1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:21 July 1974 – 13 October 1974
Teams:11
Champions: Abbeydorney
Count:4
Champions Captain:Tony Behan
Runners-Up: Austin Stacks
Runners-Up Captain:Garry Scollard
Matches:9
Goals:43
Points:101
Previous Year:1973
Previous Tournament:1973 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1975
Next Tournament:1975 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 1974 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 11 June 1974. The championship ran from 21 July 1974 to 13 October 1974.

Ballyduff entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Abbeydorney in the quarter-finals.[1]

The final was played on 13 October 1974 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Abbeydorney and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Abbeydorney won the match by 3–08 to 1–04 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 61 years.[3] [4] It would be their last title for 50 years.[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: Ballyduff GAA roll of honour. 6 August 2024 . Ballyduff GAA.
  2. News: Club Titles - Kerry. 6 August 2024 .
  3. News: Abbeydorney take hurling title. 6 August 2024 . The Kerryman. 17 October 1974.
  4. News: Kerry SHC: Abbeydorney heroes reflect on club’s last title fifty years ago. 6 August 2024 . The Kerryman. 11 July 2024.
  5. News: Kerry SHC: Brilliant Abbeydorney end 50-year famine with superb victory over Ballyduff. 4 August 2023 . Irish Examiner. 3 August 2023. Murt. Murphy.