Leitrim Senior Hurling Championship
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The Leitrim Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual
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competition contested by top-tier
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clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to the
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this com ...
. Carrick Hurling are the title holders, defeating Cluainín Iomáint by 1-12 to 1-11 in the 2022 final.


History

Records are unclear on early years for this championship. Some GAA yearbooks give
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as the 1904 winner and
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Shamrocks as the 1906 winner. There may also have been competitions in 1918–1919 and again in the 1933–1934 period. Contained herein this page ye will find the only results that can be proved conclusively.


Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the ?


Format


Championship format

Final: The two participating teams contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.


Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this com ...
, the winner of which progresses to the
All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2002-03 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their pe ...
.


Teams


2023 Teams


List of finals


Roll of honour


See also

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Leitrim Senior Football Championship The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890. St Mary's, Kiltoghert are the titl ...
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Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this com ...


References


External links


Official Leitrim WebsiteLeitrim on Hoganstand
{{Leitrim GAA, state=expanded
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Senior Hurling Championship Senior hurling county championships