London has a strong hurling tradition. It claims consistently good results in the
National Hurling League. As a mid-table Division 2 side, London is actually placed above half the
counties of Ireland, in strong contrast to the county's role as
whipping boys in the other
Gaelic sport of
football (see
London's record in football). The county won the
1901 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC). In the
1973 All-Ireland SHC, a London team that included six Galwaymen defeated
Galway by a scoreline of 4–7 to 3–5 in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at
Ballinasloe. Galwaymen Frank Canning and Lennie Burke scored three of the goals against their old county. London won five All-Ireland B Championships between 1985 and 1995. London won the inaugural
Nicky Rackard Cup in 2005, defeating
Louth's hurlers by 15 points in
the final. London defeated
Derry in the 2010
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at
Casement Park to qualify for a semi-final against
Down. London won the
2011 Nicky Rackard Cup, defeating Louth in the final. London won the
2012 Christy Ring Cup, defeating
Wicklow by a scoreline of 4–18 to 1–17. This gained the county
promotion to the
2013 All-Ireland SHC, facing
Carlow in its opening match. It then lost to
Westmeath in an All-Ireland SHC qualifier. In the
2014 All-Ireland SHC, London finished bottom of the preliminary group after being beaten by Westmeath in the final game of the round robin stage in
Mullingar, and the county was
relegated back to the Christy Ring Cup for the 2015 season. London finished runner-up in the
2018 Christy Ring Cup. Although the footballers withdrew due to the
UK's 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak, the hurlers stayed in the championship that year, but all withdrew from the 2020 and 2021 championships due to the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. ==Kit evolution==