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Wikipedia / Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship

The Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Monaghan GAA clubs. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1909.

Castleblayney Hurling Club are the title holders (2025), having defeated Truagh in the Final.

History

The trophy presented to the winners was the Blayney Shoe Company Cup (1945-1996) and now the Mick Quigley Cup (since 1997). The winners of the Monaghan Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship or Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship or All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

The Mick Hannon DHL (Development Hurling League) is the Monaghan reserve hurling league. It was renamed in 2020, with Inniskeen being the first team to win the Mick Hannon Cup in 2021, defeating Carrickmacross in the final on a scoreline of 3-07 to 1-07.

Format

The format was changed in 2025 to a straight knock-out structure.

With currently 7 teams competing the highest place in the Monaghan Senior Hurling League (SHL) qualifies for the semi-finals. The remaining 6 teams compete 3 quarter-finals.

The 3 winner and the SHL champion compete the semi-finals. The winners advance to the final.

The 3 quarter-final losers contest the Junior championship with the highest placed team in the SHL advancing directly to the final.

Teams

2026 Teams

The 7 teams competing in the 2026 Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship are:

Team

Location

Colours

Position in 2025

Championship titles

Last championship title

Carrickmacross Hurling

Carrickmacross

Green and yellow

Semi-finals

9

1975

Castleblayney Hurling Club

Castleblayney

Green and gold

Champions

35

2025

Clontibret O'Neills

Clontibret

Saffron and white

Junior Semi-final

17

2003

Inniskeen Grattans

Inniskeen

Green, Red and White

Semi-finals

4

2023

Latton O'Rahilly

Latton

White and blue

Junior Runners-up

0

—

Monaghan Harps Hurling Club

Monaghan

Green and white

Junior Champions

6

1998

Truagh

Emyvale

Red and black

Runners-up

0

—

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Intermediate

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Junior

At the end of the championship, the runners-up play the Junior champions and the winner will qualify to the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

Legend

(r) = replay

List of Monaghan SHC finals

Year

Winners

Runners-up

Club

Score

Club

Score

1909

Greenan's Cross Tír na nÓg

5-06

Monaghan Harps

3-07

1910

Monaghan Harps

7-00

Greenan's Cross Tir na nOg

3-00

1911

Clones

5-01

Greenan's Cross Tir na nOg

0-00

1912

Unfinished

1913

No Championship

1914

Carrickmacross

3-02

Clones and Monaghan

0-00

1915

South Monaghan (Carrickmacross)

3-03

North Monaghan (Clones and Monaghan)

0-03

1916

South Monaghan (Carrickmacross)

3-02

North Monaghan (Clones and Monaghan)

2-01

1917

No Championship

1918

No Championship

1919

No Championship

1920

No Championship

1921

No Championship

1922

No Championship

1923

No Championship

1924

No Championship

1925

No Championship

1926

No Championship

1927

No Championship

1928

No Championship

1929

No Championship

1930

No Championship

1931

No Championship

1932

No Championship

1933

No Championship

1934

No Championship

1935

No Championship

1936

No Championship

1937

No Championship

1938

Clones

7-04

Monaghan

4-04

1939

Unfinished

1940

No Championship

1941

No Championship

1942

No Championship

1943

Castleblayney Hurling Club

6-03

Carrickmacross

3-01

1944

Unfinished

1945

Carrickmacross

3-01 (r)

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-04 (r)

1946

Unfinished

1947

No Championship

1948

No Championship

1949

No Championship

1950

Clones

2-03

Monaghan

1-01

1951

Clones

4-03

Monaghan

3-01

1952

No Championship

1953

No Championship

1954

No Championship

1955

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-07

Monaghan

2-08

1956

Monaghan

4-05

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-03

1957

Castleblayney Hurling Club

5-06

Monaghan

2-04

1958

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-02

Keady

1-01

1959

Castleblayney Hurling Club

5-01

Dungannon Thomas Clarkes

0-00

1960

Unfinished

1961

No Championship

1962

Castleblayney Eire Og

4-00

Castleblayney Faughs

2-03

1963

Carrickmacross

3-04

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-00

1964

Carrickmacross

4-03

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-04

1965

Unfinished

1966

Clontibret O'Neills

2-04

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-01

1967

Carrickmacross

6-03

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-06

1968

Clones

5-07

Clontibret O'Neills

1-02

1969

Clontibret O'Neills

5-03

Carrickmacross

4-05

1970

Clontibret O'Neills

4-07

Clones

3-05

1971

Carrickmacross

5-06

Clontibret O'Neills

3-04

1972

No Championship

1973

Clontibret O'Neills

3-13

Carrickmacross

6-03

1974

Castleblayney Hurling Club

5-11 (r) (1-02)

Emyvale

2-02 (r) (1-02)

