# 2019 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1905 and ran from 3 September to 20 October 2019.
The competition consisted of 19 teams divided into sections A and B. Section A comprised 12 junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. Section B comprised seven senior/intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. Three teams from Section A (quarter-final winners) and one from Section B (final winner) advanced to the combined semi-final stage.
O'Loughlin Gaels defeated Conahy Shamrocks by 1–17 to 1–15 in the final on 20 October 2019 at Nowlan Park. As 2019 junior champions they were promoted to the 2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.
No team was relegated from the 2019 junior championship.

## Teams
### Section A

* Barrow Rangers
* Blacks & Whites
* Cloneen
* Conahy Shamrocks
* Emeralds
* Galmoy
* Graignamanagh
* Kilmacow
* Mooncoin
* Piltown
* Slieverue
* Windgap

### Section B

* Ballyhale Shamrocks
* Clara
* Dicksboro
* James Stephens
* O'Loughlin Gaels
* Rower–Inistioge
* St Patrick's
* ↑ relegated from 2018 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

## Results
### Section B
#### Round 1

| 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Section B Round 1 | Clara | 2–15 2–15 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Thomastown Referee: P Dunphy |
| 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Section B Round 1 replay | Clara | 3–14 2–14 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Dunmore Referee: J McCormack |

#### Quarter-finals

| 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Section B Quarter-final | Rower–Inistioge | 3–20 2–11 | St Patrick's | Clara Referee: D Hughes |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section B Quarter-final | James Stephens | 2–14 2–13 | Clara | Gowran Referee: S Delaney |

#### Semi-finals

| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section B Semi-final | Dicksboro | 0–22 0–07 | Rower–Inistioge | Thomastown Referee: E Hayes |
| 22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Section B Semi-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 3–24 5–18 | James Stephens | Danesfort Referee: G Rafter |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Section B Semi-final replay | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1–16 1–12 | James Stephens | Palmerstown |

#### Final

| 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) Section B Final | Dicksboro | 2–12 2–16 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Freshford Referee: M Flynn |

### Section A
#### Round 1

| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Graignamanagh | 2–10 1–20 | Emeralds | Clara Referee: C Everard |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Piltown | 2–22 0–12 | Windgap | Dunnamaggin Referee: P Cahill |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Conahy Shamrocks | 3–31 2–11 | Kilmacow | Bennettsbridge Referee: M O'Sullivan |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Barrow Rangers | 3–18 1–05 | Cloneen | Castlecomer Referee: S McMahon |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Mooncoin | 1–24 0–14 | Blacks & Whites | Ballyhale Referee: J Kennedy |
| 15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) Section A Round 1 | Galmoy | 0–13 2–17 | Slieverue | St John's Park Referee: D Hughes |

#### Quarter-finals

| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Section A Quarter-final | Conahy Shamrocks | 1–17 0–08 | Mooncoin | Callan Referee: O Kenny |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Section A Quarter-final | Emeralds | 2–13 1–17 | Slieverue | Danesfort Referee: G Rafter |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Section A Quarter-final | Piltown | 0–12 2–25 | Barrow Rangers | Ballyhale Referee: M O'Sullivan |

### Combined Play-offs
#### Semi-finals

| 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) Semi-final | Conahy Shamrocks | 0–25 0–17 | Slieverue | Nowlan Park Referee: D Hughes |
| 13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) Semi-final | Barrow Rangers | 1–20 4–12 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Nowlan Park Referee: P Burke |

#### Final

| 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) Final | Conahy Shamrocks | 1–15 1–17 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Nowlan Park Referee: C Everard |