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. The club is primarily concerned with the ga ...
(1968-present) *47 years:
Causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
(1932-1979) * 46 years:
Ballyheigue Ballyheigue ( ), officially Ballyheige ( - meaning ''Settlement of Tadhg'') is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. It is a scenic locale which forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way and h ...
(1946-1992) * 40 years:
Kenmare Kenmare () is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of ''Ceann Mara'', meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Location Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare ...
(1902-1942) * 34 years:
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(1914-1948) * 30 years:
Kilmoyley Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Amenities Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two ...
(1971-2001) * 29 years:
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
(1954-1983) * 23 years: St Brendan's, Ardfert (1990-2013) * 20 years:
Lixnaw Lixnaw () is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee. History Lixnaw was once the seat of the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of ...
(1934-1954)


References

{{Kerry GAA, state=expanded 1 Senior hurling county championships