Laois Junior Hurling Championship

Laois Junior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Sóisir Laoise

Most recent winners: Ballypickas

Most winners: Ballypickas (9)
TrophyFr Phelan Cup
SponsorsLaois Shopping Centre

The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the 2024 champions, defeating Borris-Kilcotton GAA in the final. As of then, they have won the most (9).

Junior A

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Phelan Cup.[1]

The winners of the Laois Junior Championship qualify to represent thecounty in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Ballyfin (2011) getting to a Leinster Final after winning the Laois Junior Hurling Championship but Kilkenny GAA club St Patrick's beat them on their way to the All-Ireland title.[2] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 Derrydavey 2-03 Clonad 1-01
1935 Mountmellick 2-07 Rapla 2-01
1936 Ballypickas 8-03 Clonkeen 1-01
1937 Ballacolla 8-06 Portarlington 0-01
1938 Rathdowney 5-04 Rovers (Portlaoise) 4-06
1939 Borris-in-Ossory 3-07 Abbeyleix 4-02
1940 Rovers 6-03 Rathdowney 1-02
1941 Mountmellick 4-02 Ballinakil 1-03
1942 Rovers 4-02 Kyle 1-02
1943 Castletown 3-01 Raheen 2-02
1944 Kyle 2-03 Clonin 1-03
1945 Blandsford (Ballypickas) 6-04 Camross 0-04
1946 Cappamore 4-02 Portarlington 2-00
1947 Slieve Bloom 11-03 Clonad 1-00
1948 Shanahoe 1-03, 3-03 (r), 4-05 (2r) Clonad 0-06, 2-06 (r), 3-05 (2r)
1949 St Canice's 6-01 Durrow 3-02
1950 Ballacolla 3-01 Killenure 1-01
1951 Abbeyleix 2-08 Mountmellick 1-03
1952 Borris-in-Ossory 5-06 Mountmellick 0-03
1953* Cullohill 2-03 Killenure 5-04
1954 Rathdowney 4-03 Ballypickas 1-05
1955 Ballypickas 5-04 Errill 2-01
1956 Durrow 5-12 Mountmellick 6-05
1957 Camross 4-02 St Fintan's, Colt 3-03
1958 Park–Ratheniska 2-07 Derrylamogue 3-00
1959 St Fintan's, Colt 1-01 Mountmellick 3-06
1960 St Fintan's, Mountrath 4-07 Portarlington 3-06
1961 Mountmellick 4-09 Ballypickas 2-03
1962 Kilcotton 8-09 Mountmellick 2-02
1963 Ballypickas[3] 6-10 Portlaoise 5-03
1964 Camross 2-10 Rosenallis 4-02
1965 Portlaoise 4-03 Camross 2-05
1966 St Conleth's 2-07 Ballinakill 1-02
1967 Ballyfin 5-04 Clonaslee 0-11
1968 Clonaslee 4-06 Ballypickas 0-02
