Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition organised by the Duhallow Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Kanturk Co-Op Mart Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Duhallow Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1933 for junior hurling teams in the Barony of Duhallow in County Cork, Ireland.
Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship | |
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Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) |
Region | Duhallow (GAA) |
Trophy | John Joe Brosnan Memorial Cup |
No. of teams | 8 |
Title holders | Newmarket (16th title) |
First winner | Millstreet (1933) |
Most titles | Meelin (20 titles) |
Sponsors | Kanturk Co-Op Mart |
Official website | Duhallow GAA |
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months. The championship starts with 2 groups and the group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage. This gives each team at least 3 matches.
The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Duhallow championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.
Newmarket are the title-holders, defeating Dromtarriffe by 4-14 to 2-13 in the 2023 final.