| Dates | 5 August – 16 October 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 9 | ||
| Sponsor | AIB | ||
| Champions |  Lixnaw (6th title)Fergus Fitzmaurice (captain) Johnny Conway (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  AbbeydorneyAidan Healy (captain) Timmy Weir (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 40 (3.64 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 239 (21.73 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Michael Conway (3-26) | ||
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The 2005 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 4 April 2005. The championship ran from 5 August to 16 October 2005.
Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballyduff in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
The final, a replay, was played on 16 October 2005 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Abbeydorney, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 51 years. Lixnaw won the match by 0–17 to 0–06 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in six years.[3][4]
Lixnaw's Michael Conway was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.
- ^ "Four-midable Kilmoyley". Irish Independent. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Four in-a-row for Kilmoyley". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "First place after second chance". Irish Independent. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Lixnaw capture SHC title". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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