1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Dates 9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969 Teams 15 Champions Rower-Inistioge (1st title)Runners-up Bennettsbridge Matches played 15 Goals scored 74 (4.93 per match) Points scored 248 (16.53 per match) Top scorer(s) Eddie Keher (3-21)
The 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887 . The championship began on 9 June 1968 and ended on 27 April 1969.
Bennettsbridge were the defending champions .
On 27 April 1969, Rower-Inistioge won the championship after a 3–09 to 2–07 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final at Nowlan Park .[1] It was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship triumph.
Rower-Inistioge's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
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9 June 1968 First round 2-09 - 3-10 Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
N Morrissey 2-0, M Lalor 0-4, M Coonan 0-4, J Nolan 0-1.
W Harte 1-6, P Phelan 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, P Bowe 1-0, W Phelan 0-2.
Referee: P Johnston
Thomastown v Young Irelands
9 June 1968 First round Thomastown 5-07 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
S Kearney 2-1, V Kirby 1-4, M Walsh 1-0, T Hoyne 1-0, J Blanchfield 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.
J Byrne 1-0, S Kelly 1-0, P Comerford 1-0, P Roche 0-2, J Brophy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, J Carty 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1.
Referee: P Johnston
v Mooncoin
16 June 1968 First round 0-11 - 4-07 Mooncoin Piltown Sportsfield , Piltown
S Cooke 0-3, T Gaule 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, B Donovan 0-1, C Knox 0-1, T Hogan 0-1.
B O'Keeffe 2-0, C Dunne 1-3, J Dunphy 1-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1.
Referee: J Murphy (Glenmore)
Erin's Own v Lisdowney
30 June 1968 First round Erin's Own 3-09 - 4-06 Lisdowney St. Patrick's Park , Ballyragget
T Brennan 1-1, W Brennan 1-1, S Coogan 0-4, M Coogan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, G Bryan 0-1.
D Blanchfield 3-2, T Carroll 1-0, M Carroll 0-2, M Mackey 0-1, M Fogarty 0-1.
Referee: R Behan (Urlingford)
Erin's Own v Lisdowney
21 July 1968 First round replay Erin's Own 2-12 - 4-11 Lisdowney Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
S Coogan 0-9, T Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, K Meally 0-2, M Boran 0-1.
D Blanchfield 0-8, J Dowling 2-0, M Holohan 1-0, C Fogarty 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, J Skehan 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.
Second round [ ]
Bennettsbridge v
4 August 1968 Second round Bennettsbridge 3-11 - 2-07 Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
P Moran 2-7, J Bennett 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.
L Harte 2-0, W Phelan 0-3, L Hanrahan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, B Harte 0-1.
Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
Semi-finals [ ]
Bennettsbridge v Mooncoin
29 September 1968 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 4-08 - 2-04 Mooncoin Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
P Moran 2-2, M McCarthy 1-2, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1.
C Dunne 1-1, D Kinsella 1-0, J Dunphy 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Conway 0-1.
Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
Rower-Inistioge v St. Lachtain's
6 April 1969 Semi-final Rower-Inistioge 2-08 - 1-10 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
D White 2-0, E Keher 0-3, M Cahill 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.
J Cullinane 1-0, S Buckley 0-5, T Dwan 0-3, M Dawson 0-1, J Teehan 0-1.
Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)
Final [ ]
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
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