1983 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1983 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
ChampionsBorder Kinnitty (7th title)
Pat Delaney[1] (captain)
Runners-upBorder St Rynagh's
Aidan Fogarty (captain)
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The 1983 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.

St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]

The final was played on 25 September 1983 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and St Rynagh's, in what was their seventh meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. Kinnitty won the match by 0–20 to 2–06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in four years.[4]

Results

Semi-finals

28 August 1981 Semi-final St Rynagh's 3-15 - 2-08 Lusmagh St Brendan's Park
H Dolan 1-4, N Molloy 1-2, D Fogarty 1-2, P Horan 0-5, T Conneely 0-1, S White 0-1. S Lynch 1-3, Joachim Kelly 1-0, B Troy 0-1, F Kelly 0-1, B Bermingham 0-1, PJ Troy 0-1, Jim Kelly 0-1.
11 September 1983 Semi-final Kinnitty 1-09 - 2-06 Coolderry St Brendan's Park
P Corrigan 1-3, P Delaney 0-3, T Carroll 0-1, C Spain 0-1. P Carroll 0-4, S Kennedy 1-0, J Teehan 1-0, P Teehan 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.
18 September 1983 Semi-final replay Kinnitty 0-15 - 1-08 Coolderry St Brendan's Park
P Corrigan 0-6, J Flaherty 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2, C Spain 0-2, S Donoghue 0-1, G Coughlan 0-1. P Carroll 1-4, PJ Burke 0-1, P Moloughney 0-1, M King 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.

Final

25 September 1983 Final Kinnitty 0-20 - 2-06 St Rynagh's St Brendan's Park
P Corrigan 0-6, M Corrigan 0-6, C Spain 0-3, S Donoghue 0-1, G Coughlan 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, J Molloy 0-1. D Fogarty 1-0, H Dolan 1-0, N Molloy 0-2, P Horan 0-2, T Conneely 0-1, J Horan 0-1.

References

  1. ^ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Club History". St Rynagh's GAA website. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Corrigan, Kevin (20 December 2023). "Offaly plunged into mourning with the death of one of its greatest ever hurlers". Offaly Live. Retrieved 28 December 2023.