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Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Príomh-Shóisear Chill Chainnigh
CodeHurling
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Region Kilkenny (GAA)
TrophyBob Aylward Cup
No. of teams22
Title holders St Lachtain's (3rd title)
Most titles Mooncoin (7 titles)
SponsorsJJ Kavanagh & Sons
Official websiteOfficial website

The Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny PJHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Kilkenny hurling championship system.

Introduced in 1905 as the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship for teams deemed not eligible for the senior grade or second-string senior teams, it eventually became a divisional competition with the North and South champions playing each other for the county title. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Kilkenny hurling. The competition took on its current name in 2022, when the entire junior hurling championship system was reformed.

In its current format, the Kilkenny Premier Junior Championship is played across the autumn months. The participating teams are split into Section A and Section B and engage in a knockout competition that culminates with the final at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Mooncoin is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it seven times. St Lachtain's are the current champions after beating Windgap in the 2024 final.

History

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The Kilkenny Junior Championship was established in 1905 in an effort to provide meaningful competition for the increased number of teams that had been created in Kilkenny.[1] It remained the second tier of Kilkenny hurling until the creation of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship in 1929. For over a century, the Kilkenny Junior Championship was played on a divisional basis. Individual junior championships were organised by the North Board and the South Board, with the two winners playing off for the county title. This format was replaced by a countywide championship in 2011.[2] The competition was rebranded as the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship in 2022.[3]

Format

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Section A

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12 teams participate in Section A. It comprises junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. A teams finishing position in the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Three teams from this section qualify for the Combined Section.

Round 1: The eight teams ranked 3–6 in the two league groups contest this round. Four matches are played with two winning teams advancing to Round 2 and the other two winning teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals.

Round 2: The two teams ranked in second place in the two league groups and two round 1-winning teams contest this round. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: The league finalists, two winning teams from Round 1 and two winning teams from Round 2 contest this round. Three matches are played with the three winning teams progressing to the Combined Section.

Section B

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10 teams participate in Section B. It comprises senior and intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. One team from this section qualify for the Combined Section.

Preliminary round: Two teams drawn at random contest this round. Two matches are played with two winning teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: The two preliminary round winners and six other teams contest this round. Four matches are played with the four winning teams advancing to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared section champions and progress to the Combined Section.

Combined section

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Semi-finals: Four teams qualify for this section; the three Section A quarter-final winners and the Section B winners. Two matches are played with the two winning teams advancing to the final.[4]

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.[5]

2024 Teams

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The 22 teams competing in the 2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship are:

Team Location Colours Championship section Position in 2024 Championship titles Last championship title
Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale, Knocktopher and Knockmoylan White and Green B Quarter-finals (Section B) 1 1973
Barrow Rangers Paulstown Blue and white A Quarter-finals (Section A) 3 1990
Clara Clara Maroon and White B Preliminary round (Section B) 2 1977
Cloneen Cloneen ? A Round 1 (Section A) 0 —
Dicksboro Palmerstown Maroon and white B Quarter-finals (Section B) 3 1919
Emeralds Urlingford Green and white A Semi-finals 1 2001
Erin's Own Castlecomer Blue and white B Semi-finals (Section B) 1 1958
Galmoy Galmoy Blue and white A Quarter-finals (Section A) 3 2004
Graignamanagh Graiguenamanagh Green and white A Quarter-finals (Section A) 1 1972
James Stephens Kilkenny Green and red B Semi-finals 4 2000
John Locke's Callan Saffron and blue A Round 1 (Section A) 4 2017
Kilmacow Kilmacow ? A Round 1 (Section A) 0 —
Lisdowney Lisdowney Blue and white B Quarter-finals (Section B) 2 2013
Mooncoin Mooncoin Green and white B Preliminary round (Section B) 7 2021
O'Loughlin Gaels St John's Parish White and green B Runners-up (Section B) 3 2019
Piltown Pilltown Amber and black A Round 2 (Section A) 3 2003
Rower–Inistioge Inistioge Green and red B Quarter-finals (Section B) 2 1963
Slieverue Slieverue Black and amber A Round 2 (Section A) 1 1950
St Lachtain's Freshford Black and amber A Champions 3 2024
St Patrick's Ballyragget Maroon and white A Round 1 (Section A) 2 2011
Thomastown Thomastown Blue and white B Semi-finals (Section B) 5 2012
Windgap Windgap Red and white A Runners-up 2 1986

