Global InformationClare Senior Hurling Championship information
| Clare Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2023 Clare Senior Hurling Championship | |
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| Irish | Craobh Iomána Sinsir Co. an Chláir |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Region |  Clare (GAA) |
| Trophy | Canon Hamilton Cup |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Title holders |  Clonlara (3rd title) |
| Most titles |  Newmarket-on-Fergus (23 titles) |
| Sponsors | Pat O'Donnell & Co. |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
| Official website | clare |
The Clare Senior Hurling Championship or Clare SHC, is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by the top-ranking senior hurling clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Clare hurling.
Introduced in 1887 as the Clare Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format.
In its current format, the Clare Senior Hurling Championship begins once the Clare senior hurling team have concluded their All-Ireland Championship campaign, with seventeen club teams competing in the championship. Six rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at Cusack Park in October or November that year. The winners of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship, which begins immediately afterwards.
The competition has been won by twenty-three different clubs, nineteen of which have won it more than once. Newmarket-on-Fergus are the most successful club in the championship's history, with twenty-three titles.
Clonlara are the reigning champions and current holders of the Canon Hamilton Cup. In 2023, they defeated Crusheen by 3-18 to 2-16 to bridge a fifteen year gap from 2008 to win their third ever title.