Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship

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{{Infobox GAA championship main

|image= Colours of Offaly.svg

|name= Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship

|first= 1907

|firstwin= Cadamstown

|sponsors= Molloy Environmental Systems

|trophy= Jim Clarke Cup

|irish= Craobh Iomána Soisearach A Uíbh Fháilí

|current= Ballinamere

|currentordinal=7

|most= Shinrone

|mostordinal= 9

}}

File:Seir Kieran, Offaly Junior Hurling Champions 2014.jpg, 2014 winners]]

The Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The national media covers the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/offaly-live/943052/in-pictures-great-scenes-as-edenderry-claim-offaly-junior-hurling-title.html|title=Great scenes as Edenderry claim Offaly Junior Hurling title|publisher=Ireland Live|date=20 October 2022|accessdate=18 November 2022|first=Ger|last=Rogers}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/offaly-live/939802/impressive-edenderry-claim-junior-hurling-honours.html|title=Impressive Edenderry claim junior hurling honours|publisher=Ireland Live|date=16 October 2022|accessdate=18 November 2022|first=Kevin|last=Corrigan}}

History

The junior championship dates back to 1907. It was the second hurling championship to be established in Offaly, and was originally seen as a second tier championship for teams that were too weak for the senior hurling championships.

Kinnitty defeated Kilcormac–Killoughey in the 2020 championship decider, played in the summer of 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at O'Connor Park in late autumn. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams.

Teams

= 2024 Teams =

The 11 teams competing in the 2024 Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship are:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" |Team

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" |Location

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" |Colours

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" |Championship titles

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" |Last championship title

rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Down.svg Ballyskenagh Killavilla

| rowspan="2" |Ballyskenagh

| rowspan="2" |Red and black

|3 (as Ballyskenagh)

|1994 (as Ballyskenagh)

3 (as Killavilla)

|1991 (as Killavillla)

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Belmont

|Green and white

|4

|2019

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Mayo.svg Birr

|Green and red

|1

|1985

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Offaly.svg Brosna Gaels

|Blue, white and gold

|2

|2021

style="text-align:left" |File:First Flag of Argentina.svg Clodiagh Gaels

|Blue and white

|1

|2016

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Coolderry

|Green and white

|6

|1931

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Crinkill

|Green and white

|2

|2013

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey

|Kilcormac and Killoughey

|Green and yellow

|2

|1999

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Kinnitty

|Green and white

|7

|2020

style="text-align:left" | File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Shamrocks

|Blue, red and green

|0

|—

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Laois.svg Tullamore

|Blue and white

|2

|1930

Honours

There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.

List of finals

= List of Offaly JAHC finals =

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! rowspan="2" style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Year{{cite web|url=https://offaly.gaa.ie/roll-of-honour/#Junior%20A%20Hurling|title=Junior A Hurling Championship}}

! colspan="2" style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Winners

! colspan="2" style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Runners-up

