Juvenile Winners
| Won | Club / Team | Year Titles Won |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Longford Slashers | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| 11 | Clonguish Gaels | 1969, 1984, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023 |
| 10 | Wolfe Tones | 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 3 | Ballymahon/Cashel | 1983, 1991, 1993 |
| 2 | Cashel/Rathcline | 1979, 1980 |
| 1 | Southern Gaels | 2007 |
– Southern Gaels was a combination of Cashel & Killashee.
– Juvenile grade changed from U-16 to U-15 from 2021 to 2023.
Roll of Honour
No Juvenile Hurling Championship held in 2024.
Instead a Longford/Leitrim Juvenile Hurling League was played including:
- Longford Slashers
- Clonguish Gaels
- Wolfe Tones
- Carrick Hurling Club (Leitrim)
- Cluainín Hurling Club (Leitrim)
The Juvenile Hurling League Cup final is between Longford Slashers and Clonguish Gaels on 15th October 2024. The Shield final was contested by Wolfe Tones and Cluainín (Glencar Manorhamilton), with Cluainín winning by 3-15 to 3-11.
Clonguish Gaels 3-8
Longford Slashers 2-6
This was played at U-15 grade. Final played on 13th September 2023 in Allen Park. This was the third year that Carrick Hurling Club from Leitrim competed in the Longford Juvenile Hurling Championship alongside fellow Leitrim side Glencar/Manorhamilton (their debut in Longford Juvenile Hurling Championship) and local clubs Longford Slashers and Clonguish Gaels.
Longford Slashers 2-8
Carrick Hurling Club (Leitrim) 1-9
This was played at U-15 grade. Final was played on 14th November 2022. This was the second year that Carrick Hurling Club from Leitrim competed in the Longford Juvenile Hurling Championship alongside Longford Slashers and the Clon Tones amalgamation of Clonguish Gaels & Wolfe Tones.
Longford Slashers 4-6
Carrick Hurling Club (Leitrim) 2-2
Final was played on 10th October 2021.
This was played at U-15 grade – This was the first year playing at U-15 grade instead of U-16. This was also the first year that Carrick Hurling Club from Leitrim competed in the Longford Juvenile Hurling Championship alongside Longford Slashers and Clonguish Gaels.
Longford Slashers v Wolfe Tones in the final.
Final recorded at County Convention as not yet played. No record of final played thereafter.
Longford Slashers 2-16
Wolfe Tones 2-3
Final was played on 13th October 2019.
Longford Slashers 2-6
Wolfe Tones 0-3
Final was played on 11th November 2018.
Wolfe Tones 4-12
Longford Slashers 2-6
Final was played on 26th July 2017. Four-in-a-row of titles for Wolfe Tones.
Wolfe Tones 5-4
Longford Slashers 0-3
Final was played on 16th August 2016. Three-in-a-row of titles for Wolfe Tones.
Wolfe Tones 5-17
Longford Slashers 0-3
Final was played in Pearse Park on 19th September 2015.
Wolfe Tones 2-7
Longford Slashers 0-5
Final was played on 9th August 2014.
Longford Slashers 9-11
Wolfe Tones 3-5
Longford Slashers 3-7
Wolfe Tones 1-11
Final was played on 13th September 2012.
In Round 1 Longford Slashers beat Clonguish Gaels by 0-11 to 0-2. In Round 2 Wolfe Tones had W/O vs Clonguish Gaels.
No further notes.
Clonguish Gaels 5-10
Wolfe Tones 4-1
Final was played as the curtain raiser to the Senior Hurling Championship final on 10th October 2010.
Clonguish Gaels 0-8
Wolfe Tones 0-5
No further notes.
Southern Gaels 3-5
Clonguish Gaels 1-8
Southern Gaels is noted in the match report as Cuchullains/Southern Gaels. Is comprised of Cashel & Killashee.
No further notes.
Longford Slashers 2-9
Southern Gaels 1-4
Final was played in November 2005.
Fixtures noted in February 2004, however no games recorded thereafter.
Cup is inscribed with Slashers as winner, however no published evidence found to support this.
Clonguish Gaels 2-9
Longford Slashers 1-2
Final was played on 28th October 2003 in Pearse Park.
Clonguish Gaels 3-6
Wolfe Tones 1-0
Final was played on 16th September 2002.
Clonguish Gaels 11-17
Slashers Gaels 5-1
Final played on 7th October 2001 in Pearse Park.
Slashers Gaels beat Clonguish Gaels in the final in late October 2000.
Slashers Gaels 4-5
Wolfe Tones 2-3
Final was played on 24th April 1999 in Pearse Park.
No further notes.
Note: 1996 Juvenile Hurling Championship included Lough Forbes Gaels, Ballymahon, Wolfe Tones and Slashers Gaels.
Lough Forbes Gaels defeated Ballymahon in a close final on 26th June 1996.
Note: 1996 Juvenile Hurling Championship included Lough Forbes Gaels, Ballymahon, Wolfe Tones and Slashers Gaels.
Final was Lough Forbes Gaels v Ballymahon which ended in a draw.
Replay was due to take place in early 1996 but was never played and declared void in May 1996.
Lough Forbes Gaels 3-11
Ballymahon 1-2
Final was played on 9th October 1994 at Pearse Park.
Ballymahon/Cashel 6-3
Slashers Gaels 0-3
Final was played on 10th October 1993.
