Kerry Minor Hurling Championship

The Kerry Minor Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Keane's SuperValu Killorglin Kerry County Minor Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the top Under 17 (previously Under 18) hurling teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland. The first championship was held in 1947 and was won by a North Kerry selection comprising players from the Crotta O'Neill's, Lixnaw and Ballyduff clubs.

The series of games are played during the summer months, with the county final usually being played in Austin Stack Park.

A number of championships were awarded by the Co. Board following an objection, often due to the presence of an over-age or illegal player. The ultimate outcome of the 1967 championship is not known with the final subject to Co, Board and Munster Council hearings and appeals. The 1970 championship was unfinished.

Trophy The Seán Lovett Cup was presented to the championship winners for the first time in 1990, when, perhaps appropriately, Kilmoyley succeeded in retaining the title. This Cup commemorates a great Kilmoyley hurler and club man who also played hurling and football with Kerry from the late 1940s to the 1960s. Previously the Corn Mac Giolla Dia in memory of a former Kerry hurler, Patrick Godley of Ballyheigue, had been awarded to the winners from 1960 onwards. This trophy was presented to the County Board by friends of the late Mr Godley from Chicago.

Roll of honour # Team Wins Years won Runner-up Years runner-up1St Brendan's, Ardfert141961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2022, 202391976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, 2003, 2010, 2015, 20212Kilmoyley131953, 1964, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2009101958, 1960, 1965, 1982, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2008, 20123Ballyduff121972, 1973, 1975, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2020, 2021, 2024, 202691969, 1974, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2009, 2019, 2022, 20234Lixnaw101958, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1976, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2014, 201561956, 1957, 1975, 1983, 2002, 20165Abbeydorney51957, 1971, 1999, 2008, 201841973, 1995, 1996, 19976Killarney31950, 1951, 195221953, 1954Ballyheigue31960, 1982, 199271955, 1980, 1987, 2007, 2011, 2020, 2026Causeway31968, 1977, 197981972, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2013Kenmare31983, 1988, 201011986Crotta O'Neill's32016, 2017, 201981963, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1981, 1988, 2024, 202511St, Patricks (Abbeydorney/Crotta)21954, 19560Austin Stacks21955, 198621961, 196613North Kerry (Crotta/Lixnaw/Ballyduff)11947North Kerry Pearses1194831949, 1951, 1952St. Brendan's (Div.) (Ardfert/Ballyheigue)1194911959Kenmare/Kilgarvan1195921947, 1948, 1962Tralee Parnells120250 --North Kerry (St. Michael's)011950 --Lixnaw/Crotta O'Neill's012005 --South Kerry012014 --Abbeydorney/Tralee Parnells012017 --Ballyheigue/Causeway012018

