1947 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season October 2020 October 2020 1947 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 11 May – 24 August 1947 13 20px|Border Éire Óg 4 20px|Border Tullaroan 13 89 180 1946 1946 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 1948 1948 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The 1947 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles Club titles - Kilkenny Hogan Stand 6 October 2018 The championship ran from 11 May to 24 August 1947. Thomastown were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Éire Óg in the semi-finals.https://thomastowngaa.com/history Club history Thomastown GAA website 8 June 2026https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/sport/gaa/hurling-stalwarts-remembered-8618541 Hurling stalwarts remembered Kilkenny Live 6 April 2013 8 June 2026https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41504618.html Donnelly helps Thomastown bridge 78-year gap to take Kilkenny honours Irish Examiner 27 October 2024 8 June 2026 The final was played on 24 August 1947 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Éire Óg and Tullaroan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Éire Óg won the match by 3–10 to 0–13 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20071644.html ‘The bedroom was in Kilkenny, the kitchen in Waterford’ Irish Examiner 6 September 2008 8 June 2026https://kilkennygaa.ie/2018/03/monsignor-edward-oened%C2%9D-kavanagh-1925-2018/ Monsignor Edward “Ned” Kavanagh (1925-2018) Kilkenny GAA website 8 June 2026 Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Graigue Results First round 11 May 1947 First round Thomastown 5-09 - 0-02 Callan FCA Grennan Sportsfield 18 May 1947 First round Tullaroan 6-09 - 1-02 Castlecomer FCA Freshford Grounds 18 May 1947 First round Carrickshock 6-03 - 3-06 Dicksboro John Locke Park 18 May 1947 First round Éire Óg 9-10 - 3-05 Southern Junior Selection Grennan Sportsfield 18 May 1947 First round Graigue 3-09 - 4-05 Northern Junior Selection Nowlan Park 1 June 1947 First round Mooncoin 4-10 - 3-05 James Stephens Waterford Gaelic Field St Brendan's received a bye in this round. Second round 15 June 1947 Second round St Brendan's 1-01 - 5-08 Tullaroan Nowlan Park 15 June 1947 Second round Carrickshock 2-11 - 4-05 Éire Óg Grennan Sportsfield 15 June 1947 Second round Thomastown 7-07 - 2-04 Mooncoin Waterford Gaelic Field 3 August 1947 Second round replay Carrickshock 2-07 - 5-06 Éire Óg Grennan Sportsfield Graigue received a bye in this round. Semi-finals 17 August 1949 Semi-final Éire Óg 6-08 - 1-06 Thomastown Nowlan Park 17 August 1949 Semi-final Tullaroan 2-12 - 2-07 Graigue Nowlan Park Final 24 August 1947 Final Éire Óg 3-10 - 0-13 Tullaroan Nowlan Park References Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Category:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship