Mayo Senior Hurling Championship
| Mayo Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2024 Mayo Senior Hurling Championship | |
 | |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Region | Mayo (GAA) |
| Trophy | TJ Tyrrell Cup |
| No. of teams | 3 (clubs) 1 (division) |
| Title holders |  Tooreen (33rd title) |
| Most titles | Tooreen (33 titles) |
| Sponsors | Connacht Gold |
The Mayo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested since 1923 by the top Mayo GAA clubs.
In its current format, the Mayo Senior Championship begins in mid-summer. The 4 participating teams are into one groups and play each other in a round-robin system. The group winners and the runners-up proceed to the final match. The other two teams play the Senior B final. The winner of the Mayo Senior Championship qualifies for the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Tooreen are the title holders, defeating Ballyhaunis by 1–21 to 0–22 after extra time in the 2024 final.
History
[edit]Team participation
[edit]As of 2024, the competition is contested by teams representing Ballyhaunis, Castlebar, St. Ciaran's and Tooreen. St Ciaran's are a divisional team made up of Intermediate and Junior club teams.
Ballina, Belmullet and Westport no longer compete in the Senior grade.
Teams
[edit]2024 Teams
[edit]The 4 teams competing in the 2024 Mayo Senior Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Colours | Club/division | Club's division side | Position in 2023 | In championship since | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ballyhaunis
|
Ballyhaunis | Red and black | Club | St Ciarans | Runners-up | ? | 13 | 2020 |
 Castlebar Mitchels
|
Castlebar | Red and gold | Club | St Ciarans | Runners-up (Mayo SBHC) | ? | 2 | 1955 |
 St Ciarans
|
County Mayo | Black and white | Division | N / A | Champions (Mayo SBHC) | 2023 | 0 | — |
| Tooreen
|
Tooreen | Blue and white | Club | St Ciarans | Champions | ? | 34 | 2024 |
Clubs eligible for divisional teams
[edit]| Division | Clubs eligible for divisional team |
|---|---|
| St Ciarans | Ballina Stephenites, Beal Atha Bhearraigh, Caiseal Gaels, Claremorris, Gaeltacht Lorrais, Moytura, Westport |
Clubs
[edit]
Qualification for subsequent competitions
[edit]At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Trophy
[edit]The trophy presented to the winners is the TJ Tyrrell Cup.
Roll of honour
[edit]By club
[edit]| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championship wins | Championship runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tooreen
|
34 | 19 | 1966, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 |
| 2 | Ballyhaunis
|
13 | 12 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 3 |  Westport
|
4 | 7 | 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970 | 1927, 1965, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2011 |
 Ballaghaderreen
|
4 | 0 | 1923, 1924, 1950, 1953 | — | |
| 5 |  Ballinrobe
|
3 | 5 | 1973, 1976, 1977 | 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| Ballina
|
3 | 0 | 1958, 1959, 1996 | — | |
| 7 | Castlebar Mitchels
|
2 | 11 | 1952, 1955 | 1956, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2019 |
| Claremorris
|
2 | 1 | 1968, 1971 | 1957 | |
| Cong
|
2 | 1 | 1965, 1967 | 1966 | |
| Manulla
