2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 20 March 2019 – 20 October 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  St Rynagh's (18th title)Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  BirrBarry Harding (captain) Barry Whelehan (manager) | ||
| Relegated |  Kinnitty | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 34 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Eoghan Cahill (2–83) | ||
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The 2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship began on 30 March 2019 and ended on 20 October 2019.
Coolderry were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Belmont at the quarter-final stage.[1]
On 20 October 2019, St Rynagh's won the championship following a 0–16 to 1–12 defeat of Birr in the final at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park.[2] This was their 18th championship title overall and their first title since 2016.
Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's top scorer with 2–83.
Results[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Table[edit]
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| St Rynagh's | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 121 | 32 | 11 |
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 118 | 20 | 11 |
| Belmont | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 131 | 17 | 10 |
| Shinrone | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 130 | 25 | 10 |
| Birr | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 137 | 129 | 8 | 7 |
| Coolderry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 139 | −10 | 4 |
| Ballinamare | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 179 | −55 | 2 |
| Kinnitty | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 139 | −37 | 1 |
Knockout stage[edit]
Relegation playoff[edit]
| 22 September 2019 Relegation playoff | Kinnitty | 1–15 – 1–20 | Ballinamere | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 21 September 2019 Quarter-final | Shinrone | 0–15 – 0–18 | Birr | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 5 October 2019 Semi-final | St Rynagh's | 0–14 – 0–12 | Belmont | St Patrick's Park, Birr |
| 6 October 2019 Semi-final | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 0–16 – 0–20 | Birr | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
Final[edit]
| 20 October 2019 Final | St Rynagh's | 0–16 – 1–12 | Birr | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| S Quirke 0–4; S Dolan, A Treacy (1f, 1 '65) 0–3 each; D Horan 0–2; G Kelly, A Kenny (f), R Hughes, J O'Connor 0–1 each. | Report | E Cahill 1–5 (3f); C Mulrooney 0–3; B Murphy, C Taylor, M Watkins, P Mullins 0–1 each. | Referee: K Dooley (Drumcullen) |
References[edit]
- ^ Breheny, Martin (8 October 2018). "Coolderry take 31st title as exciting final belies state of Offaly hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.