1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	14 September – 12 October 1980
Teams	8
Champions	Killeedy (1st title) Pat Meehan (captain)
Runners-up	South Liberties Walter Shanahan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	36 (4.5 per match)
Points scored	158 (19.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Willie Fitzmaurice (3–25)
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The 1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by South Liberties in the semi-final. ^[2]

The final was played on 12 October 1980 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Killeedy and South Liberties, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Killeedy won the match by 2–07 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[3] [4]}

Killeedy's Willie Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 3–25.

Teams

Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship	Patrickswell	Claughaun
East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	South Liberties	Doon
South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Dromin/Athlacca	Bruree
West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Tournafulla	Killeedy

Results

Quarter-finals

South Liberties v Bruree

14 September 1980Quarter-final	South Liberties	2–10 – 0–14	Bruree	Gaelic Grounds
	J McKenna 1–2, E Grimes 0–5, M Butler 1–1, J Moynihan 0–2.		G Mullane 0–5, M Mullane 0–4, P O'Brien 0–2, D Deady 0–1, P Potter 0–1, F Lynch 0–1.

Doon v Dromin/Athlacca

14 September 1980Quarter-final	Doon	4–09 – 4–05	Dromin/Athlacca	Gaelic Grounds
	W Moore 2–0, T McGrath 1–2, M O'Donnell 0–5, M Thompson 1–0, J Quinlan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		R Guiney 1–1, T Kenny 1–1, J O'Callaghan 1–0, W Neenan 1–0, J Neenan 0–3.

Patrickswell v Tournafulla

14 September 1980Quarter-final	Patrickswell	0–16 – 2–07	Tournafulla	Bruff Grounds
	R Bennis 0–8, T O'Brien 0–2, F Leahy 0–2, D Punch 0–2, P Foley 0–1, G Hayes 0–1.		S Horgan 0–4, W Hartnett 1–0, J Guiney 1–0, D O'Connor 0–2, C Carroll 0–1.

Killeedy v Claughaun

21 September 1980Quarter-final	Killeedy	4–11 – 5–08	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	W Fitzmaurice 2–4, M Scanlan 1–1, P Fitzmaurice 1–1, M Fitzmaurice 0–3, J O'Connor 0–1, D O'Connor 0–1.		T Marsh 2–1, D Graham 2–0, E Cregan 1–3, D Brougham 0–1, E Tuohy 0–1, M Graham 0–1, D Fitzgerald 0–1.

Killeedy v Claughaun

28 September 1980Quarter-final replay	Killeedy	0–13 – 0–08	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	W Fitzmaurice 0–8, T Mulcahy 0–2, J McGrath 0–2, D O'Connor 0–1.		E Cregan 0–6, D Brougham 0–2.

Semi-finals

South Liberties v Patrickswell

28 September 1980Semi-final	South Liberties	6–09 – 3–10	Patrickswell	FitzGerald Park
	J McKenna 4–3, P Hartigan 2–2, E Grimes 0–3, M Grimes 0–1.		R Bennis 1–5, P Bennis 1–1, F Nolan 1–0, T O'Brien 0–2, D Punch 0–1.

Killeedy v Doon

5 October 1980Semi-final	Killeedy	3–14 – 0–10	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	W Fitzmaurice 1–8, D O'Connor 1–2, T Mulcahy 1–1, M Scanlan 0–1, J McGrath 0–1, D Flynn 0–1.		G McNamara 0–2, R Ryan 0–2, T McGrath 0–2, W Moore 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, J Quinlan 0–1, E Maher 0–1.

Final

Killeedy v South Liberties

12 October 1980Final	Killeedy	2–07 – 1–07	South Liberties	Gaelic Grounds
	W Fitzmaurice 0–5, M Fitzmaurice 1–1, T Mulcahy 1–0, M Scanlon 0–1.		E Grimes 0–6, J McKenna 1–0, M Butler 0–1.	Referee: N Duggan (Rathkeale)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Willie Fitzmaurice	Killeedy	3–25	34	4	8.50
2	Joe McKenna	South Liberties	6–05	23	3	7.66
3	Richie Bennis	Patrickswell	1–13	16	2	8.00
4	Éamonn Grimes	South Liberties	0–14	14	3	4.66
5	Éamonn Cregan	Claughaun	1–09	12	2	6.00

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "'It's probably one of the greatest parish rivalries in the GAA'". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
4. "Killeedy's All-Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Championship continues to thrive". Irish Examiner. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2018.