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Deutsch1985 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Champions |  Kinnitty (9th title)Mark Corrigan[1] (captain) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Runners-up |  Seir Kieran | ||
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The 1985 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.
Kinnitty entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 13 October 1985 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and Seir Kieran, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kinnitty won the match by 3–18 to 2–08 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a third successive title.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| 29 September 1985 Semi-final | Seir Kieran | 1-13 - 0-13 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
| Joe Dooley 0-9, J Connors 1-1, K Dooley 0-2, J Mooney 0-1. | P Moloughney 0-6, S Kennedy 0-4, J Miller 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. |
| 29 September 1985 Semi-final | Kinnitty | 2-13 - 1-11 | St Rynagh's | St Brendan's Park |
| P Corrigan 0-7, S Coughlan 1-1, J Flaherty 1-1, B Kennedy 0-2, S Donoghue 0-1, D Egan 0-1. | P Horan 0-6, M Conneely 1-1, H Dolan 0-1, S White 0-1, A Fogarty 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1. |
Final
[edit]| 13 October 1985 Final | Kinnitty | 3-18 - 2-08 | Seir Kieran | St Brendan's Park |
| P Corrigan 1-10, M Corrigan 2-2, J Flaherty 0-2, B Kennedy 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1. | Joe Dooley 1-4, N Bergin 1-0, S Dooley 0-2, M Coughlan 0-1, E Coughlan 0-1. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (20 December 2023). "Offaly plunged into mourning with the death of one of its greatest ever hurlers". Offaly Live. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Swash-buckling buccaneers 1982 to 1987". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 28 December 2023.