Kerry Minor Hurling Championship

Kerry Minor Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Mionúir Iomána Chiarraí
CodeHurling
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Region Kerry (GAA)
TrophySeán Lovett Cup
No. of teamsVarious
Title holders Ballyduff (11th title)
Most titles St Brendan's, Ardfert (14 titles)
SponsorsKeane’s SuperValu Killorglin

The Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin Kerry County Minor Hurling Championship[1]) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the top Under 17 (previously Under 18) hurling teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland. The first championship was held in 1947 and was won by a North Kerry selection comprising players from the Crotta O'Neill's, Lixnaw and Ballyduff clubs.

The series of games are played during the summer months, with the county final usually being played in Austin Stack Park.

A number of championships were awarded by the Co. Board following an objection, often due to the presence of an over-age or illegal player. The ultimate outcome of the 1967 championship is not known with the final subject to Co, Board and Munster Council hearings and appeals. The 1970 championship was unfinished.

Trophy

The Seán Lovett Cup was presented to the championship winners for the first time in 1990, when, perhaps appropriately, Kilmoyley succeeded in retaining the title. This Cup commemorates a great Kilmoyley hurler and club man who also played hurling and football with Kerry from the late 1940s to the 1960s. Previously the Corn Mac Giolla Dia in memory of a former Kerry hurler, Patrick Godley of Ballyheigue, had been awarded to the winners from 1960 onwards. This trophy was presented to the County Board by friends of the late Mr Godley from Chicago.[citation needed]

Roll of honour

# Team Wins Years won Runner-up Years runner-up
1 St Brendan's, Ardfert 14 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023 9 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2021
2 Kilmoyley 13 1953, 1964, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2009 10 1958, 1960, 1965, 1982, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012
3 Ballyduff 11 1972, 1973, 1975, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2020, 2021, 2024 9 1969, 1974, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2009, 2019, 2022, 2023
4 Lixnaw 10 1958, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1976, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2015[2] 6 1956, 1957, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2016
5 Abbeydorney 5 1957, 1971, 1999, 2008,[3] 2018[4] 4 1973, 1995, 1996, 1997
6 Killarney 3 1950, 1951, 1952 2 1953, 1954
Ballyheigue 3 1960, 1982, 1992 6 1955, 1980, 1987, 2007, 2011, 2020
Causeway 3 1968, 1977, 1979 8 1972, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2013
Kenmare 3 1983, 1988, 2010 1 1986
Crotta O'Neill's 3 2016,[5] 2017,[6] 2019 7 1963, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1981, 1988, 2024
11 St, Patricks (Abbeydorney/Crotta) 2 1954, 1956 0
Austin Stacks 2 1955, 1986 2 1961, 1966
13 North Kerry (Crotta/Lixnaw/Ballyduff) 1 1947
North Kerry Pearses 1 1948 3 1949, 1951, 1952
St. Brendan's (Div.) (Ardfert/Ballyheigue) 1 1949 1 1959
Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1 1959 2 1947, 1948, 1962
-- North Kerry (St. Michael's) 0 1 1950
-- Lixnaw/Crotta O'Neill's 0 1 2005
-- South Kerry 0 1 2014
-- Abbeydorney/Tralee Parnells 0 1 2017
-- Ballyheigue/Causeway 0 1 2018

