| 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969 |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Champions: | Rower-Inistioge |
| Champions Captain: | Michael Walsh |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runners-Up: | Bennettsbridge |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Jim Bennett |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 74 |
| Points: | 248 |
| Top Scorer: | Eddie Keher (3-21) |
| Previous Year: | 1967 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1967 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
| Next Tournament: | 1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship |
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.
Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 3-21 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 5-11 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 3 | Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 4-11 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 4 | Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 4-09 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Danny White | Rower-Inistioge | 3-06 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
| 6 | Séamus Coogan | Rower-Inistioge | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Tom Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 8 | Pudsy Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Martin Kavanagh | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 2-10 | 16 | Éire Óg |
| 2 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 2-07 | 13 | Galmoy |
| 3 | Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 3-02 | 11 | Erin's Own |
| Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 2-05 | 11 | Lisdowney | |
| 4 | Pudsy Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | Éire Óg |
| 5 | Martin Kavanagh | Rower-Inistioge | 2-03 | 9 | Éire Óg |
| Billy Harte | Galmoy | 1-06 | 9 | Coon | |
| Séamus Coogan | Erin's Own | 0-09 | 9 | Lidowney | |
| 6 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 2-02 | 8 | Mooncoin |
| Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 1-05 | 8 | Benenttsbridge | |
| Danny White | Rower-Inistioge | 1-05 | 8 | Thomastown | |
| Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 0-08 | 8 | Erin's Own |