style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Club

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Score

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Club

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Score

1907

| Cadamstown

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1908

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1909

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1910

| Killoughey

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1911

| Kilcormac

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1912

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1913

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1914

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1915

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1916

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1917

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1918

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1919

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1920

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1921

| No records given

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1922

| No records given

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1923

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1924

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1925

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1926

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1927

| Mount Heaton

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1928

| Rahan

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1929

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1930

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1931

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1932

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1933

| Lockeen

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1934

| Banagher

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1935

| Kilcoleman

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1936

| Gortnamona

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1937

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1938

| Eglish

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1939

| Killeigh

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1940

| Banagher

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1941

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1942

| Cloghan

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1943

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1944

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1945

| Brosna

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1946

| Carrig & Riverstown

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1947

| Kilcormac

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1948

| Rahan

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1949

| Killeigh

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1950

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1951

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1952

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1953

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1954

| St Columba's

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1955

| Carrig & Riverstown

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1956

| Killavilla

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1957

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1958

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1959

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1960

| Kilcormac

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1961

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1962

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1963

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1964

| Killoughey

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1965

| St Carthage's

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1966

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1967

| Killeigh

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1968

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1969

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1970

| Killeigh

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1971

| Carrig & Riverstown

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1972

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1973

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1974

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1975

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1976

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1977

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1978

| St Saran's

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1979

| Carrig & Riverstown

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1980

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1981

| Kilcormac

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1982

| St Carthage's

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1983

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1984

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1985

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1986

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1987

| Mucklagh

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1988

| Killavilla

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1989

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1990

| Kilcormac–Killoughey

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1991

| Killavilla

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

| Carrig & Riverstown

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

| Kilcormac–Killoughey

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2000

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| Shinrone

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2001

| Crinkill

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2002

| St Columba's

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

| Killurin

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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2013{{cite web|url=https://www.edenderrygaa.ie/news-archive/hurlers-defeated|title=Hurlers Defeated|publisher=Edenderry GAA|date=20 October 2013|accessdate=14 July 2023}}

| Crinkill

| 1-17

| 1-12

2014

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2015

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2016

| Clodiagh Gaels

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020

| 2-15

| Kilcormac–Killoughey

| 0-09

2021

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2022

| 3-14

| 1-13

2023{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1323165/ballinamere-celebrate-welcome-success-as-amalgamated-outfit-go-down.html|title=Ballinamere celebrate welcome success as amalgamated outfit go down|publisher=Offaly Express|date=14 October 2023|accessdate=15 October 2023|first=Liam|last=White}}

| 0-13

| 0-07

2024

| 1-13

| 2-09

Roll of honour

= By club =

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! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | #

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Club

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Titles

! style="background:white;color:green;border:5px solid orange" | Championship wins

1

| 9

| 1919, 1924, 1951, 1968, 1976, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018

rowspan=3 | 2

| rowspan=3 | 7

| 1912, 1923, 1937, 1958, 1969, 2006, 2014

| 1916, 1917, 1966, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2020

| 1944, 1950, 1959, 1980, 2010, 2017, 2023

rowspan=3 | 3

| rowspan=3 | 6

| 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931

| 1915, 1932, 1943, 1972, 1974, 2005

| 1920, 1926, 1941, 1983, 1996, 2015

rowspan=2 |4

| Carrig & Riverstown

| rowspan=2 | 5

| 1946, 1955, 1971, 1979, 1995

| 1929, 1953, 1962, 1998, 2022

rowspan=4 | 5

| rowspan=4 | 4

| 1963, 1975, 2004, 2011

Kilcormac

| 1911, 1947, 1960, 1981

Killeigh

| 1939, 1949, 1967, 1970

| 1952, 1957, 1997, 2019

rowspan=2 | 6

| Killavilla

| rowspan=2 | 3

| 1956, 1988, 1991

| 1961, 1977, 1994

rowspan=10 | 7

| Kilcormac–Killoughey

| rowspan=10 | 2

| 1990, 1999

Killoughey

| 1910, 1964

| 1925, 1930

Rahan

| 1928, 1948

Banagher

| 1934, 1940

St Carthage's

| 1965, 1982

| 1984, 1992

St Columba's

| 1954, 2002

Crinkill

| 2001, 2013

| 2007, 2021

rowspan=15 | 8

| Mount Heaton

| rowspan=15 | 1

| 1927

Lockeen

| 1933

Kilcoleman

| 1935

Gortnamona

| 1936

Eglish

| 1938

Cloghan

| 1942

Brosna

| 1945

| 1973

St Saran's

| 1978

| 1985

Mucklagh

| 1987

| 1989

Cadamstown

| 1907

Killurin

| 2008

| 2016

See also

Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

[https://offaly.gaa.ie/roll-of-honour/#Junior%20A%20Hurling Junior A Hurling Championship roll of honour]

{{Offaly GAA|state=expanded}}

Category:Hurling competitions in County Offaly

Category:Junior hurling county championships

Category:Offaly GAA club championships

Category:1907 establishments in Ireland

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1907