|
2 | 0 | 1960, 1961 | — | |
 Belmullet
|
2 | 0 | 1957, 2001 | — | |
| 12 | North Mayo
|
1 | 4 | 1988 | 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Moy Slashers | 1 | 1 | 1963 | 1964 | |
| Ballina James Stephens
|
1 | 1 | 2007 | 2006 | |
| Charlestown
|
1 | 0 | 1951 | — | |
| Swinford
|
1 | 0 | 1956 | — | |
| Ballyheane | 1 | 0 | 1927 | — | |
| 18 | Tooreen/Ballyhaunis | 0 | 1 | — | 1958 |
Notes
[edit]- Runners-up unknown: 1923–1924, 1950–1953, 1955, 1959–1962, 1967, 1969–1970
List of finals
[edit]Legend
[edit]- Gold – Connacht intermediate club champions
- Silver – Connacht intermediate club runners-up
List of Mayo SHC finals
[edit]| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |
| 2024 | Tooreen | 1-21 (A.E.T) | Ballyhaunis | 0-22 |
| 2023[1] | Tooreen | 0-13 | Ballyhaunis | 0-08 |
| 2022[2][3] | Tooreen | 1-14 | Ballyhaunis | 2-05 |
| 2021[4] | Tooreen | 0-15 | Ballyhaunis | 1-11 |
| 2020[5] | Ballyhaunis | 1-15 | Tooreen | 1-12 |
| 2019[6] | Tooreen | 0-18 | Castlebar | 1-13 |
| 2018[7] | Tooreen | 0-15 | Ballyhaunis | 0-11 |
| 2017[8] | Tooreen | 2-10 | Ballyhaunis | 0-06 |
| 2016[9][10] | Ballyhaunis | 2-12, 2-13 (R) | Tooreen | 1-15, 1-13 (R) |
| 2015[11] | Ballyhaunis | 0-20 | Tooreen | 1-14 |
| 2014[12] | Ballyhaunis | 1-12 | Tooreen | 1-10 |
| 2013[13] | Tooreen | 4-10 | Ballyhaunis | 1-06 |
| 2012[14] | Ballyhaunis | 1-14 | Tooreen | 0-16 |
| 2011 | Ballyhaunis | 1-19 | Westport | 1-06 |
| 2010 | Ballyhaunis | 0-14 | Tooreen | 0-11 |
| 2009 | Ballyhaunis | 2-09 | Tooreen | 1-07 |
| 2008 | Ballyhaunis | 0-15 | Tooreen | 2-07 |
| 2007 | Ballina | 0-14 | Ballyhaunis | 1-10 |
| 2006[15] | Ballyhaunis | 1-09 | Ballina | 1-04 |
| 2005 | Ballyhaunis | 3-10 | Westport | 0-07 |
| 2004 | Ballyhaunis | 2-11 | Tooreen | 0-08 |
| 2003 | Tooreen | 1-08 | Ballyhaunis | 0-07 |
| 2002 | Ballyhaunis | 4-10 | Tooreen | 3-08 |
| 2001 (After Replay) | Belmullet | 3-14 | Tooreen | 1-11 |
| 2000 | Tooreen | 3-05 | Ballyhaunis | 0-09 |
| 1999 | Tooreen | 1-11 | Ballyhaunis | 1-09 |
| 1998 | Tooreen | 1-12 | Castlebar | 0-07 |
| 1997 | Tooreen | 2-14 | Ballyhaunis | 1-06 |
| 1996 | Ballina | 2-07 | Tooreen | 1-09 |
| 1995 | Tooreen | 3-11 | Castlebar | 2-06 |
| 1994 | Tooreen | 3-18 | Castlebar | 0-04 |
| 1993 | Tooreen | 3-17 | Westport | 0-09 |
| 1992 | Tooreen | 1-12 | Westport | 0-08 |
| 1991 | Tooreen | 2-11 | North Mayo | 1-01 |
| 1990 | Tooreen | 2-19 | North Mayo | 2-04 |
| 1989 | Tooreen | 3-11 | North Mayo | 0-09 |
| 1988 | North Mayo | 2-05 | Tooreen | 1-07 |
| 1987 | Tooreen | 2-15 | Westport | 3-02 |
| 1986 | Tooreen | 5-21 | North Mayo | 3-07 |
| 1985 | Tooreen | 2-17 | Castlebar | 1-05 |
| 1984 | Tooreen | 2-13 | Castlebar | 1-03 |
| 1983 | Tooreen | 0-18 | Castlebar | 1-06 |
| 1982 | Tooreen | 1-10 | Castlebar | 2-05 |
| 1981 | Tooreen | 2-10 | Castlebar | 2-05 |
| 1980 | Tooreen | 2-12 | Ballinrobe | 0-02 |
| 1979 | Tooreen | 2-11 | Ballinrobe | 2-07 |
| 1978 | Tooreen | 2-12 | Ballinrobe | 3-00 |
| 1977 | Ballinrobe | 3-06 | Tooreen | 1-09 |
| 1976 | Ballinrobe | 1-08 | Tooreen | 1-05 |
| 1975 | Tooreen | 2-06 | Ballinrobe | 0-06 |
| 1974 | Tooreen | 2-08 | Castlebar | 2-03 |
| 1973 (After Replay) | Ballinrobe | 2-06 | Tooreen | 2-03 |
| 1972 | Tooreen | 3-09 | Ballinrobe | 2-03 |
| 1971 | Claremorris | Tooreen | ||
