Boston Senior Hurling Championship
Encyclopedia
The Boston Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling
competition, played in the Boston
region of the USA
. The competition is organised by the Northeast Division Board
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
. The final is usually held the weekend prior to Labor Day
. The winners and the runners-up will represent Boston in the North American Senior Hurling Championship
.
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
competition, played in the Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
region of the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The competition is organised by the Northeast Division Board
Northeast Division Board
The Northeast Divisional Board of the North American GAA is the governing body of hurling, camogie, and Gaelic football in the Boston metropolitan area of Massachusetts. It is affiliated to the North American Board, and is the largest division in the NACB...
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
. The final is usually held the weekend prior to Labor Day
Labor Day
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...
. The winners and the runners-up will represent Boston in the North American Senior Hurling Championship
North American Senior Hurling Championship
The North American Senior Hurling Championship is a competition run by North American GAA between hurling teams from various cities in the United States. Generally, teams come from Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco.-Roll of honour:...
.
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Galway 1-11 | Wexford 1-10 |
| 2010 | Tipperary 3-15 | Galway 2-08 |
| 2009 | Tipperary 0-14 | Wexford 1-09 |
| 2008 | Wexford 1-20 | Tipperary 2-16 |
| 2007 | Wexford | Tipperary |
| 2006 | Wexford | Fr. Tom Burke's |
| 2005 | Tipperary | Fr. Tom Burke's |
| 2004 | Fr. Tom Burke's | Tipperary |
| 2003 | Fr. Tom Burke's | Galway |
| 2002 | Tipperary | Fr. Tom Burke's |
| 2001 | Galway | Tipperary |
| 2000 | Galway | Tipperary |
| 1999 | Tipperary | |
| 1998 | Tipperary | |
| 1997 | Tipperary | |
| 1996 | Galway | |
| 1995 | Fr. Tom Burke's | |
| 1994 | Galway | |
| 1993 | Galway | |
| 1992 | Tipperary | |
| 1991 | Galway | Fr. Tom Burke's |
| 1990 | Cork | |
| 1989 | Cork | |
| 1988 | Galway | Cork |
| 1987 | Fr. Tom Burke's | Cork |
| 1986 | Tipperary | Cork |
| 1985 | Tipperary | Cork |
| 1984 | Cork | |
| 1983 | Fr. Tom Burke's | |
| 1982 | Cork | |
| 1981 | Cork | |
| 1980 | Fr. Tom Burke's | Cork |
| 1979 | Galway | |
| 1978 | Galway | |
| 1977 | Galway | |
| 1976 | Cork | Galway |
| 1975 | Galway | |
| 1974 | ||
| 1973 | Galway | |
| 1972 | ||
| 1971 | ||
| 1970 | ||
| 1969 | ||
| 1968 | Galway | |
| 1967 | Galway | |
| 1966 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1964 | Galway | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1962 | Galway | |
| 1961 | Fr. Tom Burke's | |
| 1960 | ||
| 1959 | Fr. Tom Burke's | |
| 1919 | Redmonds |