Clare Senior Camogie Championship

Clare Senior Camogie Championship
Current season or competition:
2026 Clare Senior Camogie Championship
CodeCamogie
Founded1959; 67 years ago (1959)
Region Clare (GAA)
TrophyMcMahon Cup
No. of teams10
Title holders Truagh-Clonlara (3rd title)
Most titles Éire Óg (12 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The Clare Senior Camogie Championship is an annual Camogie competition contested by the 10 top ranking Camogie teams in County Clare, Ireland.

Games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played in October. The prize for the winning team is the McMahon Cup. The championship currently features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage.

The Clare County Championship is part of the Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship. The winners of the Clare County Final join the senior champions of the other counties to contest the provincial championship.

The 2026 Clare Senior Camogie Championship was won by Truagh-Clonlara after beating Kilmaley 0–16 to 1–08 in the final.

History

In the early 1930's Mick Hennessy from Clooney and secretary of Clare County GAA Board noticed that Clare lagged behind other counties in organising Camogie. He promoted Camogie in his own club first and in 1933 the Clooney Camogie Club was founded, being the first club in Clare. Hennessy used his influence to encourage other clubs to establish Camogie clubs. This allowed to set up a County Board in 1934 with delegates from 8 clubs and the start of a league in the same year.

While Camogie almost ceased to exist in the early 1950s, the Clare Senior Camogie Championship was established in 1959 and played ever since.

Initially, the championship saw long stretches of dominance. First by an eight-in-a-row of Killanena, followed by 12 titles in 14 years by Éire Óg and a subsequent nine-in-a-row by Sixmilebridge. From the 1990s onwards the championship was more contested and in total 11 teams were able to win at least 1 Clare Senior Camogie Championship.

In 2019 Scariff Ogonnelloe became the first team from Clare to win the Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship. Scariff Ogonnelloe managed to win it again in 2021.

In 2024 Truagh Clonlara went one step further by first winning the Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship and then reaching the All-Ireland Final.

Format

As of 2026 10 teams are divided into 2 groups of 5. The teams play each team in their group. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

The top 2 teams of both groups qualify for the semi-finals.

The 2 teams winning the semi-finals contest the county final to determine the Senior A champion.

The teams placed 3rd and 4th play Shield semi-finals.

The 2 winners play the Shield finals.

Teams

2026 teams

The 10 teams competing in the 2026 Clare Senior Camogie Championship were:

Club Position in 2026 Championship titles Last championship title
Truagh Clonlara Champion 3 2026
Kilmaley Runners-up 4 2014
Inagh/Kilnamona Semi-Final 4 2020
Scariff Ogonnelloe Semi-Final 3 2022
Newmarket on Fergus Shield winner 8 2015
Clooney Quin Shield Runners-up 0 –
Tulla Shield Semi-Final 0 –
Feakle/Killanena Shield Semi-Final 9 1967
Clarecastle/Ballyea 0 –
St Joseph's Doora Barefield 0 –

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Clare Senior Camogie Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship.

Roll of honour

Club Titles Years won
Éire Óg 12 1968, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81
Killanena 9 1959, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
Sixmilebridge 9 1982, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Wolfe Tones 9 1976, 77, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000
Newmarket on Fergus 8 2001, 02, 03, 05, 10, 11, 13, 15
Inagh/Kilnamona 5 2016, 17, 18, 20,25
Kilmaley 4 2008, 09, 12, 14
Kilnamona 4 1999, 04, 06, 07
Scariff Ogonnelloe 3 2019, 21, 22
Truagh Clonlara 3 2023, 24, 26
Bodyke 2 1996, 98

List of finals

Year Champion Score Runners-Up Score Source
2026 Truagh Clonlara 0-16 Kilmaley 1-08
2025 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-14 Truagh Clonlara 1-14
2024 Truagh Clonlara 2-11 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-07
2023 Truagh Clonlara 2-11 Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-13
2022 Scariff Ogonnelloe 0-14 Truagh Clonlara 2-05
2021 Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-14, 1-12 Truagh Clonlara 3-08, 0-08
2020 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-17 Newmarket on Fergus 1-07
2019 Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-12 Newmarket on Fergus 2-03
2018 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-07 Newmarket on Fergus 0-09
2017 Inagh/Kilnamona 2-08 Newmarket on Fergus 1-10
2016 Inagh/Kilnamona Newmarket on Fergus
2015 Newmarket on Fergus
2014 Kilmaley 4-18 Clooney Quin 2-05
2013 Newmarket on Fergus
2012 Kilmaley Clooney Quin
2011 Newmarket on Fergus
2010 Newmarket on Fergus
2009 Kilmaley
2008 Kilmaley
2007 Kilnamona
2006 Kilnamona
2005 Newmarket on Fergus
2004 Kilnamona
2003 Newmarket on Fergus
2002 Newmarket on Fergus
2001 Newmarket on Fergus
2000 Wolfe Tones
1999 Kilnamona
1998 Bodyke
1997 Wolfe Tones
1996 Bodyke
1995 Wolfe Tones
1994 Wolfe Tones
1993 Wolfe Tones
1992 Wolfe Tones
1991 Wolfe Tones
1990 Sixmilebridge
1989 Sixmilebridge
1988 Sixmilebridge
1987 Sixmilebridge
1986 Sixmilebridge
1985 Sixmilebridge
1984 Sixmilebridge
1983 Sixmilebridge
1982 Sixmilebridge
1981 Éire Óg
1980 Éire Óg
1979 Éire Óg
1978 Éire Óg
1977 Wolfe Tones
1976 Wolfe Tones
1975 Éire Óg
1974 Éire Óg
1973 Éire Óg
1972 Éire Óg
1971 Éire Óg
1970 Éire Óg
1969 Éire Óg
1968 Éire Óg
1967 Killanena
1966 Killanena
1965 Killanena
1964 Killanena
1963 Killanena
1962 Killanena
1961 Killanena
1960 Killanena
1959 Killanena

See also

Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship

All Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship

References

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