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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The Kilkenny Premier Junior Championship winners quality for the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. Kilkenny clubs have dominated the competition and have won a total of 17 titles from the competition's inception in 2000.[6] Tullogher–Rosbercon were the most recent Kilkenny representatives to win the provincial title.[7]

Trophy

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The winning team is presented with the Bob Aylward Cup. Born in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Bob Aylward (1911–1974) was part of the Kilkenny senior hurling team that won the All-Ireland SHC title in 1939.[8] He later served as chairman of the Kilkenny County Board and was a member of Seanad Éireann until his death.

Sponsorship

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JJ Kavanagh & Sons have been the long-time sponsors of the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship.[9]

Roll of honour

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# Club Titles Championships won
1 Mooncoin 7 1908, 1920, 1937, 1942, 1961, 2016, 2021
2 Tullogher Rosbercon 6 1957, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2008, 2023
3 Thomastown 5 1927, 1945, 1962, 2005, 2012
Glenmore 5 1923, 1953, 1980, 1991, 2015
5 Mullinavat 4 1915, 1916, 1939, 1984
Carrickshock 4 1928, 1954, 1979, 1999
James Stephens 4 1924, 1929, 1955, 2000
Bennettsbridge 4 1935, 1948, 1951, 2014
John Locke's 4 1911, 1987, 2010, 2017
Blacks & Whites 4 1998, 2002, 2009, 2022
11 St Lachtain's 3 1959, 1993, 2024
Barrow Rangers 3 1982, 1988, 1990
Dicksboro 3 1910, 1914, 1919
Piltown 3 1981, 1996, 2003
Galmoy 3 1949, 1966, 2004
Danesfort 3 1925, 1930, 2006
O'Loughlin Gaels 3 1975, 1995, 2019
Conahy Shamrocks 3 1976, 2007, 2020
18 Dunnamaggin 2 1994, 2018
North Selection 2 1932, 1934
Rower-Instioge 2 1944, 1963
Knocktopher 2 1931, 1965
Clara 2 1969, 1977
Graigue-Ballycallan 2 1946, 1985
Windgap 2 1970, 1986
St Patrick's, Ballyraggett 2 1978, 2011
Lisdowney 2 1960, 2013
28 Owen Ruas (Urlingford) 1 1905
Erins Own (City) 1 1906
Mong 1 1913
South Selection 1 1933
Eire Og 1 1936
Ballyline 1 1938
Threecastles 1 1940
Hugginstown 1 1941
Stoneyford 1 1943
Johnstown-Urlingford 1 1947
Slieverue 1 1950
St Senan's, Kilmacow 1 1956
Erin's Own 1 1958
Young Irelands 1 1964
Coon 1 1967
Fenians 1 1968
Newpark Shamrocks 1 1971
Graignamanagh 1 1972
Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 1973
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 1 1974
Tullaroan 1 1983
Emeralds 1 2001

List of finals

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Legend

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List of Kilkenny PJHC finals

