The Donegal Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Donegal GAA clubs. The County Final is usually played at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny.
| Donegal Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Iománaíocht Sinsear Co. Dhún na nGall |
| Code | Hurling |
| Region | Donegal (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Title holders | Setanta (18th title) |
| Most titles | Burt (39 titles) |
| Sponsors | None |
Setanta are the title holders, defeating St Eunan's by 4-13 to 0-14 in the 2023 final.
History edit
Burt hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country, having passed out Waterford Senior Hurling Championship club Mount Sion's total of 35 a few years ago.[citation needed]
Teams edit
2023 Teams edit
| Club | Location | Colours | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Clochán Liath | Dungloe | Red and white | 0 | — |
| Aodh Ruadh | Ballyshannon | Green and white | 5 | 1977 |
| Buncrana | Buncrana | 0 | — | |
| Burt | Burt | Primrose and blue | 39 | 2018 |
| Carndonagh | Carndonagh | 3 | 1959 | |
| Seán MacCumhaills | 2 | 2016 | ||
| Setanta | Killygordon | Green and black | 18 | 2023 |
| St Eunan's | Letterkenny | Amber and black | 2 | 2021 |
2023 Hurling Grades edit
| Championship | Club |
|---|---|
| Senior / Intermediate | |
| Senior | An Clochán Liath |
| Aodh Ruadh | |
| Buncrana | |
| Burt | |
| Carndonagh | |
| Seán MacCumhaills | |
| Setanta | |
| St Eunan's | |
| Junior | |
| Junior | Burt (2nd team) |
| Four Masters | |
| Letterkenny Gaels | |
| Setanta (2nd team) | |
| St Eunan's (2nd team) | |
Honours edit
The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup.[1]
The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
List of finals edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924[2] | Aodh Ruadh | 5-08 | Letterkenny | 0-01 | |
| 1925 | Aodh Ruadh | ||||
| 1926 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1927 | Finner Camp | ||||
| 1928 | |||||
| 1929 | Aodh Ruadh | ||||
| 1930 | |||||
| 1931 | |||||
| 1932 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1933 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1934 | Carrowmore | ||||
| 1935 | Carrowmore | ||||
| 1936 | Carrowmore | ||||
| 1937 | Carrowmore | ||||
| 1938 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1939 | |||||
| 1940 | |||||
| 1941 | |||||
| 1942 | |||||
| 1943 | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) | Aodh Ruadh | |||
| 1944 | Carndonagh | ||||
| 1945 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1946 | |||||
| 1947 | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) | Burt | |||
| 1948 | |||||
| 1949 | |||||
| 1950 | |||||
| 1951 | |||||
| 1952 | Burt | ||||
| 1953 | Letterkenny | ||||
| 1954 | Carndonagh | ||||
| 1955 | Burt | ||||
| 1956 | Burt | ||||
| 1957 | Burt | ||||
| 1958 | Lifford | ||||
| 1959 | Carndonagh | ||||
| 1960 | Lifford | ||||
| 1961 | Burt | ||||
| 1962 | Burt | ||||
| 1963 | Glenswilly | ||||
| 1964 | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) | ||||
| 1965 | Burt | ||||
| 1966 | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) | ||||
| 1967 | Burt | ||||
| 1968 | Burt | ||||
| 1969 | Burt | ||||
| 1970 | Burt | 3-12 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-03 | |
| 1971 | Burt | 9-11 | Aodh Ruadh | 3-02 | |
| 1972 | St Eunan's | 3-03 | Burt | 2-01 | |
| 1973 | Setanta | Burt | |||
| 1974 | Setanta | Carndonagh | |||
| 1975 | Aodh Ruadh | 4-03 | Burt | 2-04 | |
| 1976 | Burt | 3-07 | Aodh Ruadh | 2-06 | |
| 1977 | Aodh Ruadh | 6-08 | Roger Casement's | 1-01 | |
| 1978 | Robert Emmet's & Burt |
1-08 2-05 |
The 1978 final ended in a draw and was never replayed. | ||
| 1979 | Burt | 3-09 | Setanta | 1-05 | |
| 1980 | Setanta | 2-08 | Burt | 0-08 | |
| 1981 | Setanta | 2-07 | Burt | 1-03 | |
| 1982 | Burt | 1-08 | Setanta | 1-06 | |
| 1983 | Setanta | 2-14 | Burt | 2-08 | |
| 1984 | Setanta | 3-14 | Carndonagh | 1-05 | |
| 1985[3] | Setanta | 3-07 | Carndonagh | 4-03 | |
| 1986 | Setanta | 2-02 | Burt | 1-04 | |
| 1987 | Setanta | 5-08 | Burt | 2-09 | |
| 1988 | Setanta | Carndonagh | |||
| 1989 | Burt | 4-06 | Aodh Ruadh | 1-11 | |
| 1990 | Setanta | 3-08 | Burt | 0-16 | |
| 1991 | Burt | 2-12 | Naomh Mura | 1-09 | |
| 1992 | Burt | 2-12 | Naomh Mura | 2-08 | |
| 1993 | Burt | 2-11 | Setanta | 3-07 | |
| 1994 | Burt | 4-07 | Naomh Mura | 1-04 | |
| 1995 | Burt | 0-16 | Naomh Mura | 2-05 | |
| 1996[4] | Burt | 1-16 | Naomh Mura | 1-06 | |
| 1997 | Burt | 3-17 | Naomh Mura | 3-09 | |
| 1998 | Burt | 3-13 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-03 | |
| 1999 | Burt | 1-12 | Setanta | 1-08 | |
| 2000[5] | Burt | 5-17 | Setanta | 0-06 | |
| 2001 | Burt | Four Masters | |||
| 2002 | Burt | 3-21 | St Eunan's | 2-09 | |
| 2003 | Burt | Setanta | |||
| 2004 | Burt | Setanta | |||
| 2005[6] | Burt | 3-08 | Setanta | 0-11 | |
| 2006 | Burt | 0-17 | Setanta | 0-15 | |
| 2007 | Setanta | 3-08 | Burt | 0-07 | |
| 2008 | Setanta | 4-07 | Burt | 1-07 | |
| 2009 | Burt | 3-13 | Seán MacCumhaills | 2-12 | |
| 2010 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-15 | Setanta | 0-12 | |
