1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	16 August 1997 – 12 October 1997
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Dunnamaggin (1st title) Paul Cahill (captain)
Runners-up	Young Irelands Cathal Fitzgerald (captain)
Relegated	Mooncoin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	46 (3.07 per match)
Points scored	303 (20.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	D. J. Carey (3–16)
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The 1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 16 August 1997 and ended on 12 October 1997.

Young Irelands were the defending champions.

On 12 October 1997, Dunnamggin won the title after a 2–10 to 2–07 defeat of Young Irelands in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

D. J. Carey from the Young Irelands club was the championship's top scorer with 3–16.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• O'Loughlin Gaels

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• John Locke's

Results

First round

Glenmore v Mooncoin

16 August 1997 First round	Glenmore	1–14 – 2–09	Mooncoin	Mullinavat
	R Heffernan 0–5, P Mullally 1–1, P Fitzgerald 0–3, J Murphy 0–2, M Phelan 0–1, J Phelan 0–1, D Heffernan 0–1.		M Walsh 1–2, T Murphy 1–0, T Dunphy 0–2, J Fitzgerald 0–2, G Kirwan 0–1, P Hogan 0–1, L Sutton 0–1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Tullaroan v Fenians

17 August 1997 First round	Tullaroan	2–08 – 1–07	Fenians	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
	B Teehan 2–0, J Coogan 0–3, J Walton 0–2, M Maher 0–1, L Keoghan 0–1, J Breen 0–1.		B Purcell 1–3, K Power 0–2, P Delaney 0–1, Brendan Ryan 0–1.

Erin's Own v Graigue-Ballycallan

17 August 1997 First round	Erin's Own	4–10 – 3–13	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Young 1–5, D Buggy 2–0, E Holland 1–1, M Coogan 0–2, V Smith 0–2.		D Cleere 2–4, J Young 1–0, J Brennan 0–3, D Byrne 0–3, T Dermody 0–2, A Ronan 0–1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

O'Loughlin Gaels v St. Martin's

17 August 1997 First round	O'Loughlin Gaels	0–16 – 1–11	St. Martin's	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	P Cleere 0–8, B Kelly 0–3, J Daly 0–2, D Ronan 0–1, S Dowling 0–1, J Dowling 0–1.		D Lawlor 0–7, N Moloney 1–3, Brendan Ryan 0–1.

Erin's Own v Graigue-Ballycallan

22 August 1997 First round replay	Erin's Own	1–12 – 1–06	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Young 1–7, V Smith 0–1, D Buggy 0–1, E Holland 0–1, M Owens 0–1, E Brennan 0–1.		T Dermody 1–1, D Cleere 0–3, T Comerford 0–1, J Brennan 0–1.

Relegation play-offs

Mooncoin v St. Martin's

6 September 1997 Semi-final	Mooncoin	1–11 – 4–17	St. Martin's	John Locke Park, Callan
	J Murphy 1–2, M Walsh 0–4, D Connolly 0–1, E Mackey 0–1, P Hogan 0–1, G Kirwan 0–1, M Purcell 0–1.		L Dowling 1–4, J Maher 1–2, N Moloney 1–2, D Lawlor 1–2, J Dooley 0–3, D Dooley 0–1, B Ryan 0–1, P Shore 0–1, A Lawlor 0–1.

Fenians v Graigue-Ballycallan

13 September 1997 Semi-final	Fenians	3–09 – 1–07	Graigue-Ballycallan	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
	W Purcell 1–6, D Garrett 1–0, M Phelan 1–0, M Walsh 0–2, Brendan Ryan 0–1.		Joe Young 1–0, D Cleere 0–3, James Young 0–2, J Teehan 0–1.	Referee: E Mahon (Cloneen)

Mooncoin v Graigue-Ballycallan

20 September 1997 Final	Mooncoin	0–10 – 2–12	Graigue-Ballycallan	Páirc na Seamróga, Ballyhale
	M Walsh 0–3, T Murphy 0–3, B Quinn 0–1, D Mackey 0–1, J Murphy 0–1, D Connolly 0–1.		D Cleere 0–6, J Hoyne 1–2, A Ronan 1–1, J Teehan 0–1, T Dermody 0–1, E Dwyer 0–1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