1975

Carrickmacross

7-06

Emyvale

3-03

1976

Ballybay Pearse Brothers

1-06

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-08

1977

Castleblayney Hurling Club

6-07

Carrickmacross

0-06

1978

Clontibret O'Neills

3-08

Carrickmacross

1-05

1979

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-07

Clontibret O'Neills

1-06

1980

Clontibret O'Neills

2-07

Monaghan Harps

0-05

1981

Clontibret O'Neills

4-15

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-09

1982

Clontibret O'Neills

3-12

Carrickmacross

2-07

1983

Clontibret O'Neills

4-11

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-07

1984

Clontibret O'Neills

4-03

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-02

1985

Clontibret O'Neills

2-11

Monaghan Harps

0-06

1986

Clontibret O'Neills

3-07

Monaghan Harps

0-05

1987

Clontibret O'Neills

3-07

Monaghan Harps

0-05

1988

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-07 (r) (0-14)

Clontibret O'Neills

2-03 (r) (2-08)

1989

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-06 (r) (1-06)

Clontibret O'Neills

0-04 (r) (1-06)

1990

Clontibret O'Neills

2-10

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-09

1991

Clontibret O'Neills

3-10

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-09

1992

Castleblayney Hurling Club

4-08

Clontibret O'Neills

2-09

1993

Monaghan Harps

4-09

Carrickmacross

5-04

1994

Castleblayney Hurling Club

4-08

Monaghan

2-05

1995

Monaghan Harps

2-13

Carrickmacross

1-13

1996

Monaghan Harps

1-06

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-08

1997

Clontibret O'Neills

1-12

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-04

1998

Monaghan Harps

4-06

Clontibret O'Neills

0-08

1999

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-10 (r)

Monaghan

0-06 (r)

2000

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-11

Clontibret O'Neills

1-11

2001

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-11

Clontibret O'Neills

1-10

2002

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-10

Monaghan Harps

0-09

2003

Clontibret O'Neills

4-04 (r)

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-07 (r)

2004

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-14

Monaghan Harps

1-07

2005

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-15

Carrickmacross

2-05

2006

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-09

Inniskeen Grattans

1-10

2007

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-15

Latton

1-10

2008

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-17

Clontibret O'Neills

0-10

2009

Castleblayney Hurling Club

3-17

Latton

1-05

2010

Inniskeen Grattans

0-17

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-10

2011

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-16

Inniskeen Grattans

1-07

2012

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-13

Inniskeen Grattans

1-11

2013

Inniskeen Grattans

0-13

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-09

2014

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-13

Inniskeen Grattans

0-09

2015

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-13

Inniskeen Grattans

0-09

2016

Inniskeen Grattans

5-15

Monaghan Harps

1-06

2017

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-17

Inniskeen Grattans

0-15

2018

Castleblayney Hurling Club

6-17

Inniskeen Grattans

0-09

2019

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-20

Truagh

1-10

2020

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-22

Truagh

0-08

2021

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-23

Carrickmacross

1-10

2022

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-15

Carrickmacross

1-08

2023

Inniskeen Grattans

1-11

Castleblayney Hurling Club

0-13

2024

Castleblayney Hurling Club

2-20

Inniskeen Grattans

0-11

2025

Castleblayney Hurling Club

1-19

Truagh

2-08

Roll of honour

By club

#

Club

Titles

Runners-up

Championships won

Championships runner-up

1

Castleblayney Hurling Club

35

18

1943, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

1945, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2023

2

Clontibret O'Neills

17

10

1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2003

1968, 1971, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008

3

Carrickmacross

9

11

1914, 1915, 1916, 1945, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975

1943, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2021, 2022

4

Monaghan Harps

6

8

1910, 1956, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998

1909, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2004, 2016

5

Clones

5

1

1911, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1968

1970

6

Inniskeen Grattans

4

8

2010, 2013, 2016, 2023

2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024

7

Greenan's Cross Tír na nÓg

1

2

1909

1910, 1911

Ballybay Pearse Brothers

1

0

1976

—

9

Monaghan

0

7

—

1938, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1994, 1999

Truagh

0

3

—

2019, 2020, 2025

North Monaghan (Clones and Monaghan)

0

2

—

1915, 1916

Emyvale

0

2

—

1974, 1975

Latton

0

2

—

2007, 2009

Clones and Monaghan

0

1

—

1914

Keady

0

1

—

1958

Dungannon Thomas Clarkes

0

1

—

1959

Castleblayney Faughs

0

1

—

1962

Monaghan Junior Hurling Championship

The Monaghan Junior Hurling Championship (Abbreviated to the Monaghan JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Monaghan in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Monaghan hurling championship system.

Truagh are the title holders, defeating Monaghan Harps Hurling Club by 1-19 - 2-10 in the 2023 final.

Format

Format: Teams that finished 4th to 7th place in the group stage of the Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship contest the championship.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals (2023–)

Year

Winners

Runners-up

Club

Score

Club

Score

2023

Truagh

1-19

Monaghan Harps Hurling Club

2-10

2024

Truagh

3-13

Clontibret O'Neills

2-10

2025

Monaghan Harps

5-14

Latton

0-14

Roll of honour (2023–)

Winner

Titles

Runners-up

Years won

Years runners-up

Truagh

2

0

2023, 2024

—

Monaghan Harps Hurling Club

1

1

2025

2023

Clontibret O'Neills

0

1

—

2024

Latton

0

1

—

2025

See also

References