Finals listed by year Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Final date Final location2026Ballyduff2-11Ballyheigue0-0802/08/2026Tralee 2025 Tralee Parnells 2-18 Crotta O'Neill's 1-10 03/08/2025 Tralee 2024 Ballyduff 1-17 Crotta O'Neill's 2-10 16/08/2024 Tralee 2023 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 Ballyduff 1-11 28/07/2023 Tralee 2022 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-13 Ballyduff 1-13 29/07/2022 Tralee 2021 Ballyduff 0-23 St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-10 11/09/2021 Tralee 2020 Ballyduff 1-13 Ballyheigue 1-09 12/09/2020 Tralee 2019 Crotta O'Neill's 1-11 Ballyduff 0-13 25/08/2019 Tralee 2018 Abbeydorney 3-11 Ballyheigue/Causeway 1-16 26/08/2018 Tralee 2017 Crotta O'Neill's 1-14 Abbeydorney/Tralee Parnells 1-13 08/10/2017 Tralee 2016 Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 Lixnaw 0-09 11/09/2016 Tralee 2015 Lixnaw 3-19 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-10 17/10/2015 Kilmoyley 2014 Lixnaw 3-18 South Kerry 1-09 04/10/2014 Abbeydorney 2013Kerryman newspaper - 20/11/2013 St. Brendan's, Ardfert 2-15 Causeway 2-04 15/11/2013 Abbeydorney 2012Kerryman newspaper - 17/10/2012 Lixnaw 0-17 Kilmoyley 0-12 13/10/2012 Tralee 2011Kerryman newspaper - 19/10/2011 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-18 Ballyheigue 3-08 16/10/2011 Tralee 2010Kerryman newspaper - 13/10/2010 Kenmare 1-12 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-07 10/10/2010 Tralee 2009Kerryman newspaper - 30-09-2009 Kilmoyley bt. Ballyduff 27/09/2009 Tralee 2008Kerryman newspaper - 05/11/2008 Abbeydorney 1-10 Kilmoyley 0-10 01/11/2008 Ballyheigue 2007Kerryman newspaper - 10/10/2007 Kilmoyley 3-15 Ballyheigue 1-09 07/10/2007 Tralee 2006Kerryman newspaper - 11/10/2006 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 Kilmoyley 0-05 07/10/2006 Tralee 2005 St Brendan's, Ardfert bt. Lixnaw/Crotta O'Neill's 27/11/2005 2004Kerryman newspaper - 07/10/2004 Lixnaw 2-06 Kilmoyley 0-07 03/10/2004 Tralee 2003Kerryman newspaper - 20/10/2003 Ballyduff 0-11 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-04 16/11/2003 Tralee 2002Kerryman newspaper - 19/09/2002 St Brendan's, Ardfert 2-06 Lixnaw 0-09 15/09/2002 Tralee 2001Kerryman newspaper - 04/10/2001 Ballyduff 2-09 Causeway 1-03 30/09/2001 Tralee 2000Kerryman newspaper - 20/10/2000 Kilmoyley 2-08 Ballyduff 1-06 15/10/2000 Killarney 1999Kerryman newspaper - 08/10/1999 Abbeydorney 1-10 Kilmoyley 0-06 03/10/1999 Tralee 1998Kerryman newspaper - 23/10/1998 Ballyduff 2-15 Causeway 3-01 18/10/1998 Tralee 1997Kerryman newspaper - 26/09/1997 Lixnaw 0-08 Abbeydorney 0-05 21/09/1997 Tralee 1996Kerryman newspaper - 20/09/1996 Ballyduff 2-07 Abbeydorney 0-02 14/09/1996 Tralee 1995Kerryman newspaper - 06/10/1995 Kilmoyley 1-08 Abbeydorney 0-05 01/10/1995 Tralee 1994Kerryman newspaper - 30/09/1994 Ballyduff 2-09 Kilmoyley 1-05 25/09/1994 Tralee 1993Kerryman newspaper - 03/09/1993 Kilmoyley 0-12 Ballyduff 1-06 27/08/1993 Tralee 1992Kerryman newspaper - 25/09/1992 Ballyheigue 2-08 Causeway 0-01 20/09/1992 Tralee 1991Kerryman newspaper - 13/09/1991 Kilmoyley 3-07 Causeway 3-06 08/09/1991 Tralee 1990Kerryman newspaper - 15/09/1990 Kilmoyley 2-16 Causeway 3-01 10/09/1990 Causeway 1989Kerryman newspaper - 15/09/1989 Kilmoyley 6-09 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-05 10/09/1989 Tralee 1988Kerryman newspaper - 16/09/1988 Kenmare 4-11 Crotta O'Neill's 0-05 11/09/1988 Tralee 1987Kerryman newspaper - 18/09/1987 Kilmoyley 5-08 Ballyheigue 2-04 13/09/1987 Tralee 1986Kerryman newspaper - 17/10/1986 Austin Stacks 1-07 Kenmare 0-08 12/10/1986 Killarney 1985Kerryman newspaper - 13/09/1985 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-13 Ballyduff 1-07 08/09/1985 Tralee 1984Kerryman newspaper - 19/10/1984 St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-11 Causeway 0-05 14/10/1984 Tralee 1983Kerryman newspaper - 21/10/1983 Kenmare 5-05 Lixnaw 2-02 16/10/1983 Milltown 1982Kerryman newspaper - 19/11/1982 Ballyheigue (Rep.) 0-05 (Draw) 0-06 Kilmoyley(Rep.) 0-02 (Draw) 0-06 14/11/1982 