en 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	4 July - 29 August 1965
Teams	14
Champions	Mooncoin (12th title); Joe Dunphy (captain)
Runners-up	Bennettsbridge
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	64 (4.57 per match)
Points scored	210 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ollie Walsh (10-04)
← 1964 (Previous)	(Next) 1966 →

The 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship ran from 4 July to 29 August 1965.

Bennettsbridge entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 29 August 1965 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Mooncoin and Bennettsbridge, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Mooncoin won the match by 2–08 to 1–08 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years.^[2]^[3] It remains their last championship triumph.^[4]

Thomastown's Ollie Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 10–04.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Young Irelands

From Championship

Regraded to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

John Locke's

Results

First round

4 July 1965 First round	Glenmore	1-08 - 1-05	Tullogher	Mullinavat Grounds
	P Fitzgerald 1-2, M Cass 0-3, M Cody 0-1, P Power 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.		J Murphy 1-0, T Doolan 0-2, B O’Neill 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

4 July 1965 First round	St. Lachtain's	2-12 - 1-10	Lisdowney	Nowlan Park
	S Buckley 0-7, P Lacey 1-1, J Dooley 1-0, J Teehan 0-2, S Rafferty 0-1, D Butler 0-1.		M Fogarty 0-4, M Ryan 1-0, B White 0-3, M Carroll 0-3.	Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)

4 July 1965 First round	St. Senan's	5-06 - 1-05	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park
	P Hoban 2-0, N Williams 1-1, J Walsh 1-1, N O’Neill 1-0, S Cooke 0-3, C Knox 0-1.		A Comerford 0-5, J McCarthy 1-0.

4 July 1965 First round	Thomastown	7-16 - 0-08	Slieverue	Mullinavat Grounds
	O Walsh 6-2, T. Walsh 0-9, V Kirby 0-2, J Blanchfield 0-1, J Delaney 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.		P Atkins 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, G Donavan 0-1, N Power, M Murphy 0-1, W Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Sutton (Glenmore)

4 July 1965 First round

Mooncoin

2-00 - 0-05
(match abandoned)

Tullaroan

Nowlan Park

4 July 1965 First round	Rower-Inistioge	6-10 - 4-05	James Stephens	Thomastown Grounds
	E Keher 1-4, T Murphy 1-2, D White 1-1, B Murphy 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, P Freeney 0-1.		S Delaney 2-0, P Dowling 1-0, D Brennan 1-0, S Leahy 0-2, J Ayers 0-2, M Leahy 0-1.	Referee: J Brennan (Young Irelands)

11 July 1965 First round	Bennettsbridge	3-06 - 1-08	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	T Kelly 1-3, L Cleere 1-1, M McCarthy 1-0, P Moran 0-1, J Bennett 0-1.		S Coogan 1-4, N Holland 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, P Dowd 0-1.

18 July 1965 First round replay	Mooncoin	2-07 - 0-02	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park
	J Dunphy 2-4, N Doyle 0-2, B O’Keeffe 0-1.		B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Clohosey 0-1.

Éire Óg received a bye in this round.

Second round

18 July 1965 Second round	St. Lachtain's	2-08 - 2-05	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park
	S Buckley 0-7, J Cullinane 1-0, M Dalton 1-0, J Manogue 0-1.		T Murphy 2-0, E Keher 0-5.

18 July 1965 Second round	Bennettsbridge	6-10 - 2-05	Éire Óg	Nowlan Park
	N Skehan 2-1, P Treacy 2-0, T Kelly 1-2, S Carroll 0-5, P Moran 1-0, J Bennett 0-1.		T O’Connell 1-2, S. O’ Brien 1-0, P Nolan 0-2, O Harrington 0-1, PJ Garvan 0-1.	Referee: T Ryall (Graig)

18 July 1965 Second round	Thomastown	3-05 - 1-04	Glenmore	Piltown Grounds
	O Walsh 3-1, T Walsh 0-2, S Delaney 0-1, V Kirby 0-1.		P Fitzgerald 1-2, R Dowling 0-2.	Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

25 July 1965 Second round	Mooncoin	4-13 - 1-04	St. Senan's	Piltown Grounds
	J Dunphy 2-3, C Dunne 0-7, T Walsh 2-0, M Conway 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, J Howley 0-1.		P Hoban 1-1, S Cooke 0-3, J Walsh 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 August 1965 Semi-final	Bennettsbridge	2-11 - 1-14	Thomastown	Nowlan Park
	T Kelly 1-6, P. Treacy 1-0, P Moran 0-3, N Skehan 0-1, J Kinsella 0-1		O Walsh 1-1, B O’Sullivan 0-2, P Cushen 0-1.	Referee: J Sutton (Glenmore)

8 August 1965 Semi-final	Mooncoin	2-11 - 1-06	St. Lachtain's	Nowlan Park
	C Dunne 0-5, M Conway 0-3, T Walsh 1-0, B O Keeffe 1-0, N Doyle 0-2, J Dunphy 0-1.		S Buckley 0-4, P Lacey, D Butler, J Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: J Brennan (Young Irelands)

Final

29 August 1965 Final	Mooncoin	2-08 - 1-08	Bennettsbridge	Nowlan Park
	C Dunne 0-6, J Dunphy 1-1, T Walsh 1-0, M Conway 0-1.		T Kelly 1-2, P Moran 0-5, J Bennett 0-1.	Referee: P Johnston

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ollie Walsh	Thomastown	10-04	34	3	11.33
2	Tony Kelly	Bennettsbridge	4-13	25	4	6.25
3	Joe Dunphy	Mooncoin	5-09	23	4	6.00
4	Seán Buckley	St. Lachtain's	0-18	18	3	6.00
4	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	0-18	18	4	4.50
6	Tom Walsh	Mooncoin	4-00	12	4	3.00
	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	1-09	12	2	6.00
	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	1-09	12	4	3.00
9	Tommy Murphy	Rower-Inistioge	3-02	11	2	5.50
9	Tom Walsh	Thomastown	0-11	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ollie Walsh	Thomastown	6-02	18	Slieverue
2	Ollie Walsh	Thomastown	3-01	10	Glenmore
2	Joe Dunphy	Mooncoin	2-04	10	Tullaroan
4	Joe Dunphy	Mooncoin	2-03	9	St. Senan's
	Tony Kelly	Bennettsbridge	1-06	9	Thomastown
	Tom Walsh	Thomastown	0-09	9	Slieverue
7	Noel Skehan	Bennettsbridge	2-01	7	Éire Óg
	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	1-04	7	James Stephens
	Séamie Coogan	Erin's Own	1-04	7	Bennettsbridge
	Seán Buckley	St. Lachtain's	0-07	7	Lisdowney
	Seán Buckley	St. Lachtain's	0-07	7	Rower-Inistioge
	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	0-07	7	St. Senan's

References

^ "The 'Bridge and St Patrick's look good". Kilkenny People. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "With caring Billy it is all about the love of Mooncoin and things Mooncoin". Kilkenny People. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Mooncoin HC". Club IUnfo website. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

External links

1965 Kilkenny SHC souvenir booklet

[1] "The 'Bridge and St Patrick's look good". Kilkenny People. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[2] "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[3] "With caring Billy it is all about the love of Mooncoin and things Mooncoin". Kilkenny People. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[4] "Mooncoin HC". Club IUnfo website. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship