1991 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Champions

Birr (11th title)
Brian Whelehan (captain)

Runners-up

Seir Kieran
Mick Coughlan (captain)

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The 1991 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.

St Rynagh's were the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 13 October 1991 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Birr and Seir Kieran, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Birr won the match by 1–12 to 1–11 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in 20 years.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Results

Semi-finals

Seir Kieran v Lusmagh

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Seir Kieran	1-13 - 0-12	Lusmagh	St Brendan's Park
	Johnny Dooley 0-5, Joe Dooley 1-0, B Dooley 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, J Mooney 0-2.		J Troy 0-4, P Temple 0-3, B Troy 0-3, B McGarry 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.

Birr v St Rynagh's

29 September 1991 Semi-final	Birr	1-16 - 1-09	St Rynagh's	St Brendan's Park
	O O'Neill 1-3, D Pilkington 0-5, J Errity 0-4, D Regan 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		M Conneely 1-6, R Mannion 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1.

Final

Birr v Seir Kieran

13 October 1991 Final	Birr	1-12 - 1-11	Seir Kieran	St Brendan's Park
	P Murphy 1-1, A Cahill 0-4, O O'Neill 0-3, D Pilkington 0-1, D Regan 0-1, J Errity 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 0-5, M Coughlan 1-1, Joe Dooley 0-3, B Dooley 0-2.

References

^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "FEATURE: Magnificent Birr were a real force of nature during their glorious heyday". Offaly Live. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Five years of frustration, 1989 to 1993". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Club History". Birr GAA website. Retrieved 1 September 2024.