Quarter-finals

Dicksboro v Tullaroan

29 August 1997 Quarter-final	Dicksboro	1–10 – 0–08	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Hanrick 1–1, T Bawle 0–4, S Kennedy 0–3, D O'Neill 0–1, M Dowling 0–1.		M Maher 0–3, D Gaffney 0–3, J Coogan 0–1, J Walton 0–1.	Referee: E Mahon (Cloneen)

O'Loughlin Gaels v James Stephens

31 August 1997 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	0–06 – 0–10	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Cleere 0–3, A Geoghegan 0–2, T Doyle 0–1.		R Manogue 0–6, P Larkin 0–1, N Lahart 0–1, B McEvoy 0–1, T O'Dowd 0–1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Glenmore v Young Irelands

31 August 1997 Quarter-final	Glenmore	1–10 – 3–08	Young Irelands	Páirc na Seamróga, Ballyhale
	S Dollard 1–0, M Phelan 0–3, R Heffernan 0–2, D Heffernan 0–2, R Mullally 0–1, P Mullally 0–1, J Phelan 0–1.		C Carter 2–1, DJ Carey 0–6, J Carey 1–0, D Carroll 0–1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

Erin's Own v Dunnamaggin

8 September 1997 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	1–07 – 0–18	Dunnamaggin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Holland 1–1, B Young 0–2, F Slevin 0–1, M Coogan 0–1, D Buggy 0–1, K Brennan 0–1.		M Moran 0–8, S Ryan 0–5, E Kennedy 0–2, P Kearney 0–1, P Cahill 0–1, K O'Shea 0–1.

Semi-finals

Young Irelands v James Stephens

21 September 1997 Semi-final	Young Irelands	3–14 – 2–13	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 2–8, J Carey 1–0, C Carter 0–3, D Carroll 0–2, C Phelan 0–1.		B McEvoy 0–7, L O'Connor 1–3, T O'Dowd 1–0, K Grogan 0–1, P Barry 0–1, B Leahy 0–1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Dunnamaggin v Dicksboro

21 September 1997 Semi-final	Dunnamaggin	1–09 – 3–01	Dicksboro	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	K O'Shea 1–0, M Moran 0–3, E Kennedy 0–2, D Lahart 0–1, P Kearney 0–1, M O'Shea 0–1, S Ryan 0–1.		S Prendergast 2–0, S Morrissey 1–0, S Kennedy 0–1.

Final

Dunnamaggin v Young Irelands

12 October 1997 Final	Dunnamaggin	2–10 – 2–07	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	S Ryan 1–1, E Kennedy 1–1, K O'Shea 0–2, P Kearney 0–2, M Moran 0–2, R Cahill 0–1, M O'Neill 0–1.		DJ Carey 1–2, C Carter 1–0, J Fitzgerald 0–2, C Phelan 0–2, J McDermott 0–1.	Referee: P Neary

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	3–16	25	3	8.33
2	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	2–16	22	4	5.50
3	Brian Young	Erin's Own	2–14	20	3	6.66
4	Willie Purcell	Fenians	2-09	15	2	7.50
5	Charlie Carter	Young Irelands	3-04	13	3	4.33
	Michael Moran	Dunnamaggin	0–13	13	3	4.33
6	Michael Walsh	Mooncoin	1-09	12	3	4.00
	Damien Lawlor	St. Martin's	1-09	12	2	6.00
7	Niall Moloney	St. Martin's	2-05	11	2	5.50
	Paul Cleere	O'Loughlin Gaels	0–11	11	2	5.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	2-08	14	James Stephens
2	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-04	10	Erin's Own
	Brian Young	Erin's Own	1-07	10	Graigue-Ballycallan
3	Willie Purcell	Fenians	1-06	9	Graigue-Ballycallan
4	Brian Young	Erin's Own	1-05	8	Graigue-Ballycallan
	Paul Cleere	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-08	8	St. Martin's
	Michael Moran	Dunnamaggin	0-08	8	Erin's Own
5	Charlie Carter	Young Irelands	2-01	7	Glenmore
	Liam Dowling	St. Martin's	1-04	7	Mooncoin
	Damien Lawlor	St. Martin's	0-07	7	O'Loughlin Gaels
	Brian McEvoy	James Stephens	0-07	7	Young Irelands

References

1. "Dunnamaggin are superb". Irish Times. 13 October 1997. Retrieved 7 October 2018.