Cavan Senior Hurling Championship

The first recorded Cavan county championship final was played between Cavan Slashers and Belturbet in 1908. Belturbet reportedly won the game by 2–8 to 1–3.[4] The next recorded county competition was in 1922, and GAA records indicate that Cavan Slashers were 1922 champions.[5] The championship was held inconsistently over the coming decades, until "hurling again vanished from the Cavan G.A.A. scene in 1954".[4] Senior county hurling finals were not held again in Cavan, with any consistency, until the 1980s.[4]

Mullahoran won 21 back-to-back titles in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, until 2011 when that run was ended in a defeat to Ballymachugh in the 2011 final.[6][7] Cootehill and Mullahoran were the two main clubs in the competition during the second decade of the 21st century, meeting in the final in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.[1][8][9][10]

In the 2014 competition, Mullahoran (the defending champions) were defeated in the group stage. Cootehill won the title for only their third time ever and the first time since 1965 following a 5–7 to 1–6 defeat of Ballymachugh in a replay of the final.[11][upper-alpha 1]

In 2015, Cootehill Celtic successfully defended their title, becoming champions for the 4th time. On 27 September 2015, in a final held at Kingspan Breffni Park, Mullahoran made a comeback to force a draw and a replay.[8] Cootehill won the replayed final, held on 30 September 2015, on a scoreline of 0–7 to 0–4.[9]

Cootehill were "fancied to defend" their title in the 2016 final,[13] which was held on 25 September 2016.[14] In the game, Mullahoran St Joseph's beat Cootehill Celtic by 2–7 to 2–6.[15][16] However, Cootehill were later awarded the title (their 5th title) as Mullahoran were adjudged to have fielded an ineligible player.[upper-alpha 2]

The 2020 championship was held in September 2020,[17] involving four teams representing Cootehill Celtic GAA, Mullahoran GAA, East Cavan Gaels and Pearse Óg GAA club.[18] Mullahoran won the 2020 final, beating Cootehill Celtic by 2–09 to 1–11.[19] Cootehill Celtic won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.[3]