1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 24 July 1966 and ended on 9 October 1966.

1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	24 July 1966 – 9 October 1966
Teams	15
Champions	Bennettsbridge (10th title)
Runners-up	Mooncoin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	82 (5.86 per match)
Points scored	229 (16.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Claus Dunne (3-27)
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Mooncoin were the defending champions.

On 9 October 1966, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 4–08 to 2–04 defeat of Mooncoin in the final. It was their 10th championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Mooncoin's Claus Dunne was the championship's top scorer with 3-27.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

• Knocktopher

Results

First round

James Stephens v Tullogher

24 July 1966 First round	James Stephens	4-09 - 1-07	Tullogher	Nowlan Park
	J McCarthy 0-5, S Leahy 1-1, P Dowling 1-0, J Connors 1-0, M Dunne 1-0.

Éire Óg v St. Lachtain's

24 July 1966 First round	Éire Óg	5-05 - 1-04	St. Lachtain's	Nowlan Park
	R Grace 3-0, T O'Connell 1-5, N Nolan 1-0.		S Buckley 1-2, P Butler 0-2.

Bennettsbridge v Young Irelands

24 July 1966 First round	Bennettsbridge	11-07 - 2-04	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park
	N Skehan 3-2, J Bennett 2-1, L Cleere 2-1, P Treacy 2-0, N Ryan 1-0, S Treacy 0-1, P Moran 0-1, S Cleere 0-1.		P Comerford 1-0, J Byrne 1-0, B Phelan 0-2, L Dwyer 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

Knocktopher v St. Senan's

24 July 1966 First round	Knocktopher	4-06 - 4-04	St. Senan's	Mullinavat Sportsfield
	F Aylward 1-4, P Carroll 1-1, S Ryan 1-0, D Heaslip 1-0, J Fowler 0-1.		S Fleming 1-1, E Knox 1-0, S Sutton 1-0, H Matthews 1-0, F Walsh 0-2, S Cooke 0-1.

Glenmore v Tullaroan

31 July 1966 First round	Glenmore	1-15 - 1-04	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park
	M Cass 0-7, P Fitzgerald 0-4, J Doherty 1-0, M Phelan 0-2, P Dowling 0-1, J Dowling 0-1.		B Hennessy 1-0, B Fitzgerald 0-2, M Dalton 0-1, E Doherty 0-1.

Rower-Inistioge v Thomastown

31 July 1966 First round	Rower-Inistioge	2-10 - 1-02	Thomastown	Nowlan Park
	T Murphy 1-3, P Freaney 1-3, E Keher 0-4.		B O'Sullivan 1-0, O Walsh 0-1, D White 0-1.

Mooncoin v Erin's Own

31 July 1966 First round	Mooncoin	2-10 - 1-06	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	C Dunne 0-7, J Dunphy 2-0, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.		K Meally 1-1, T Brennan 0-2, S Coogan 0-2, M Meally 0-1.

Second round

Rower-Inistioge v Knocktopher

7 August 1966 Second round	Rower-Inistioge	1-20 - 4-05	Knocktopher	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	P Freaney 0-12, T Murphy 0-5, JJ Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 0-1.		F Aylward 3-3, D Heaslip 1-1, F Cummins 0-1.

Lisdowney v Glenmore

7 August 1966 Second round	Lisdowney	2-15 - 2-03	Glenmore	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	M Carroll 0-8, M Fogarty 1-4, M White 1-1, T Carroll 0-1, D Blanchfield 0-1.		R Fitzgerald 1-0, J Doherty 1-0, S Culleton 0-1, M Cass 0-1, M Cody 0-1.

Bennettsbridge v Éire Óg

7 August 1966 Second round	Bennettsbridge	2-14 - 2-02	Éire Óg	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Moran 0-7, S Carroll 1-2, S Cleere 1-1, J Bennett 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1.		J Langton 1-1, S Dowling 1-0, N Nolan 0-1.

Mooncoin v James Stephens

7 August 1966 Second round	Mooncoin	8-12 - 4-07	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Ryan 5-0, C Dunne 2-7, N Doyle 1-2, T Walsh 0-1, J Dunphy 0-1, D Holden 0-1.		D Brennan 2-1, S Leahy 1-1, M Dunne 0-2, L Tyrrell 0-1, S Brennan 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Bennettsbridge v Rower-Inistioge

21 August 1966 Semi-final	Bennettsbridge	6-13 - 1-14	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Moran 1-7, J Bennett 2-0, J Kinsella 1-1, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1.		P Freaney 1-4, E Keher 0-6, M Kavanagh 0-2, T Murphy 0-2.	Referee: P Johnston

Mooncoin v Lisdowney

21 August 1966 Semi-final	Mooncoin	2-16 - 2-03	Lisdowney	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Dunne 1-11, J Dunphy 1-0, E Doyle 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, M Howley 0-1, R Holden 0-1.		W White 1-0, P Dunphy 1-0, D Blanchfield 0-3.

Final

Bennettsbridge v Mooncoin

9 October 1966 Final	Bennettsbridge	4-08 - 2-04	Mooncoin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Carroll 1-4, A Kelly 1-2, M McCarthy 1-1, N Ryan 1-0, J Bennett 0-1.		J Dunphy 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, C Dunne 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.	Referee: P Johnston

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	3-27	36	4	9.00
2	Pierce Freaney	Rower-Inistioge	2-19	25	3	8.33
3	Tom Ryan	Mooncoin	6-01	19	4	4.75
	Frank Aylward	Knocktopher	4-07	19	2	9.50
5	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	1-15	18	3	6.00
6	Jim Bennett	Bennettsbridge	4-04	16	4	4.00
7	Joe Dunphy	Mooncoin	4-01	13	4	3.25
	Tommy Murphy	Rower-Inistioge	1-10	13	3	4.33
9	Noel Skehan	Bennettsbridge	3-02	11	4	2.75
10	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	0-10	10	3	3.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom Ryan	Mooncoin	5-00	15	James Stephens
2	Pierce Freaney	Rower-Inistioge	1-11	14	Lisdowney
3	Claus Dunne	Mooncoin	2-07	13	James Stephens
4	Frank Aylward	Knocktopher	3-03	12	Rower-Inistioge
	Pierce Freaney	Rower-Inistioge	0-12	12	Knocktopher
6	Noel Skehan	Bennettsbridge	3-02	11	Young Irelands
7	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge	1-07	10	Rower-Inistioge
8	Richie Grace	Éire Óg	3-00	9	St. Lachtain's
9	Tommy O'Connell	Éire Óg	1-05	8	St. Lachtain's
	Mick Carroll	Lisdowney	0-08	8	Glenmore