1961 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season August 2025 1961 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 20px|Border Coolderry 21 Brendan Loughnanehttps://www.hoganstand.com/offaly/Article/Index/137111 Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider Hogan Stand 15 October 2010 1 September 2025 20px|border Drumcullen 1960 1960 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 1962 1962 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship The 1961 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.https://hoganstand.com/offaly/ClubTitles Club Titles - Offaly Hogan Stand 1 September 2024 Drumcullen entered the championship as the defending champions.https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/922828/painful-memories-of-the-one-that-got-away-in-1960-and-how-emigration-ended-shinrone-s-golden-generation.html Painful memories of the one that got away in 1960 and how emigration ended Shinrone's golden generation Offaly Live 30 September 2022 28 August 2025https://offaly.gaa.ie/history/roll-of-honour-2/ Roll of honour Offaly GAA website 28 August 2025 25 September 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250925054736/https://offaly.gaa.ie/history/roll-of-honour-2/ dead The final was scheduled to be played on 22 October at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Coolderry and Drumcullen, but was not played as the latter team was unable to field a team because of several injuries. Coolderry subsequently claimed the game and the title without a final being played.https://www.hoganstand.com/Offaly/Article/Index/204220 Ryan, Philip 'Sonny' Hogan Stand 25 July 2013 28 August 2025 Results Semi-finals 10 September 1961 Semi-final Coolderry 4-06 - 4-06 Shinrone St Brendan's Park 10 September 1961 Semi-final Drumcullen 5-12 - 2-03 Kilcormac St Brendan's Park 1 October 1961 Semi-final replay Coolderry 4-16 - 5-09 Shinrone St Brendan's Park Final 22 October 1961 Final Coolderry w/o - scr. Drumcullen St Brendan's Park References Category:Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Offaly Senior Hurling Championship