Note: Lough Forbes Gaels reached the Juvenile ‘B’ final, but lost to Wolfe Tones.
No further notes.
Ballymahon/Cashel 4-11
Slashers Gaels 0-3
Four-in-a-row of title wins for Slashers Gaels.
Slashers Gaels: Won
Wolfe Tones: Lost
Three-in-a-row of title wins for Slashers Gaels.
Slashers Gaels beat Wolfe Tones in the final. The Juvenile Championship fixtures show Slashers Gaels, Ballymahon, Wolfe Tones and Lough Forbes Gaels as the four sides involved in that years competition. Slashers AGM report in early 1990 reported that Slashers Gaels had beaten an amalgamation of Ballymahon, Lough Forbes Gaels and Naomh Ciaran en-route to the final.
Slashers Gaels 5-6
Wolfe Tones 0-1
Final was played in September 1988 in Pearse Park.
Back-to-back title wins for Slashers Gaels.
Slashers Gaels 2-4
Wolfe Tones 1-2
Final was played on 31st August 1987 in Pearse Park.
1987 Championship included the following:
- Lough Forbes Gaels
- Wolfe Tones
- Slashers Gaels
- Ballymahon
- Naomh Ciaráns
- Cashel
No further notes.
1985 U-16 Hurling Championship included Wolfe Tones, Slashers Gaels, Naomh Ciaráns, Lough Forbes Gaels and Cashel/Ballymahon.
Lough Forbes Gaels beat Wolfe Tones in the final.
Lough Forbes Gaels was later renamed Clonguish Óg in 2000.
1984 Juvenile Hurling Championship had six teams:
- Slashers Gaels
- Cashel
- Wolfe Tones
- Naomh Ciaráns
- St. Mels Shroid
- Lough Forbes Gaels
Cited as winner in Comoradh an Chéid book (1987) and winner inscribed on Cup as Cashel/Ballymahon. No newspapers due to strike. Convention report from start of 1984 mentions that Ballymahon/Cashel took one of the major hurling honours in 1983 and examining the count of titles shows they won Juvenile Hurling title.
Wolfe Tones beat Naomh Ciaráns in the final on 29th August.
1982 Juvenile Hurling Championship consisted of four teams…
- Naomh Ciaráns (Rathcline)
- Cashel/Shroid
- Slashers Gaels
- Wolfe Tones
The Championship was played on a league basis with three rounds and then knockout.
Wolfe Tones 7-2
Rathcline Gaels 2-3
Final was played in Pearse Park on 23rd August 1981.
Cashel/Rathcline 6-8
Wolfe Tones 2-2
Final was played on 31st August 1980 at Pearse Park.
Winners noted as Cashel/Rathcline combination.
Cashel/Rathcline Won
Wolfe Tones Lost
Final was played on 22nd August 1979.
Juvenile Hurling Championship re-started in 1979 on a league basis with new Cup (Gallagher/Greene Cup).
No Juvenile Hurling Championship held during these years.
Competition fixtures were released but no published evidence of final played or winner.
Juvenile Hurling Championship draw was as follows…
Round 1:
A) Slashers v Legan
B) Lough Forbes Gaels v St. Annes (Stonepark)
Semi-Finals:
Winner A vs Bunlahy
Winner B vs Lanesboro
Lough Forbes Gaels 7-1
Bunlahy 0-1
Final was played on 2nd November 1969 and match report notes it as Lough Forbes Gaels 1st ever hurling title.
Juvenile Hurling Championship draw was as follows:
- Slashers v Ballinamuck
- Lanesboro v Bunlahy
- St. Annes v Lough Forbes Gaels
Bunlahy beat Lanesboro (Rathcline) in the semi-final.
Note: Lough Forbes Gaels was renamed Clonguish Óg in 2000.
It was decided that six teams will compete and to ensure that each team gets more than one match, it was decided that first-round losers playoff for a place in the semi-finals. Hurling meeting at start of April 1969 decided that Schoolboys, U-14 and Juvenile hurling Championship would be 13-a-side and 30 minutes each half. It is worth noting that in March 1969 the Fr. Manning Gaels club was formed by the merging of the Éire Óg (Drumlish) and Ballinamuck clubs. We do not find any record of Ballinamuck competing in the above Juvenile Hurling Championship when action begins.
Club name(s) displayed are those used at the time of the final, to preserve that historic record.
Additional Notes
The following name clarifications apply to hurling finalists down the years.
- Slashers Gaels was renamed Longford Slashers in early 2000’s.
- Slashers St. Michaels was renamed Slashers Gaels from 1982.
- Wolfe Tones is the hurling section of the Mostrim GAA Club.
- Clonguish Gaels is the hurling section of the Clonguish GAA Club.
- Lough Forbes Gaels club was renamed to Clonguish Gaels from 2000.
- Southern Gaels was Cashel and Killashee – Was previously Cuchullains.
- Ballymahon/Cashel was a combined hurling club which was formed in 1991.
- Rathcline Gaels hurling club was renamed Naomh Ciaráns from 1982.
- Carrick Hurling Club from Co. Leitrim joined the Longford Championship from 2021-2023.
- Glencar/Manorhamilton from Co. Leitrim joined the Longford Championship in 2023.
- Juvenile Championship began Easter 1969, stalled in 1970 and re-started properly in 1979.
- Juvenile grade changed from U-16 to U-15 from 2021 to 2023 to align with Táin Óg Leagues.
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