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Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2024 St Lachtain's 2-15 Windgap 1-12
2023 Tullogher-Rosbercon 1-19 St Lachtain's 0-17 [10]
2022 Blacks and Whites 1-17 Windgap 0-17 [11]
2021 Mooncoin 3-19 Tullogher-Rosbercon 3-11 [12]
2020 Conahy Shamrocks 3-14 Dicksboro 0-19 [13]
2019 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-17 Conahy Shamrocks 1-15 [14]
2018 Dunnamaggin 1-16 Piltown 2-08 [15]
2017 John Lockes 1-17 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-19 [16]
2016 Mooncoin 2-19 John Lockes 1-08 [17]
2015 Glenmore 1-12 Kilmacow 2-06 [18]
2014 Bennettsbridge 1-17 Mooncoin 1-07 [19]
2013 Lisdowney 2-16 Bennettsbridge 1-18 [20]
2012 Thomastown 3-13 Bennettsbridge 0-10 [21]
2011 St Patrick's, Ballyraggett 0-14 Piltown 1-08 [22]
2010 John Locke's 1-14 Barrow Rangers 0-14
2009 Blacks and Whites 0-17 John Locke's 2-06
2008 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-10 Lisdowney 0-08
2007 Conahy Shamrocks 0-17 Tullogher-Rosbercon 1-11
2006 Danesfort 2-12 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-11
2005 Thomastown 3-13 Bennettsbridge 1-06
2004 Galmoy 0-17 Thomastown 1-04
2003 Piltown 1-11 (2-12) St Patrick's, Ballyraggett 1-08 (2-12)
2002 Blacks and Whites 0-10 Kilmacow 1-06
2001 Emeralds 3-11 Windgap 1-11
2000 James Stephens 0-10 Piltown 0-07
1999 Carrickshock 1-06 Emeralds 0-08
1998 Blacks and Whites 2-11 Carrickshock 0-10
1997 Tullogher-Rosbercon 0-12 Galmoy 1-08
1996 Piltown 0-11 Dicksboro 1-03
1995 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-13 Piltown 1-11
1994 Dunnamaggin 2-09 Blacks and Whites 1-10
1993 St Lachtain's 3-14 Kilmacow 1-07
1992 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-13 Blacks and Whites 1-10
1991 Glenmore 3-07 St Lachtain's 0-12
1990 Barrow Rangers 6-09 (3-05) Kilmacow 3-10 (2-08)
1989 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-15 Galmoy 3-08
1988 Barrow Rangers 4-12 Slieverue 0-11
1987 John Locke's 2-17 Galmoy 3-08
1986 Windgap 1-11 Danesfort 2-01
1985 Graigue-Ballycallan 1-12 John Locke's 3-04
1984 Mullinavat 3-09 Emeralds 1-05
1983 Tullaroan 2-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-09
1982 Barrow Rangers 0-12 John Locke's 0-06
1981 Piltown 3-06 Emeralds 2-06
1980 Glenmore 3-16 Tullaroan 2-06
1979 Carrickshock 3-11 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-07
1978 St Patrick's, Ballyraggett 4-06 Mullinavat 1-05
1977 Clara 3-12 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-04
1976 Conahy Shamrocks 1-12 Carrickshock 0-08
1975 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-10 Carrickshock 2-03
1974 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 4-17 Mullinavat 3-03
1973 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-12 Thomastown 2-07
1972 Graignamanagh 2-12 Emeralds 3-05
1971 Newpark Shamrocks 1-11 Graignamanagh 2-03
1970 Windgap W/O Graigue-Ballycallan Scratch
1969 Clara 1-17 Tullogher-Rosbercon 2-06