| 1970 | Westport | |||
| 1969 | Westport | |||
| 1968 | Claremorris | Tooreen | ||
| 1967 | Cong | |||
| 1966 | Tooreen | 3-05 | Cong | 1-03 |
| 1965 | Cong | Westport | ||
| 1964 | Westport | Moy Slashers | ||
| 1963 | Moy Slashers | 2-04 | Tooreen | 1-02 |
| 1962 | Westport | |||
| 1961 | Manulla | |||
| 1960 | Manulla | |||
| 1959 | Ballina Stephenites | |||
| 1958 | Ballina | Tooreen/Ballyhaunis | ||
| 1957 | Belmullet | 9-05 | Claremorris | 2-01 |
| 1956 | Swinford | 3-09 | Castlebar | 3-05 |
| 1955 | Castlebar Mitchels | |||
| 1954 | No Championship | |||
| 1953 | Ballaghaderreen | |||
| 1952 | Castlebar Mitchels | |||
| 1951 | Charlestown | |||
| 1950 | Ballaghaderreen | |||
| 1949 | No Championship | |||
| 1948 | No Championship | |||
| 1947 | No Championship | |||
| 1946 | No Championship | |||
| 1945 | No Championship | |||
| 1944 | No Championship | |||
| 1943 | No Championship | |||
| 1942 | No Championship | |||
| 1941 | No Championship | |||
| 1940 | No Championship | |||
| 1939 | No Championship | |||
| 1938 | No Championship | |||
| 1937 | No Championship | |||
| 1936 | No Championship | |||
| 1935 | No Championship | |||
| 1934 | No Championship | |||
| 1933 | No Championship | |||
| 1932 | No Championship | |||
| 1931 | No Championship | |||
| 1930 | No Championship | |||
| 1929 | No Championship | |||
| 1928 | No Championship | |||
| 1927 | Ballyheane | Westport | ||
| 1926 | No Championship | |||
| 1925 | No Championship | |||
| 1924 | Ballaghaderreen | |||
| 1923 | Ballaghaderreen | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tooreen overcome Ballyhaunis to claim 33rd Mayo hurling title". RTE. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Tooreen claim fifth Mayo SHC title in six seasons with victory over Ballyhaunis". Irish Independent. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Defending champions Tooreen maintain Mayo dominance". RTÉ.ie. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Melvin, John (13 November 2021). "Tooreen regain Mayo hurling crown with narrow victory over Ballyhaunis". The Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Finnerty, Mike (12 September 2020). "Higgins stars as Ballyhaunis bounce back for Mayo title". rte.ie.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final: Tooreen make it three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Henry, Aiden (14 October 2018). "Tooreen complete three-in-a-row in style". The Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final: Boland on the double as Tooreen triumph". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final: Higgins thwarts Tooreen". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final replay: Higgins the Ballyhaunis hero". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final: Higgins fires Ballyhaunis to victory". Hogan Stand. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Mayo SHC final: double joy for Higgins and Ballyhaunis". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Tooreen's early goal glut stuns Ballyhaunis". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ thescore.ie 2012 final report Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GAA website Archived 2007-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
