▁thirty - six ▁times , ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship , ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁won ▁sevent y ▁times , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League , ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁won ▁sevent een ▁times . ▁Kil ken ny , ▁along ▁with ▁C ork ▁and ▁Ti pper ary , ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁' the ▁Big ▁Three ' ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁hur ling . ▁Brian ▁C ody ▁has ▁been ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Kil ken ny ▁senior ▁hur ling ▁team ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁current ▁senior ▁hur ling ▁captain ▁is ▁Jo ey ▁Hold en ▁from ▁B ally h ale ▁Sh am ro cks . ▁ ▁The ▁Kil ken ny ▁flag ▁or ▁county ▁colours ▁are ▁black ▁and ▁am ber . ▁The ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁hur ling ▁team , ▁T ull aro an , ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁Kil ken ny ▁team ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁famous ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁colours . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁first - ever ▁county ▁championship ▁in ▁Kil ken ny ▁they ▁held ▁a ▁fund - ra ising ▁event ▁in ▁T ull aro an ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁a ▁playing ▁strip . ▁After ▁int ensive ▁debate ▁and ▁consult ations ▁the ▁club ▁chose ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁stri pes ▁as ▁the ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁j er se ys ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁wear ▁against ▁L imer ick ▁that ▁August . ▁ ▁Hor se ▁racing ▁ ▁G ow ran ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁horse ▁racing ▁course ▁near ▁G ow ran . ▁The ▁first