| 2011 | Burt | 3-11 | Setanta | 2-07 | |
| 2012[7] | Burt | 3-14 | Seán MacCumhaills | 1-12 | |
| 2013[8] | Burt | 3-13 | Setanta | 2-14 | |
| 2014[9] | Burt | 6-09 | Seán MacCumhaills | 1-09 | |
| 2015[10] | Burt | 2-07 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-12 | |
| 2016[11] | Seán MacCumhaills | 2-13 | Burt | 2-09 | |
| 2017[12] | Setanta | 1-16 | St Eunan's | 1-08 | |
| 2018[13] | Burt | 3-14 | Setanta | 1-14 | |
| 2019[14] | Setanta | 3-13 | St Eunan's | 0-13 | |
| 2020[15] | Setanta | 2-19 | St Eunan's | 2-13 | |
| 2021[16] | St Eunan's | 2-09 | Setanta | 0-14 | Conor O'Grady was the winning captain.[17] |
| 2022[18] | Setanta | 1-20 | Burt | 0-18 | |
| 2023[19] | Setanta | 4-13 | St Eunan's | 0-14 |
Roll of honour edit
| # | Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt | 39 | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| 2 | Setanta | 18 | 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 3 | Letterkenny | 6 | 1926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1953 |
| 4 | Aodh Ruadh | 5 | 1924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 1977 |
| 5 | Carrowmore | 4 | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 |
| 6 | Carndonagh | 3 | 1944, 1954, 1959 |
| 7 | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) | 2 | 1943, 1947 |
| Lifford | 2 | 1958, 1960 | |
| Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) | 2 | 1964, 1966 | |
| Seán MacCumhaills | 2 | 2010, 2016 | |
| St Eunan's | 2 | 1972, 2021 | |
| 12 | Finner Camp | 1 | 1927 |
| Glenswilly | 1 | 1963 |
2023 championship edit
Group Stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Setanta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 75 | 59 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | St Eunan's | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 69 | 80 | 10 | |
| 3 | Burt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 101 | 54 | 8 | |
| 4 | Buncrana | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 117 | -15 | 8 | |
| 5 | Seán MacCumhaills | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 100 | -21 | 4 | Transfer to Intermediate championship |
| 6 | Carndonagh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 119 | -50 | 2 | |
| 7 | Aodh Ruadh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | An Clochán Liath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 172 | -107 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals
St Eunan's 1-12 - 1-10 Burt
Setanta 5-22 - 0-12 Buncrana
Final
St Eunan's 0-14 - 4-13 Setanta
Intermediate Championship edit
Semi-finals
Aodh Ruadh 0-6 - 4-17 Seán MacCumhaills
An Clochán Liath 1-5 - 0-12 Carndonagh
Final
Seán MacCumhaills 2-08 - 2-12 Carndonagh
See also edit
References edit
- ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (4 September 2019). "Declan Coulter: Setanta focusing on Ulster and Keady tussle". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
On Saturday he picked up his second Donegal county hurling medal, fighting hard against a crippling injury to help his adopted club take its 15th Munster Cup.
- ^ "Tirconaill Senior Hurling Final - Big Victory for Ballyshannon". Donegal Democrat.
- ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 24 August 1985; Page: 12.
- ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 October 1996; Page: 19.
- ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 August 2000; Page: 27.
- ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 7 October 2005; Section: Front Page.
- ^ "McLaughlin goal seals another title for Burt". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: Burt do it again". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: four-in-a-row for Burt". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: Five-in-a-row for Burt". Donegal Daily. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: MacCumhaills end Burt's long reign". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (16 September 2017). "Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: Title number 39 for Burt". Donegal Sport Hub. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's". Hogan Stand. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "St Eunan's end 49-year wait for Donegal SHC crown". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Craig, Frank (6 January 2022). "Donegal's O'Grady optimistic ahead of the 2022 campaign". Donegal News. p. 52.
Domestically, it was an historic season for O'Grady and his St Eunan's team-mates. They caused a huge upset back in October by dethroning kingpins Setanta — a victory that delivered the Letterkenny club its first SHC title since 1972. O'Grady skippered the Black and Amber to that first championship win in half a century and he admits that the emotions from that massive achievement are still lingerng.
- ^ "Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt". Donegal Daily. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Comhghairdeas Setanta Hurling Club the 2023 Grand Canal Hotel Senior Hurling Champions". Donegal County Board website. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.