Finals listed by year

Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Final date Final location
2024 Ballyduff 1-17 Crotta O'Neill's 2-10 16/08/2024 Tralee
2023 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 Ballyduff 1-11 28/07/2023 Tralee
2022[7] St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-13 Ballyduff 1-13 29/07/2022 Tralee
2021 Ballyduff 0-23 St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-10 11/09/2021 Tralee
2020 Ballyduff 1-13 Ballyheigue 1-09 12/09/2020 Tralee
2019 Crotta O'Neill's 1-11 Ballyduff 0-13 25/08/2019 Tralee
2018 Abbeydorney 3-11 Ballyheigue/Causeway 1-16 26/08/2018 Tralee
2017 Crotta O'Neill's 1-14 Abbeydorney/Tralee Parnells 1-13 08/10/2017 Tralee
2016 Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 Lixnaw 0-09 11/09/2016 Tralee
2015[8] Lixnaw 3-19 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-10 17/10/2015 Kilmoyley
2014[9] Lixnaw 3-18 South Kerry 1-09 04/10/2014 Abbeydorney
2013[10] St. Brendan's, Ardfert 2-15 Causeway 2-04 15/11/2013 Abbeydorney
2012[11] Lixnaw 0-17 Kilmoyley 0-12 13/10/2012 Tralee
2011[12] St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-18 Ballyheigue 3-08 16/10/2011 Tralee
2010[13] Kenmare 1-12 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-07 10/10/2010 Tralee
2009[14] Kilmoyley bt. Ballyduff 27/09/2009 Tralee
2008[15] Abbeydorney 1-10 Kilmoyley 0-10 01/11/2008 Ballyheigue
2007[16] Kilmoyley 3-15 Ballyheigue 1-09 07/10/2007 Tralee
2006[17] St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 Kilmoyley 0-05 07/10/2006 Tralee
2005 St Brendan's, Ardfert bt. Lixnaw/Crotta O'Neill's 27/11/2005
2004[18] Lixnaw 2-06 Kilmoyley 0-07 03/10/2004 Tralee
2003[19] Ballyduff 0-11 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-04 16/11/2003 Tralee
2002[20] St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-06 Lixnaw 0-09 15/09/2002 Tralee
2001[21] Ballyduff 2-09 Causeway 1-03 30/09/2001 Tralee
2000[22] Kilmoyley 2-08 Ballyduff 1-06 15/10/2000 Killarney
1999[23] Abbeydorney 1-10 Kilmoyley 0-06 03/10/1999 Tralee
1998[24] Ballyduff 2-15 Causeway 3-01 18/10/1998 Tralee
1997[25] Lixnaw 0-08 Abbeydorney 0-05 21/09/1997 Tralee
1996[26] Ballyduff 2-07 Abbeydorney 0-02 14/09/1996 Tralee
1995[27] Kilmoyley 1-08 Abbeydorney 0-05 01/10/1995 Tralee
1994[28] Ballyduff 2-09 Kilmoyley 1-05 25/09/1994 Tralee
1993[29] Kilmoyley 0-12 Ballyduff 1-06 27/08/1993 Tralee
1992[30] Ballyheigue 2-08 Causeway 0-01 20/09/1992 Tralee
1991[31] Kilmoyley 3-07 Causeway 3-06 08/09/1991 Tralee
1990[32] Kilmoyley 2-16 Causeway 3-01 10/09/1990 Causeway
1989[33] Kilmoyley 6-09 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-05 10/09/1989 Tralee
1988[34] Kenmare 4-11 Crotta O'Neill's 0-05 11/09/1988 Tralee
1987[35] Kilmoyley 5-08 Ballyheigue 2-04 13/09/1987 Tralee
1986[36] Austin Stacks 1-07 Kenmare 0-08 12/10/1986 Killarney
1985[37] St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-13 Ballyduff 1-07 08/09/1985 Tralee
1984[38] St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-11 Causeway 0-05 14/10/1984 Tralee
1983[39] Kenmare 5-05 Lixnaw 2-02 16/10/1983 Milltown
1982[40] Ballyheigue (Rep.) 0-05 (Draw) 0-06 Kilmoyley (Rep.) 0-02 (Draw) 0-06 14/11/1982 Abbeydorney
1981[41] St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-06 Crotta O'Neill's 1-02 13/09/1981 Tralee
1980[42] Kilmoyley (Rep.) 5-05 (Draw) 2-08 Ballyheigue (Rep.) 2-02 (Draw) 4-02 28/09/1980 Abbeydorney
1979[43] Causeway 1-09 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-05 23/09/1979 Abbeydorney
1978[44] Kilmoyley 1-03 St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-02 17/09/1978 Tralee
1977[45] Causeway 3-05 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-02 18/09/1977 Tralee
1976[46] Lixnaw (Rep.) 5-10 (Draw) 1-11 St Brendan's, Ardfert (Rep.) 1-03 (Draw) 2-08 17/10/1976 Tralee
1975[47] Ballyduff 3-12 Lixnaw 1-04 12/10/1975 Tralee
1974[48] Lixnaw 4-02 Ballyduff 0-05 06/10/1974 Abbeydorney
1973[49] Ballyduff 5-15 Abbeydorney 0-02 14/10/1973 Tralee
1972[50] Ballyduff 1-13 Causeway 0-06 10/09/1972 Tralee
1971[51] Abbeydorney 4-10 Crotta O'Neill's 4-04 31/10/1971 Tralee
1970 Not completed
1969[52] St Brendan's, Ardfert (Rep.) 4-02 (Draw) 3-01 Ballyduff (Rep.) 0-02 (Draw) 3-01 30/11/1969 Tralee
1968[53][54] Causeway (Awarded by Co. Board) Crotta O'Neill's
1967[55] Austin Stacks (Awarded by Co. Board but Causeway appeal to Munster Council was allowed) 6-01 Causeway 5-04 26/11/1967 Tralee
1966[56] St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-04 Austin Stacks 1-01 13/11/1966 Tralee
1965[57][58] Lixnaw (Awarded by Co. Board) Kilmoyley
1964[59] Kilmoyley 2-09 Crotta O'Neill's 4-02 06/09/1964 Tralee
1963[60] Lixnaw 5-05 Crotta O'Neill's 4-03 27/10/1963 Tralee
1962[61] St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-06 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1-05 02/09/1962 Tralee
1961[62] St Brendan's, Ardfert 6-06 Austin Stacks 7-02 03/09/1961 Tralee
1960[63] Ballyheigue 6-05 Kilmoyley 4-00 28/08/1960 Tralee
1959[64] Kenmare/Kilgarvan 3-05 St Brendan's 3-02 03/09/1959 Tralee
1958[65] Lixnaw 2-07 Kilmoyley 0-01 05/10/1958 Tralee
1957[66] Abbeydorney 5-09 Lixnaw 0-01 22/09/1957 Ardfert
1956[67] St, Patrick's (Abbeydorney/Crotta O'Neill's) 7-03 Lixnaw 7-02 14/10/1956 Tralee
1955[68] Austin Stacks 9-04 Ballyheigue 2-02 04/09/1955 Tralee
1954[69] St. Patrick's (Abbeydorney/Crotta O'Neill's) 5-05 Killarney 1-00 07/11/1954 Tralee
1953 Kilmoyley 10-04 Killarney 2-03
1952[70] Killarney 6-03 Pearses 1-02 21/08/1952 Tralee
1951[71] Killarney 4-02 Pearses 1-01 30/08/1951 Tralee
1950[72] Killarney 3-03 North Kerry (St. Michael's) 2-01 01/10/1950 Tralee
1949[73] St Brendan's (St Brendan's, Ardfert|Ardfert/Ballyheigue) (Awarded by Co. Board) Pearses (Causeway/Ballyduff/Kilmoyley) 25/09/1949 Abbeydorney
1948[74] North Kerry Pearse's (Awarded by Co. Board) Kenmare/Kilgarvan 16/05/1948 Killarney
1947[75] North Kerry (Crotta O'Neill's/Lixnaw/Ballyduff) 4-02 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1-04 12/10/1947 Kenmare

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