1978 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

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1978 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates22 July – 17 September 1978
Teams8
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg South Liberties (6th title)
Denis O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Waterford.svg Bruree
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored29 (3.63 per match)
Points scored130 (16.25 per match)
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The 1978 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. [1]

Contents

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final was played on 17 September 1978 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between South Liberties and Bruree, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Liberties won the match by 2–09 to 2–05 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in two years. [3] [4] [5]

Teams

ChampionshipChampionsRunners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship Patrickswell Claughaun
East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship South Liberties Kilteely-Dromkeen
South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Bruree Dromin/Athlacca
West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Killeedy Adare

Results

Quarter-finals

22 July 1978Quarter-final Killeedy 2–08 – 0–08 Kilteely-Dromkeen Bruff Grounds
D Flynn 1–2, T Mulcahy 1–0, W Cronin 0–3, W Fitzmaurice 0–2, C Herbert 0–1.P Murphy 0–2, D Murphy 0–2, P Reddan 0–1, J McCarthy 0–1, G Murphy 0–1, JJ Bermingham 0–1.
23 July 1978Quarter-final South Liberties 3–09 – 1–10 Adare Gaelic Grounds
M Butler 1–1, E Grimes 0–4, J Moynihan 1–0, D O'Sullivan 1–0, J McKenna 0–3, M Shanahan 0–1.B Flynn 1–2, T Dunne 0–3, G Hickey 0–2, M Bourke 0–1, E Mackessy 0–1, T Reidy 0–1.
29 July 1978Quarter-final Patrickswell 3–16 – 2–04 Dromin/Athlacca Bruff Grounds
R Bennis 1–5, J Lynch 1–2, F Nolan 0–5, S Foley 1–0, J Fenton 0–2, D Punch 0–1, L Foley 0–1.E Hayes 2–1, J Neenan 0–2, B Neenan 0–1.
30 July 1978Quarter-final Bruree 3–12 – 2–03 Claughaun Fr Hayes Memorial Park
M Moloney 2–1, F McDonagh 0–5, P O'Brien 1–1, G Moloney 0–1, J O'Brien 0–1, L Moloney 0–1, M Mullane 0–1.E Cregan 1–1, M Graham 1–0, D Brougham 0–1, F Connolly 0–1.

Semi-finals

13 August 1978Semi-final South Liberties 1–08 – 2–05 Patrickswell Bruff Grounds
20 August 1978Semi-final Bruree 3–13 – 2–08 Killeedy Gaelic Grounds
F McDonagh 1–5, P O'Brien 1–3, L Moloney 1–2, G Moloney 0–2, J Potter 0–1.D Flynn 2–2, W Fitzmaurice 0–5, T Mulcahy 0–1.
27 August 1978Semi-final replay South Liberties 1–05 – 0–07 Patrickswell Bruff Grounds
E Grimes 0–4, J Moynihan 1–0, J McKenna 0–1.R Bennis 0–5, F Nolan 0–2.

Final

17 September 1978Final South Liberties 2–09 – 2–05 Bruree Gaelic Grounds
J Moynihan 1–1, M Grimes 1–1, E Grimes 0–4, T Ryan 0–2, M Butler 0–1.F McDonagh 1–2, L Moloney 1–0, G Mullane 0–2, P O'Brien 0–1.

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Then and Now: More on the great Grimes". Limerick Live. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "PICTURES: South Liberties GAA club celebrate special commemoration". Limerick Live. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Memories – 1978". Bruree GAA website. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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