| Dates | 24 September 2016 – 30 October 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | St. Canice's Credit Union | ||
| Champions |  O'Loughlin Gaels (4th title)Brian Hogan (captain) Aidan Fogarty (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Ballyhale Shamrocks | ||
| Relegated |  Fenians | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 453 (30.2 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Richie Hogan (0-40) | ||
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The 2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 24 September 2016 and ended on 30 October 2016.
Clara were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the semi-final.[1][2]
On 30 October 2016, O'Loughlin Gaels won the championship after a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final.[3] This was their fourth championship title overall and their first since 2010.[4]
Danesfort's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 0-40.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (26 October 2015). "Gaels are outgunned by Clara's power play". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Slack, Billy (17 October 2016). "Ballyhale Shamrocks forced to dig deep". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Mcevoy, Enda (31 October 2016). "Gutsy O'Loughlin Gaels find second wind". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Comerford leads Gaels' title surge". Irish Independent. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2015.