1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

20 April 1991 – 13 October 1991

Teams

Sponsor

St. Canice's Credit Union

Champions

Ballyhale Shamrocks (9th title)
Dermot Fennelly (captain)

Runners-up

St. Martin's

Relegated

Mooncoin

Tournament statistics

Matches played

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The 1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board since 1887. The championship began on 20 April 1991 and ended on 13 October 1991.

Glenmore were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Martin's at the semi-final stage.

On 13 October 1991, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 3–16 to 1–08 defeat of St. Martin's in the final. It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Mooncoin

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Conahy Shamrocks

Results

Group A

Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off

Group A table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballyhale Shamrocks	5	4	0	1	78	58	20	8
James Stephens	5	3	0	2	78	61	17	6
Erin's Own	5	3	0	2	64	64	0	6
Graigue-Ballycallan	5	2	1	2	53	49	4	5
Graignamanagh	5	2	1	2	74	81	-7	5
Mooncoin	5	0	0	0	53	84	-31	0

Group A results

Graigue-Ballycallan v James Stephens

20 April 1991	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-07 - 0-06	James Stephens	John Locke Park
	J Teehan 1-1, J Ronan 0-4, N Maher 0-2.		D Cowhig 0-2, T Fogarty 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, J Larkin 0-1, B Walton 0-1.

Graignamanagh v Mooncoin

21 April 1991	Graignamanagh	1-15 - 2-09	Mooncoin	Hugginstown
	J Carroll 0-8, A Foley 1-1, J Prendergast 0-3, W Blanchfield 0-1, P Nolan 0-1, K Corbett 0-1.		M Colliuns 2-2, J Wall 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, T Kearns 0-1, J Vereker 0-1, T Hennebry 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Erin's Own

21 April 1991	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-12 - 0-10	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	B Mason 1-4, L Fennelly 1-2, T Shefflin 0-2, G Fennelly 0-2, B Fennelly 0-2.		J Brennan 0-7, J Buggy 0-3.

Graigue-Ballycallan v Mooncoin

11 May 1991	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-12 - 0-09	Mooncoin	John Locke Park
	J Ronan 0-7, J Kenny 1-0, A Ronan 0-3, M Murphy 0-1, J Maher 0-1.		M Walsh 0-5, T Kearns 0-1, M Collins 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.

Graignamanagh v Erin's Own

12 May 1991	Graignamanagh	4-04 - 1-12	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	M Dunne 2-2, J Carroll 1-2, P Prendergast 1-0.		J Brennan 0-9, C Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 0-2, J Buggy 0-1.

James Stephens v Ballyhale Shamrocks

17 May 1991	James Stephens	3-09 - 2-10	Ballyhale Shamrocks	John Locke Park
	J Larkin 1-3, B Walton 1-0, E Connery 1-0, T Leahy 0-3, P Larkin 0-2, N Kelly 0-1.		G Fennelly 0-6, D Fennelly 1-2, L Fennelly 1-1, T Shefflin 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Mooncoin

9 June 1991	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-13 - 1-05	Mooncoin	Mullinavat
	G Fennelly 0-7, J Shefflin 1-1, J Lawlor 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1, T Phelan 0-1.		J Wall 1-0, M Walsh 0-2, J Mahon 0-1, M Collins 0-1, M Fox 0-1.

Graigue-Ballycallan v Graignamanagh

9 June 1991	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-11 - 2-08	Graignamanagh	Thomastown
	J Ronan 1-7, A Ronan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, P Dalton 0-1.		P Prendergast 1-3, P Nolan 1-0, J Carroll 0-3, M Dunne 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1.

Erin's Own v James Stephens

9 June 1991	Erin's Own	4-04 - 2-07	James Stephens	Jenkinstown
	E Connery 4-0, J Brennan 0-1, B Young 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, J Breen 0-1.		J Larkin 1-2, L O'Connor 1-0, B Walton 0-2, E Connery 0-1, L Mullan 0-1, T Fogarty 0-1.

James Stephens v Mooncoin

14 September 1991	James Stephens	2-14 - 1-06	Mooncoin	John Locke Park
	B Walton 1-2, B Cody 1-1, L O'Connor 0-4, D Cowhig 0-3, J Larkin 0-3, T Leahy 0-1.		M Walsh 0-4, M Collins 1-0, N Dunphy 0-1, M Comerford 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Graignamanagh

15 September 1991	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-16 - 2-08	Graignamanagh	Thomastown
	G Fennelly 0-6, D Fennelly 0-4, T Shefflin 0-2, L Fennelly 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.		P Prendergast 2-0, J Carroll 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, J Barcoe 0-1, W Blanchfield 0-1, M Dunne 0-1.

Erin's Own v Graigue-Ballycallan

15 September 1991	Erin's Own	1-05 - 0-05	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park
	B Young 1-1, J Brennan 0-2, J Buggy 0-1, E Connery 0-1.		J Ronan 0-3, N Maher 0-1, J Maher 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glenmore	5	4	1	0	86	61	25	9
Fenians	5	3	1	1	79	71	8	7
St. Martin's	5	3	0	2	84	66	18	6
Tullaroan	5	2	1	2	68	70	-2	5
Mullinavat	5	1	1	3	60	75	-15	3
Clara	5	0	0	0	57	81	-24	0

Group B results

St. Martin's v Tullaroan

20 April 1991	St. Martin's	3-11 - 2-07	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park
	D Lawlor 1-7, A Lawlor 2-0, P Lawlor 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, C Moloney 0-1.		J Walton 1-4, S Teehan 1-1, P Lawlor 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.

