1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship ran from 4 July to 29 August 1965.
| Dates | 4 July - 29 August 1965 | ||
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| Teams | 14 | ||
| Champions | Mooncoin (12th title) Joe Dunphy (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Bennettsbridge | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 64 (4.57 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 210 (15 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ollie Walsh (10-04) | ||
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Bennettsbridge entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 29 August 1965 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Mooncoin and Bennettsbridge, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Mooncoin won the match by 2–08 to 1–08 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years. It remains their last championship triumph.
Thomastown's Ollie Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 10–04.
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