1969 Ballinakill 2-07 Kyle 0-05
1970 Borris-in-Ossory 2-09 Timahoe 1-03
1971 Park–Ratheniska 6-10 St Fintan's, Mountrath 1-01
1972 Camross 4-03 Ballinakill 1-08
1973 Durrow 4-10 Errill 0-08
1974 Castletown 5-05 Cannonswood 4-06
1975 Rathdowney 2-11 Cannonswood 2-03
1976[4] Abbeyleix 4-08 Errill 3-06
1977 Kyle 5-07 Rosenallis 3-05
1978 Clonaslee–St Manman's 0-07 Milltown 0-06
1979 Milltown 3-09 Timahoe 0-05
1980 Clough–Ballacolla 2-11 Timahoe 1-08
1981 Camross 2-08 Timahoe 0-07
1982 Kilcotton 0-13 Durrow 3-02
1983 Slieve Bloom 4-06 Ballypickas 1-10
1984 The Harps 3-06 Timahoe 3-05
1985 Ballypickas 2-05 Portlaoise 1-05
1986 Rosenallis 3-15 St Fintan's, Mountrath 3-06
1987 Portlaoise 3-12 Timahoe 1-07
1988 Camross 2-08 St Fintan's, Mountrath 0-08
1989 St Fintan's, Mountrath 1-05 Clough–Ballacolla 0-07
1990 Clough–Ballacolla 0-11 Timahoe 1-06
1991 The Harps 1-08, 3-07 (r) Shanahoe 0-11, 1-08 (r)
1992 Castletown 1-22 Shanahoe 1-06
1993 Portlaoise 1-09, 2-13 (r), 3-11 (2r) Ballypickas 2-06, 2-13 (r), 3-08 (2r)
1994[5] Ballypickas 1-07 Kyle 0-05
1995 The Harps 1-09 Camross 1-06
1996 St Fintan's, Colt 1-04, 3-09 (r) Trumera 1-04, 1-06 (r)
1997 Trumera 2-14 Shanahoe 2-07
1998 Castletown 5-05 Kyle 0-03
1999 Shanahoe 4-07 Ballypickas 0-06
2000 Timahoe 2-08 The Harps 0-06
2001 Mountmellick 4-14 Ballypickas 0-06
2002 Rathdowney 2-11 Kyle 0-11
2003 Camross 2-09 Ballypickas 0-05
2004 Rosenallis 1-10 Park–Ratheniska 0-10
2005 The Harps 3-09 Park–Ratheniska 2-08
2006 Kyle 0-16 Camross 1-10
2007 Clough–Ballacolla 1-14 Park–Ratheniska 2-08
2008 Camross 4-11 Timahoe 0-07
2009 Kyle 1-15 Timahoe 0-11
2010 Trumera 4-11 Timahoe 1-13
2011 Park–Ratheniska 2-14 Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton 0-03
2012 Timahoe 1-14. 0-16 (r) Ballypickas 1-11, 1-10 (r)
2013 Portlaoise 1-14 Clough–Ballacolla 0-08
2014 Camross 1-11 Kyle 0-11
2015 Clough–Ballacolla 2-14 Castletown 2-13
2016 Slieve Bloom 2-24 Rathdowney–Errill 2-06
2017 Ballypickas[6] 2-10 Rathdowney–Errill 2-09
2018 Mountmellick 1-15 Castletown 0-10
2019 Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe 4-11 The Harps 2-11
2020 The Harps 1-16 Portlaoise 1-12
2021[7] Ballypickas 3-11 Abbeyleix 2-09