1968 Fenians 5-08 Glenmore 3-04
1967 Coon 5-11 Knocktopher 1-02
1966 Galmoy 6-04 Dunnamaggin 1-10
1965 Knocktopher 4-17 Galmoy 4-08
1964 Young Irelands 9-07 Thomastown Rangers 1-03
1963 Rower-Instiogue 6,02, 2-11 (R) Galmoy 7-03, 1-07 (R)
1962 Thomastown 7-09 Coon 4-04
1961 Mooncoin 4-11 Coon 2-02
1960 Lisdowney 3-08 Knocktopher 2-05
1959 St Lactain's 4-07 Thomastown 4-02
1958 Erin's Own 3-10 Knocktopher 2-04
1957 Tullogher-Rosbercon 4-04 Young Irelands 1-03
1956 St Senan's, Kilmacow 6-09 St Finbarr's, Castleinch 4-06
1955 James Stephens 4-04 Knocktopher 1-06
1954 Carrickshock 3-06 Galmoy 4-02
1953 Glenmore 6-04 Foulkstown 2-05
1952 John Locke's 4-04 Galmoy/Urlingford 2-01
1951 Bennettsbridge 7-02 John Locke's 5-02
1950 Slieverue 4-06 Urlingford 5-02
1949 Galmoy 4-08 Knocktopher 2-04
1948* Bennettsbridge 2-01, 6-03 (R) Slieverue 3-06, 2-06
1947 Johnstown-Urlingford 4-04, 6-05 (R) John Locke's 4-04, 2-02 (R)
1946 Graigue 8-05 St Kieran's, Clogga 3-00
1945 Thomastown 4-05 St Rioch's 5-00
1944 The Rower 4-06 Danesfort 4-03
1943 Stoneyford 2-08 James Stephens 2-01
1942 Mooncoin 6-04 Lisdowney 3-02
1941 Hugginstown 2-07, 4-08 (R) Horse & Jockey 3-04, 3-03 (R)
1940 Threecastles 5-02 Killarney 0-01
1939 Mullinavat 5-00 Freshford 3-01
1938 Ballyline 3-05 Mullinavat 2-04
1937 Mooncoin 4-06 Horse & Jockey (Galmoy) 4-04
1936 Eire Og 6-02 Moonrue 4-00
1935 Bennettsbridge 7-03 Slieverue 3-06
1934 North Selection 3-02 South Selection 1-03
1933 South Selection 5-02 North Selection 3-04
1932 North Selection 2-04 South Selection 2-02
1931 Knocktopher 9-04 Galmoy 2-03
1930 Danesfort 3-02, 6-02 (R) Crowraddie 2-03, 3-03 (R)
1929* James Stephens 3-00, 4-05 (R) Dunkitt 5-01, 0-01 (R)
1928 Carrickshock 2-03 Wellbrok (Freshford) 1-02
1927 Thomastown 4-02 O'Loughlin Gaels 4-01
1926 Knockmoylan 3-05 Conahy 3-00
1925* Danesfort 4-01 Knockmoylan 5-01
1924 James Stephens 5-01, 5-05 (R) Thomastown 5-01, 1-00 (R)
1923 Glenmore 1-04 Dicksboro 1-01
1922 Dicksboro 6-02, 6-02 (R) Clomanto 3-00, 0-03 (R)
1921 No Championship
1920* Mooncoin 1-01, 3-02, 2-04 Tulla 5-01, 2-05, 1-03
1919* Dicksboro 5-02 (Unfinished) Knocktopher 0-04
1917–1918 No Championship
1916 Mullinavat 2-04 Dicksboro 1-02
1915 Mullinavat 2-04 Horse & Jockey 0-01
1914 Dicksboro 6-02 Mooncoin 4-01
1913 Mong (on objection) 1-01 Ballydoven 3-03
1912 No Championship
1911 John Locke's 7-01 Mooncoin 1-00
1910 Dicksboro 2-02 Mong 2-00
1909 No Championship
1908 Suirside Rovers (Mooncoin) 3-14 Erin's Own (City) 1-04
1907 No Championship
1906 Erin's Own (City) 9-20 John O'Leary's (City) 1-01
1905 Owen Ruas (Urlingford) 1-11 Tullaroan 2-07

Notes

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  • 1925: Danesfort awarded title after objection
  • 1929: First game was unfinished due to heavy rain
  • 1930: Replay ordered following an objection
  • 1948: Replay ordered following an objection
  • 1963: Reply ordered following an objection

References

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