Abbeydorney 1981Kerryman newspaper - 18/09/1981 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-06 Crotta O'Neill's 1-02 13/09/1981 Tralee 1980Kerryman newspaper - 03/10/1980 Kilmoyley (Rep.) 5-05 (Draw) 2-08 Ballyheigue (Rep.) 2-02 (Draw) 4-02 28/09/1980 Abbeydorney 1979Kerryman newspaper - 28/09/1979 Causeway 1-09 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-05 23/09/1979 Abbeydorney 1978Kerryman newspaper - 22/09/1978 Kilmoyley 1-03 St Brendan's, Ardfert 0-02 17/09/1978 Tralee 1977Kerryman newspaper - 23/09/1977 Causeway 3-05 St Brendan's, Ardfert 1-02 18/09/1977 Tralee 1976Kerryman newspaper - 22/10/1976 Lixnaw (Rep.) 5-10 (Draw) 1-11 St Brendan's, Ardfert (Rep.) 1-03 (Draw) 2-08 17/10/1976 Tralee 1975Kerryman newspaper - 17/10/1975 Ballyduff 3-12 Lixnaw 1-04 12/10/1975 Tralee 1974Kerryman newspaper - 11/10/1974 Lixnaw 4-02 Ballyduff 0-05 06/10/1974 Abbeydorney 1973Kerryman newspaper - 19/10/1973 Ballyduff 5-15 Abbeydorney 0-02 14/10/1973 Tralee 1972Kerryman newspaper - 16/09/1972 Ballyduff 1-13 Causeway 0-06 10/09/1972 Tralee 1971Kerryman newspaper - 06/11/1971 Abbeydorney 4-10 Crotta O'Neill's 4-04 31/10/1971 Tralee 1970 Not completed 1969Kerryman newspaper - 06/12/1969 St Brendan's, Ardfert (Rep.) 4-02 (Draw) 3-01 Ballyduff (Rep.) 0-02 (Draw) 3-01 30/11/1969 Tralee 1968Kerryman newspaper - 14/12/1968Kerryman newspaper - 01/03/1969 Causeway (Awarded by Co. Board) Crotta O'Neill's 1967Kerryman newspaper - 18/05/1968 Austin Stacks (Awarded by Co. Board but Causeway appeal to Munster Council was allowed) 6-01 Causeway 5-04 26/11/1967 Tralee 1966Kerryman newspaper - 19/11/1966 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-04 Austin Stacks 1-01 13/11/1966 Tralee 1965Kerryman newspaper - 25/09/1964Kerryman newspaper - 23/10/1965 Lixnaw (Awarded by Co. Board) Kilmoyley 1964Kerryman newspaper - 12/09/1964 Kilmoyley 2-09 Crotta O'Neill's 4-02 06/09/1964 Tralee 1963Kerryman newspaper - 02/11/1963 Lixnaw 5-05 Crotta O'Neill's 4-03 27/10/1963 Tralee 1962Kerryman newspaper - 08/02/1962 St Brendan's, Ardfert 3-06 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1-05 02/09/1962 Tralee 1961Kerryman newspaper - 09/09/1961 St Brendan's, Ardfert 6-06 Austin Stacks 7-02 03/09/1961 Tralee 1960Kerryman newspaper - 03/09/1960 Ballyheigue 6-05 Kilmoyley 4-00 28/08/1960 Tralee 1959Kerryman newspaper - 05/09/1959 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 3-05 St Brendan's 3-02 03/09/1959 Tralee 1958Kerryman newspaper - 11/10/1958 Lixnaw 2-07 Kilmoyley 0-01 05/10/1958 Tralee 1957Kerryman newspaper - 28/09/1957 Abbeydorney 5-09 Lixnaw 0-01 22/09/1957 Ardfert 1956Kerryman newspaper - 20/10/1956 St, Patrick's (Abbeydorney/Crotta O'Neill's) 7-03 Lixnaw 7-02 14/10/1956 Tralee 1955Kerryman newspaper - 10/09/1955 Austin Stacks 9-04 Ballyheigue 2-02 04/09/1955 Tralee 1954Kerry Champion newspaper - 13/11/1954 St. Patrick's (Abbeydorney/Crotta O'Neill's) 5-05 Killarney 1-00 07/11/1954 Tralee 1953 Kilmoyley 10-04 Killarney 2-03 1952Kerryman newspaper - 23/08/1952 Killarney 6-03 Pearses 1-02 21/08/1952 Tralee 1951Kerryman newspaper - 08/09/1951 Killarney 4-02 Pearses 1-01 30/08/1951 Tralee 1950Kerryman newspaper - 07/10/1950 Killarney 3-03 North Kerry (St. Michael's) 2-01 01/10/1950 Tralee 1949The Kerry Champion newspaper - 01/10/1949 records a win for Pearse's over St. Brendan's by 7–01 to 1-01. The Co. Board subsequently awarded the title to St. Brendan's following an objection. St Brendan's (St Brendan's, Ardfert/Ballyheigue) (Awarded by Co. Board) Pearses (Causeway/Ballyduff/Kilmoyley) 25/09/1949 Abbeydorney 1948The Kerry Champion newspaper - 22/05/1948 records a win for South Kerry over North Kerry Pearse's by 3–01 to 0-00. The Co. Board subsequently awarded the title to North Kerry Pearse's. North Kerry Pearse's (Awarded by Co. Board) Kenmare/Kilgarvan 16/05/1948 Killarney 1947Kerry Champion newspaper - 18/10/1947 North Kerry (Crotta O'Neill's/Lixnaw/Ballyduff) 4-02 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1-04 12/10/1947 Kenmare

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