1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	20 April 1991 - 13 October 1991
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (9th title) Dermot Fennelly (captain)
Runners-up	St. Martin's
Relegated	Mooncoin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
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The 1991 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board since 1887. The championship began on 20 April 1991 and ended on 13 October 1991.

Glenmore were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Martin's at the semi-final stage.

On 13 October 1991, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 3-16 to 1-08 defeat of St. Martin's in the final. It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mooncoin

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Conahy Shamrocks

Results

Group stage

  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation play-off

Group A table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballyhale Shamrocks	5	4	0	1	78	58	20	8
James Stephens	5	3	0	2	78	61	17	6
Erin's Own	5	3	0	2	64	64	0	6
Graigue-Ballycallan	5	2	1	2	53	49	4	5
Graignamanagh	5	2	1	2	74	81	-7	5
Mooncoin	5	0	0	0	53	84	-31	0

Group B table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glenmore	5	4	1	0	86	61	25	9
Fenians	5	3	1	1	79	71	8	7
St. Martin's	5	3	0	2	84	66	18	6
Tullaroan	5	2	1	2	68	70	-2	5
Mullinavat	5	1	1	3	60	75	-15	3
Clara	5	0	0	0	57	81	-24	0

Relegation play-off

Clara v Mooncoin

6 October 1991 Play-off	Clara	0-15 - 1-10	Mooncoin	John Locke Park, Callan
	A Prendergast 0-9, L Ryan 0-2, S Whearty 0-2, E Byrne 0-1, R Shortall 0-1.		M Walsh 1-3, T Kearns 0-2, M Collins 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, J Wall 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.	Referee: P Hayes (Graigue-Ballycallan)

Quarter-finals

Erin's Own v Fenians

22 September 1991 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	5-10 - 1-08	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
				Referee: P Long (Carrickshock)

James Stephens v St. Martin's

22 September 1991 Quarter-final	James Stephens	3-07 - 2-15	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L O'Connor 1-0, B Cody 1-0, P Larkin 1-0, J Larkin 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, J O'Dwyer 0-1.		D Lawlor 1-5, S O'Neill 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, A Lawlor 0-2, D Coonan 0-2, J Morrissey 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Semi-finals

Glenmore v St. Martin's

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Glenmore	0-13 - 1-12	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Heffernan 0-8, S Dollard 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, L Walsh 0-1.		D Lawlor 1-4, J Brennan 0-2, C Hayes 0-2, C Moloney 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (John Locke's)

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Erin's Own

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-17 - 0-07	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 0-5, L Fennelly 0-3, B Fennelly 0-3, J Lawlor 0-2, D Fennelly 0-2, J Shefflin 0-2.		B Young 0-2, J Brennan 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, E Holland 0-1, C Brennan 0-1, V Brannelly 0-1.	Referee: P Butler

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Martin's

13 October 1991 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-16 - 1-08	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Shefflin 1-3, D Fennelly 1-2, T Shefflin 1-1, G Fennelly 0-4, B Fennelly 0-3, L Fennelly 0-3.		E Morrissey 1-1, D Lawlor 0-4, A Lawlor 0-2, J Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Butler