1940 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2026 July 2026 1940 Laois Senior Hurling Championship 20px|Border Abbeyleix 5 Michael Baggott 20px|Border Kilcotton 1939 1939 Laois Senior Hurling Championship 1941 1941 Laois Senior Hurling Championship The 1940 Laois Senior Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888.http://hoganstand.com/laois/ClubTitles Club titles - Laois Hogan Stand 7 July 2026 Abbeyleix were the defending champions.https://laoisgaa.ie/laois-shc-roll-of-honour-1888-2025/ Laois SHC Roll of Honour 1888 -2025 Laois GAA website 8 June 2026https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=CNT19390916.1.7&srpos=1&e=01-09-1939-23-12-1939--en-20--1--img-txIN-errill++abbeyleix+hurling---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=95,151,576,576 Abbeyleix win final The Nationalist and Leinster Times 16 September 1939 8 June 2026 The final was played on 15 September 1940 at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, between Abbeyleix and Kilcotton, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Abbeyleix won the match by 2–03 to 0–03 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a second consecutive title.https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/abbeyleix-st-lazarians-hc/ Abbeyleix St Lazerians HC Club Info 8 June 2026https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IPR19400916.1.8&srpos=3&e=01-09-1940-21-12-1940--en-20--1--img-txIN-kilcotton+abbeyleix+hurling---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=0,2326,576,576 Abbeyleix, 2-3; Kilcotton, 0-3 Irish Press 16 September 1940 8 June 2026 Results Final 15 September 1940 Final Abbeyleix 2-03 - 0-03 Kilcotton O'Moore Park References Laois Senior Hurling Championship Category:Laois Senior Hurling Championship