| Dates | 27 July 2001 – 14 October 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | St. Canice's Credit Union | ||
| Champions |  O'Loughlin Gaels (1st title)Andy Comerford (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Graigue-Ballycallan | ||
| Relegated |  John Locke's | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 37 (2.64 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 315 (22.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nigel Skehan (1-31) | ||
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The 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.
Graigue-Ballycallan were the defending champions.[1]
On 14 October 2001, O'Loughlin Gaels won the title after a 1–17 to 1–06 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park.[2] It was their first ever championship title.
- ^ "Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (15 October 2001). "Gaels blow up a storm to capture first crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.