Glenmore v Fenians

21 April 1991	Glenmore	2-11 - 1-06	Fenians	Nowlan Park
	R Heffernan 0-8, J Flynn 1-1, D Mullally 1-0, D Heffernan 0-1, P Barron 0-1.		M Phelan 1-1, PJ Delaney 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, G Henderson 0-1, B Purcell 0-1.

Mullinavat v Clara

21 April 1991	Mullinavat	3-07 - 0-10	Clara	Thomastown
	J McDonald 2-2, M Law 0-5, B Walsh 1-0.		A Prendergast 0-7, S Wherety 0-1, J Casey 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.

Tullaroan v Clara

12 May 1991	Tullaroan	0-16 - 0-14	Clara	Nowlan Park
	P Hennessy 0-8, D Gaffney 0-4, B Hennessey 0-2, J Walton 0-1, R Walsh 0-1.		A Prenmdergast 0-6, P Murphy 0-2, L Ryan 0-2, J Casey 0-2, R Shortall 0-2.

Glenmore v Mullinavat

12 May 1991	Glenmore	3-14 - 3-04	Mullinavat	Thomastown
	R Heffernan 0-7, J Heffernan 1-2, J Flynn 1-2, C Heffernan 1-0, D Ennett 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, D Mullally 0-1.		M Dunphy 2-1, P McEvoy 1-2, B Walsh 0-1.

Fenians v St. Martin's

31 May 1991	Fenians	2-13 - 0-13	St. Martin's	St. Patrick's Park
	B Purcell 2-10, K McEvoy 0-2, J Brennan 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-9, L Dowling 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, J Moran 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.

Glenmore v Tullaroan

8 June 1991	Glenmore	2-06 - 1-09	Tullaroan	Hugginstown
	J Flynn 1-3, C Heffernan 1-0, R Heffernan 0-1, P Barron 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.		P Hennessy 0-5, J Walton 1-0, D Gaffney 0-2, J Hall 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

St. Martin's v Clara

8 June 1991	St. Martin's	3-12 - 1-05	Clara	Nowlan Park
	D Lawlor 1-3, E Morrissey 1-2, J Brennan 0-4, C Moloney 1-0, L Dowling 0-2, J Moran 0-1.		J Nolan 1-0, L Ryan 0-2, A Prendergast 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

Mullinavat v Fenians

9 June 1991	Mullinavat	2-08 - 1-11	Fenians	Nowlan Park
	L Aldridge 1-2, M Law 1-0, P McEvoy 0-3, E Law 0-1, S Foskin 0-1, M Dunphy 0-1.		B Purcell 1-4, K McEvoy 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, B Darmody 0-1.

Glenmore v Clara

14 September 1991	Glenmore	1-15 - 1-12	Clara	Bennettsbridge
	R Heffernan 0-7, C Heffernan 0-4, J Flynn 1-0, M Phelan 0-1, D Mullally 0-1, P Barron 0-1, J Heffernan 0-1.		A Prendergast 0-8, B Barcoe 1-0, R Shortall 0-3, L Ryan 0-1.

St. Martin's v Mullinavat

14 September 1991	St. Martin's	2-12 - 2-04	Mullinavat	Nowlan Park
	D Lawlor 1-7, E Morrissey 1-3, J Morrissey 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.		M Dunphy 2-3, L Aldridge 0-1.

Fenians v Tullaroan

15 September 1991	Fenians	1-14 - 1-12	Tullaroan	St. Patrick's Park
	B Purcell 0-5, A McEvoy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, PJ Delaney 0-3, P McCormack 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, B Ryan 0-1.		J Walton 0-6, B Sweeney 1-0, D Gaffney 0-3, L Keoghan 0-1, S Dunne 0-1, J Hall 0-1.

Relegation play-off

Clara v Mooncoin

6 October 1991 Play-off	Clara	0-15 - 1-10	Mooncoin	John Locke Park, Callan
	A Prendergast 0-9, L Ryan 0-2, S Whearty 0-2, E Byrne 0-1, R Shortall 0-1.		M Walsh 1-3, T Kearns 0-2, M Collins 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, J Wall 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.	Referee: P Hayes (Graigue-Ballycallan)

Quarter-finals

Erin's Own v Fenians

22 September 1991 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	5-10 - 1-08	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
				Referee: P Long (Carrickshock)

James Stephens v St. Martin's

22 September 1991 Quarter-final	James Stephens	3-07 - 2-15	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L O'Connor 1-0, B Cody 1-0, P Larkin 1-0, J Larkin 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, J O'Dwyer 0-1.		D Lawlor 1-5, S O'Neill 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, A Lawlor 0-2, D Coonan 0-2, J Morrissey 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Semi-finals

Glenmore v St. Martin's

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Glenmore	0-13 - 1-12	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Heffernan 0-8, S Dollard 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, L Walsh 0-1.		D Lawlor 1-4, J Brennan 0-2, C Hayes 0-2, C Moloney 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (John Locke's)

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Erin's Own

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-17 - 0-07	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 0-3, B Fennelly 0-3, J Lawlor 0-2, D Fennelly 0-2, J Shefflin 0-2.		B Young 0-2, J Brennan 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, E Holland 0-1, C Brennan 0-1, V Brannelly 0-1.	Referee: P Butler

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Martin's

13 October 1991 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-16 - 1-08	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Shefflin 1-3, D Fennelly 1-2, T Shefflin 1-1, G Fennelly 0-4, B Fennelly 0-3, L Fennelly 0-3.		E Morrissey 1-1, D Lawlor 0-4, A Lawlor 0-2, J Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Butler

References

"Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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