1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 June 1968 and ended on 27 April 1969.

1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969
Teams	15
Champions	Rower-Inistioge (1st title) Michael Walsh (captain)
Runners-up	Bennettsbridge Jim Bennett (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	74 (4.93 per match)
Points scored	248 (16.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eddie Keher (3-21)
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Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.

On 27 April 1969, Rower-Inistioge won the championship after a 3–09 to 2–07 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship triumph.

Rower-Inistioge's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

• Coon

Results

First round

Coon v Galmoy

9 June 1968 First round	Coon	2-09 - 3-10	Galmoy	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Morrissey 2-0, M Lalor 0-4, M Coonan 0-4, J Nolan 0-1.		W Harte 1-6, P Phelan 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, P Bowe 1-0, W Phelan 0-2.	Referee: P Johnston

Tullaroan v St. Lachtain's

9 June 1968 First round	Tullaroan	0-03 - 1-10	St. Lachtain's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Fitzgerald 0-2, P Doheny 0-1.		S Buckley 0-7, T Dwan 1-0, P Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

Thomastown v Young Irelands

9 June 1968 First round	Thomastown	5-07 - 3-06	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	S Kearney 2-1, V Kirby 1-4, M Walsh 1-0, T Hoyne 1-0, J Blanchfield 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Byrne 1-0, S Kelly 1-0, P Comerford 1-0, P Roche 0-2, J Brophy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, J Carty 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1.	Referee: P Johnston

St. Senan's v Mooncoin

16 June 1968 First round	St. Senan's	0-11 - 4-07	Mooncoin	Piltown Sportsfield, Piltown
	S Cooke 0-3, T Gaule 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, B Donovan 0-1, C Knox 0-1, T Hogan 0-1.		B O'Keeffe 2-0, C Dunne 1-3, J Dunphy 1-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Glenmore)

Erin's Own v Lisdowney

30 June 1968 First round	Erin's Own	3-09 - 4-06	Lisdowney	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	T Brennan 1-1, W Brennan 1-1, S Coogan 0-4, M Coogan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, G Bryan 0-1.		D Blanchfield 3-2, T Carroll 1-0, M Carroll 0-2, M Mackey 0-1, M Fogarty 0-1.	Referee: R Behan (Urlingford)

Tullogher v James Stephens

30 June 1969 First round	Tullogher	0-05 - 2-11	James Stephens	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	D Flynn 0-3, B Nolan 0-1, T Doolan 0-1.		S Brennan 1-3, M Taylor 1-2, M Dunne 0-4, N Morrissey 0-1, L Tyrrell 0-1.

Éire Óg v Rower-Inistioge

30 June 1969 First round	Éire Óg	1-03 - 8-21	Rower-Inistioge	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	J O'Leary 1-1, R Grace 0-1, T Dowling 0-1.		E Keher 2-10, P Murphy 2-4, M Kavanagh 2-3, J Murphy 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2.

Erin's Own v Lisdowney

21 July 1968 First round replay	Erin's Own	2-12 - 4-11	Lisdowney	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	S Coogan 0-9, T Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, K Meally 0-2, M Boran 0-1.		D Blanchfield 0-8, J Dowling 2-0, M Holohan 1-0, C Fogarty 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, J Skehan 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.

Second round

St. Lachtain's v James Stephens

28 July 1968 Second round	St. Lachtain's	1-07 - 0-06	James Stephens	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	D Butler 1-1, S Buckley 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, T Butler 0-1, T Dwan 0-1.		S Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, M Dunne 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.	Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)

Bennettsbridge v Galmoy

4 August 1968 Second round	Bennettsbridge	3-11 - 2-07	Galmoy	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Moran 2-7, J Bennett 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.		L Harte 2-0, W Phelan 0-3, L Hanrahan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, B Harte 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Mooncoin v Lisdowney

4 August 1968 Second round	Mooncoin	5-11 - 2-03	Lisdowney	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Dunne 2-5, N Doyle 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, D Holden 1-0, T Grant 0-2, M Conway 0-1.		D Blanchfield 1-1, J Dowling 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2.	Referee: P Johnston

Rower-Inistioge v Thomastown

30 March 1969 Second round	Rower-Inistioge	3-11 - 1-05	Thomastown	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D White 1-5, M Walsh 1-0, T Murphy 1-0, E Keher 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-2.		T McMahon 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

Semi-finals

Bennettsbridge v Mooncoin

29 September 1968 Semi-final	Bennettsbridge	4-08 - 2-04	Mooncoin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Moran 2-2, M McCarthy 1-2, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1.		C Dunne 1-1, D Kinsella 1-0, J Dunphy 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Conway 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Rower-Inistioge v St. Lachtain's

6 April 1969 Semi-final	Rower-Inistioge	2-08 - 1-10	St. Lachtain's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D White 2-0, E Keher 0-3, M Cahill 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.		J Cullinane 1-0, S Buckley 0-5, T Dwan 0-3, M Dawson 0-1, J Teehan 0-1.	Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)

Final

Rower-Inistioge v Bennettsbridge

27 April 1969 Final	Rower-Inistioge	3-09 - 3-07	Bennettsbridge	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Keher 1-5, T Murphy 2-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D White 0-1.		P Moran 1-2, N Ryan 1-1, J Bennett 1-0, J Kinsella 0-3, S Cleere 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	3-21	30	4	7.50
2	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	5-11	26	3	8.66
3	Dick Blanchfield	Lisdowney	4-11	23	3	7.66
4	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	4-09	21	3	7.00
5	Danny White	Rower-Inistioge	3-06	15	4	3.75
	Seán Buckley	St. Lachtain's	0-15	15	3	5.00
6	Séamus Coogan	Rower-Inistioge	0-13	13	2	6.50
7	Tom Murphy	Rower-Inistioge	3-02	11	4	2.75
8	Pudsy Murphy	Rower-Inistioge	2-04	10	4	2.50
	Martin Kavanagh	Rower-Inistioge	2-04	10	4	2.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	2-10	16	Éire Óg
2	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	2-07	13	Galmoy
3	Dick Blanchfield	Lisdowney	3-02	11	Erin's Own
	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	2-05	11	Lisdowney
4	Pudsy Murphy	Rower-Inistioge	2-04	10	Éire Óg
5	Martin Kavanagh	Rower-Inistioge	2-03	9	Éire Óg
	Billy Harte	Galmoy	1-06	9	Coon
	Séamus Coogan	Erin's Own	0-09	9	Lidowney
6	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	2-02	8	Mooncoin
	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	1-05	8	Benenttsbridge
	Danny White	Rower-Inistioge	1-05	8	Thomastown
	Dick Blanchfield	Lisdowney	0-08	8	Erin's Own