Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Kilkenny hurling championship system.

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Idirmhéanach Chill Chainnigh
CodeHurling
Founded1929 (1929)
Region Kilkenny (GAA)
TrophyHanrahan Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Tullaroan (2nd title)
First winner Urlingford
Most titles Conahy Shamrocks (4 titles)
Mullinavat (4 titles)
Clara (4 titles)
SponsorsMichael Lyng Motors Hyundai
Official websiteOfficial website

The Kilkenny Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1929 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. The championship was suspended for over 30 years until the 1970s when it was reinstated.

In its current format, the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Intermediate League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at UPMC Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Hanrahan Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship and gains automatic entry into the following year's Kilkenny Senior Championship.

The competition has been won by 29 teams. Conahy Shamrocks, Mullinavat and Clara are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it four times each. Tullaroan are the reigning champions, having beaten Thoamstown by 3-18 to 0-21 in the 2019 final.[1]

Roll of honour
Team Winner Winning Years
1 Conahy Shamrocks 4 1930, 1932, 1977, 1986
Clara 4 1982, 1998, 2007, 2012
Mullinavat 4 1989, 2001, 2006, 2014
2 John Locke's 3 1935, 1993, 1999
Graignamanagh 3 1976, 1980, 1985
Dicksboro 3 1991, 2005, 2010
3 Danesfort 2 1931, 2011
Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 1974, 1997
O'Loughlin Gaels 2 1978, 1996
St. Patrick's 2 1979, 2017
St. Lachtain's 2 1984, 2009
Graigue-Ballycallan 2 1987, 2018
Tullaroan 2 1988, 2019
Mooncoin 2 1990, 1994
Dunnamaggin 2 1995, 2000
Erin's Own 2 2003, 2008
Carrickshock 2 2004, 2016
4 Urlingford 1 1929
St. Fiacre's 1 1934
Slieverue 1 1936
Éire Óg 1 1937
Coon 1 1973
Muckalee-Ballyfoyle Rangers 1 1975
Glenmore 1 1981
Thomastown 1 1983
Young Ireland's 1 1991
St. Martin's 1 2002
Rower-Inistioge 1 2013
Bennettsbridge 1 2015

Roll of honour
Year Winner Opponent
1929 Urlingford 6.00 Kilmacow 2.01
1930 Conahy Shamrocks 6-01 Mooncoin 1-01
1931 Danesfort 4-06 Sliabh Ruadh 4-01
1932 Conahy Shamrocks 5-02 (3-02) (4-02) Crowraddy 4-03 (3-02) (4-02)
1933 No championship
1934 St. Fiacres 3-02 Gren & Whites (The Rower) 2-03
1935 John Lockes 1-04 St. Kieran's, Johnstown 2-00
1936 Slieve Rua 8-04 Bennettsbridge 2-03
1937 Eire Og 8-04 Moonroe 1-02
1938-1972 No championship
1973 Coon 4-08 Graiguenamanagh 3-06
1974 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-09 Graiguenamanagh 2-06
1975 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rovers 4-11 Graiguenamanagh 1-09
1976 Graiguenamanagh 0-11 Dicksboro 1-06
1977 Conahy Shamrocks 3-09 Dicksboro 1-14
1978 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-21 Lisdowney 4-07
1979 St. Patrick's 1-18 Dicksboro 0-07
1980 Graiguenamanagh 4-12 Thomastown 1-16
1981 Glenmore 1-11 Dicksboro 2-06
1982 Clara 0-13 Carrickshock 0-09
1983 Thomastown 2-08 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-03
1984 St. Lachtain's 2-14 Graiguenamanagh 1-06
1985 Graiguenamanagh 4-11 Piltown 2-10
1986 Conahy Shamrocks 1-10 Piltown 1-07
1987 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-05 (2-08) O'Loughlin Gaels 0-08 (2-08)
1988 Tullaroan 4-13 Piltown 2-12
1989 Mullinavat 2-13 Young Irelands 0-14
1990 Mooncoin 4-09 Thomastown 1-09
1991 Dicksboro 4-09 Young Irelands 1-08
1992 Young Irelands 2-12 Conahy Shamrocks 1-07
1993 John Lockes 3-11 Thomastown 2-12
1994 Mooncoin 2-14 Clara 1-09
1995 Dunnamaggin 2-21 Bennettsbridge 1-09
1996 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-13 Graiguenamanagh 2.08
1997 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-12 Graiguenamanagh 3-07
1998 Clara 0-12 Mooncoin 0-10
1999 John Lockes 0-15 Mullinavat 1-09
2000 Dunnamaggin 5-09 St. Martin's 1-06
2001 Mullinavat 2-10 (1-05) Clara 2-07 (1-05)
2002 St. Martin's 1-14 Carrickshock 0-13
2003 Erin's Own 2-12 Carrickshock 1-14
2004 Carrickshock 0-14 Mooncoin 1-10
2005 Dicksboro 0-09 Mooncoin 0-07
2006 Mullinavat 1-21 Clara 2-11
2007 Clara 1-15 St. Lachtain's 0-12
2008 Erin's Own 2-10 Danesfort 1-10
2009 St. Lachtain's 0-16 Dicksboro 1-11
2010 Dicksboro 2-12 Mullinavat 2-11
2011 Danesfort 2-11 Rower Inistioge 0-11
2012 Clara 1-07 St. Patrick's 0-04
2013[2] Rower-Inistioge 2-13 Emeralds 2-11
2014 Mullinavat 0-17 St. Patrick's 0-14
2015 Bennettsbridge 1-16 (0-20) St. Patrick's 1-14 (3-11)
2016 [3] Carrickshock 0-13 Tullogher-Rosbercon 0-06
2017 St. Patrick's 1-19 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-10
2018 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-16 Tullaroan 2-13
2019 Tullaroan 3-18 Thomastown 0-21
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References
  1. Knox, John (27 October 2019). "Tullaroan turned all the pain into terrific intermediate championship win". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. "Rower rally to land intermediate title". Kilkenny People. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. "Power helps Carrickshock back to the big time". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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