2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

26 July 2002 – 27 October 2002

Teams

Sponsor

St. Canice's Credit Union

Champions

Young Irelands (2nd title)
Martin Carey (captain)

Runners-up

Dunnamaggin
Noel Lahart (captain)

Tournament statistics

Top scorer(s)

D. J. Carey (5-19)

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The 2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

O'Loughlin Gaels were the defending champions.^[1]

On 27 October 2002, Young Irelands won the title after a 3–14 to 1–15 defeat of Dunnamaggin in the final at Nowlan Park.^[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title in six championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Mullinavat

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

John Locke's

Results

First round

O'Loughlin Gaels v Mullinavat

26 July 2002 First round	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-18 - 0-10	Mullinavat	John Locke Park, Callan
	N Skehan 0-11, B Kelly 1-1, B Dowling 0-3, J Daly 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1.		W O'Dwyer 0-5, Michael Murphy 0-4, D Conway 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Dicksboro

28 July 2002 First round	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-13 - 0-15	Dicksboro	Thomastown
	D Hoyne 1-1, H Shefflin 0-3, A Cummins 0-2, B Aylward 0-2, R Aylward 0-1, T Shefflin 0-1, P Reid 0-1, B Costello 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.		D O'Gorman 0-4, S Morrissey 0-3, D O'Neill 0-3, J O'Gorman 0-2, B Dalton 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1.

Graigue-Ballycallan v Glenmore

27 July 2002 First round	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-19 - 1-14	Glenmore	Ballyhale Sportsfield, Ballyhale
	A Ronan 0-11, PJ Pollard 1-0, E Brennan 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, J Ryall 0-2, J Young 0-1.		D Mullally 1-3, P Mullally 0-5, M Phelan 0-2, S Vereker 0-1, S Dollard 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, PJ O'Connor 0-1.

Dunnamaggin v Erin's Own

28 July 2002 First round	Dunnamaggin	3-13 - 1-07	Erin's Own	Palmerstown
	K O'Shea 1-3, R Cahill 1-3, S O'Neill 1-1, D Lahart 0-2, C Herity 0-1, K Moore 0-1, L Heffernan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.		B Young 1-2, D Buggy 0-3, C Dunne 0-1, J Buggy 0-1.

Relegation play-off

Dicksboro v Erin's Own

Play-off	Dicksboro	2-10 - 1-11	Erin's Own
	S Morrissey 1-2, D O'Neill 0-5, J Treacy 1-0, B Dalton 0-2, T Bawle 0-1.		B Young 0-6, E Rothwell 1-2, M Owens 0-1, D Buggy 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.

Quarter-finals

James Stephens v Ballyhale Shamrocks

21 September 2002 Quarter-final	James Stephens	2-11 - 0-16	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Thomastown
	J Murray 1-6, N Brennan 1-0, B McEvoy 0-2, E McCormack 0-2, G Whelan 0-1.		J Fitzpatrick 0-6, D Hoyne 0-4, H Shefflin 0-3, P Reid 0-1, T Shefflin 0-1, B Costello 0-1.

O'Loughlin Gaels v Fenians

21 September 2002 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-10 - 1-10	Fenians	Freshford
	N Skehan 0-5, B Dowling 1-1, P Delaney 1-0, S Dowling 0-2, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1.		PJ Delaney 1-0, B Ryan 0-3, K Power 0-2, S Grehan 0-2, E Behan 0-2, B Power 0-1.

Dunnamaggin v Tullaroan

21 September 2002 Quarter-final	Dunnamaggin	1-12 - 0-11	Tullaroan	John Locke Park, Callan
	R Cahill 0-5, K O'Shea 1-0, K Moore 0-2, E Kennedy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, D Lahart 0-1.		J Coogan 0-3, B Teehan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, D Gaffney 0-1, C Maher 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.

Young Irelands v Graigue-Ballycallan

22 September 2002 Quarter-final	Young Irelands	5-09 - 1-15	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 3-4, D Carroll 1-2, J Carey 1-0, C Carter 0-2, D Carter 0-1.		A Ronan 0-7, E Brennan 1-0, J Hoyne 0-3, G Cleere 0-2, D Hoyne 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, D Cleere 0-1.

O'Loughlin Gaels v Fenians

28 September 2002 Quarter-final replay	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-25 - 3-20	Fenians	Freshford
	N Skehan 1-13, J Comerford 0-4, B Dowling 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1.		B Power 1-2, B Ryan 1-1, S Grehan 0-4, PJ Delaney 1-0, E Behan 0-3, L Ryan 0-2, B Ryan 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, K Power 0-2, P Quinlan 0-1, J Whelan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Young Irelands v James Stephens

6 October 2002 Semi-final	Young Irelands	0-17 - 0-16	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 0-8, C Carter 0-4, O Carter 0-1, J Carey 0-1, D Carter 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.		J Murray 0-10, B McEvoy 0-4, E Larkin 0-1, T O'Dowd 0-1.

Fenians v Dunnamaggin

6 October 2002 Semi-final	Fenians	1-13 - 2-10	Dunnamaggin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Quinlan 1-1, K Power 0-4, E Behan 0-3, S Grehan 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1, Brendan Ryan 0-1.		K O'Shea 2-1, S O'Neill 0-3, R Cahill 0-3, K Moore 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1.

Fenians v Dunnamaggin

12 October 2002 Semi-final replay	Fenians	3-14 - 3-17	Dunnamaggin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	K Power 0-7, P Quinlan 1-2, P Delaney 1-1, E Behan 0-3, L Ryan 1-0, B Power 0-1.		C Herity 0-10, K O'Shea 2-1, P Cahill 1-1, S Ryan 0-2, R Cahill 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1.

Final

Young Irelands v Dunnamaggin

27 October 2002 Final	Young Irelands	3-14 - 1-15	Dunnamaggin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 2-7 (0-2f), D Carroll 1-0, D Carter, C Carter 0-2 each, J McDermott, J Fitzgerald, J Carey 0-1 each.		C Herrity 0-7 (7f), S Ryan 1-0, R Cahill 0-2, K Moore, P Cahill, S O'Neill, N Lahart, K O'Shea, E Kennedy ('65') 0-1 each.	Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	5-19	34	3	11.33
2	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-29	32	3	10.66
3	Ken O'Shea	Dunnamaggin	6-06	24	5	4.80

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-13	16	Fenians
2	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	3-04	13	Graigue-Ballycallan
2	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	2-07	13	Dunnamaggin
3	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-11	11	Mullinavat
3	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-11	11	Glenmore
4	James Murray	James Stephens	0-10	10	Young Irelands
4	Colin Herity	Dunnamaggin	0-10	10	Fenians
5	James Murray	James Stephens	1-06	9	Ballyhale Shamrocks
6	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	0-08	8	James Stephens
7	Ken O'Shea	Dunnamaggin	2-01	7	Fenians
	Ken O'Shea	Dunnamaggin	2-01	7	Fenians
	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-07	7	Young Irelands
	Kevin Power	Fenians	0-07	7	Dunnamaggin
	Colin Herity	Dunnamaggin	0-07	7	Young Irelands

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The final was originally scheduled for 20 October 2002, however, a waterlogged Nowlan Park resulted in a postponement.

References

^ Hogan, Vincent (15 October 2001). "Gaels blow up a storm to capture first crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ Breheny, Martin (28 October 2002). "DJ's magical melody leaves Dunnamaggin in his wake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.