Roll of Honour 1961-2017
| Year | Winner | County |
| 1961 | Vincent Godfrey | Limerick |
| 1962 | Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny |
| 1963 (co) | Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny |
| 1963 (co) | Tom Geary | Waterford |
| 1963 (co) | Dinny Donnelly | Meath |
| 1964 | Oliver Gough | Kilkenny |
| 1965 | Denis Murphy | Cork |
| 1966 | Finbar O’Neill | Cork |
| 1967 | Finbar O’Neill | Cork |
| 1968 | Finbar O’Neill | Cork |
| 1969 | Liam Tobin | Waterford |
| 1970-80 | No competition | |
| 1981 | Pat Hartigan | Limerick |
| 1982 | Gerry Goodwin | Tyrone |
| 1983 | Pat Hartigan | Limerick |
| 1984 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1985 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1986 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1987 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1988 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1989 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1990 | Ger Cunningham | Cork |
| 1991 | Tommy Quaid | Limerick |
| 1992 | Albert Kelly | Offaly |
| 1993 | Albert Kelly | Offaly |
| 1994 | Michael Shaughnessy | Galway |
| 1995 | Michael Shaughnessy | Galway |
| 1996 | Michael Shaughnessy | Galway |
| 1997 | Colin Byrne | Wicklow |
| 1998 | Albert Kelly | Offaly |
| 1999 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare |
| 2000 | Colin Byrne | Wicklow |
| 2001 | Albert Shanahan | Limerick |
| 2002 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare |
| 2003 | Paul Dunne | Louth |
| 2004 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2005 | Albert Shanahan | Limerick |
| 2006 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2007 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2008 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2009 | Gerry Fallon | Roscommon |
| 2010 | Graham Clarke | Down |
| 2011 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2012 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2013 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2014 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2015 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary |
| 2016 | J. McInerney | Clare |
| 2017 | Tadhg Haran | Galway |
Repor
Since 1961 when the All-Ireland Championship was inaugurated there have been 13 counties represented on the Hurling Roll of Honour – Clare, Cork, Down, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Tyrone, and Waterford.
The great Cork Hurler Ger Cunningham won 7-in-a-row from 1984-1990 and Brendan Cummins of Tipperary won 5-in-a-row from 2011-2015 and 3-in-a-row from 2006-2008, with another title in 2004 setting a record 9 titles. The 3-in-a-row has also been achieved by Finbar O’Neill of Cork from 1966-1968 and Galway’s Michael Shaughnessy in the years 1994-1996.
About GAA Poc Fada
An Poc Fada – ‘the Long Puck’ is a Gaelic Game where players use a Hurley to hit a Sliotar (ball) up the side of a mountain and down the other side in as few pucks or shots as possible.
The sport would have a similar origin to the Scottish Game of Golf. It is mentioned in the myths and legends of Ireland, when Setanta took his Hurley / Hurl and hit his Sliotar all the way from Co Louth to Co. Armagh in one go. The All-Ireland Poc Fada Championships have taken place in the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth since 1961 in commemoration of the legendary feat.
References
Bibliography
[1] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive DBA Publications Limted, Dublin.
Images
[2] GAA Poc Fada Twitter Account (2018) GAA Poc Fada Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975524662636613632/-7z4rlL3_400x400.jpg [Accessed 9 June 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tom Dunne, Kilkenny
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