Junior B

Laois Junior B Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Sóisir B Laoise
Founded1974
TrophyEamon MacCluskey Cup
Title holdersKyle (2nd title)
First winnerRathdowney
Most titlesCamross (5 titles)
SponsorsLifestyle Furniture

The Laois Junior B Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by fourth grade Laois GAA clubs.

The trophy presented to the winners is the Eamon MacCluskey Cup.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1974 Rathdowney 5-06 Slieve Bloom 0-14
1975 Ballyfin 2-10 Durrow 3-03
1976 Timahoe 3-05 Kyle 2-07
1977 No competition
1978 No competition
1979 No competition
1980 No competition
1981 No competition
1982 No competition
1983 Borris-in-Ossory 3-13 Cullohill 2-04
1984 Rosenallis 1-14 Abbeyleix 1-06
1985 Clonaslee–St Manman's 1-10 Clonad 1-07
1986 Miltown 1-09 Kyle 0-06
1987 Park–Ratheniska 4-01 Castletown 2-10
1988 Camross 3-05 Borris-in-Ossory 1-06
1989 Camross 3-06 Rathdowney 0-06
1990 Castletown 2-10 Mountmellick 2-05
1991 Trumera 3-18 Errill 3-07
1992 The Harps 3-04 Rathdowney 1-07
1993 Kyle 2-11 Park–Ratheniska 2-02
1994 Camross 1-07 Rathdowney 1-04
1995 Rathdowney 2-04 Borris-in-Ossory 1-05
1996 Castletown 2-09 Slieve Bloom 1-06
1997 Borris-in-Ossory 3-10 Slieve Bloom 1-10
1998 Mountmellick 2-08, 2-07 (r) Clonad 2-08, 0-08 (r)
1999 Slieve Bloom 2-04 Castletown 0-07
2000 Clonad 3-07 Camross 1-12
2001 Camross 1-12 Clonaslee–St Manman's 0-09
2002 Clonaslee–St Manman's 2-16 Portlaoise 2-05
2003 Ballinakill 3-07 Ballyfin 1-08
2004 Clough–Ballacolla 1-09, 1-12 (r) Ballyfin 2-06, 0-07 (r)
2005 Kilcotton 1-11 Ballyfin 1-08
2006 Borris-in-Ossory 1-08 Abbeyleix 0-02
2007 Ballypickas 2-07 The Harps 0-12
2008 The Harps 3-11 Camross 0-17
2009 Abbeyleix 2-18 Ballyfin 1-13
2010 Ballinakill 3-05 Colt 1-09
2011 Camross 4-11 Rathdowney–Errill 1-17
2012 Mountmellick 3-11, 1-11 (r) Camross 1-17, 0-12 (r)
2013 Castletown/Slieve Bloom 2-12 Abbeyleix 1-10
2014 The Harps 2-12 Rathdowney–Errill 1-13
2015 Abbeyleix 3-11 Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton 0-12
2016 Camross 1-13 Kyle 0-15
2017 Mountmellick 4-18 Camross 1-09
2018 Kyle 0-15 Camross 1-11
2019 St Fintan's, Mountrath
2020
2021
2022

Junior C

Laois Junior C Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Sóisir C Laoise
Founded1994
Title holdersThe Harps (1st title)
Most titlesRathdowney–Errill, Kilcotton, Harps and St Fintan's, Colt (2 titles)
SponsorsLifestyle Furniture

The Laois Junior C Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by fifth grade Laois GAA clubs. The Harps are the title holders (2022) defeating Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe in the Final.

List of finals

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1994 Graiguecullen Kilcotton
1995 Kilcotton St Fintan's, Colt
1996 St Fintan's, Colt Ballylinan
1997 Castletown Trumera
1998 Trumera Ballylinan
1999 Ballyfin Ballylinan
2000 Ballylinan Park–Ratheniska
2001 Kilcotton Park–Ratheniska
2002 Park–Ratheniska Arles–Killeen
2003 Arles–Killeen Timahoe
2004 Abbeyleix Timahoe
2005 The Harps Shanahoe
2006 Camross Ballylinan
2007 Ballypickas St Fintan's, Colt
2008 St Fintan's, Colt The Harps
2009 Ballinakill 2-06 Rathdowney–Errill 0-10
2010 Rathdowney–Errill 2-19 Ballylinan 4-07
2011 The Harps 3-09 Portlaoise 2-07
2012 Clonaslee 3-08 Ballylinan 1-10
2013[8][9] Rathdowney-Errill 2-14 Rosenallis 1-10
2014 Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton Mountmellick
2015 Castletown 1-21 Shanahoe 1-10
2016 Camross 1-10 Slieve Margy 0-06
2017 Mountmellick 2-06 Rosenallis 1-08
2018 Portlaoise
2019
2020
2021
2022[10] The Harps 3-19 Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe 4-13

References

  1. ^ "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
  2. ^ "All Ireland club JHC final: Ballyragget come out on top" Irish Examiner.
  3. ^ "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
  4. ^ "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
  5. ^ "County Final Memory: Ballypickas claim junior hurling honours in 1994". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Joyous celebrations as Ballypickas claim Laois junior hurling honours once again". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022. It's the second time since 2017 that Ballypickas have won...
  7. ^ "Joyous celebrations as Ballypickas claim Laois junior hurling honours once again". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Gray day for Rosenallis". Laois Nationalist. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Rathdowney-Errill lift cup after second-half fightback". Leinster Express. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  10. ^ McEvoy, Barry (1 October 2022). "Guilfoyle heroics see The Harps produce stunning comeback and defeat PRT to win Junior C after extra time". Retrieved 12 November 2022.