1981 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1981 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	13 September – 1 November 1981
Teams	8
Champions	South Liberties (7th title) Joe Grimes (captain)
Runners-up	Kilmallock Paddy Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	27 (3.38 per match)
Points scored	146 (18.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paddy Kelly (3–25)
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The 1981 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 13 September to 1 November 1981.

Killeedy entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tournafulla in the West Limerick SHC semi-final. ^{[2] [3]}

The final, a replay, was played on 1 November 1981 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between South Liberties and Kilmallock, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 14 years. South Liberties won the match by 4–07 to 2–11 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in three years. ^{[4] [5]}

Kilmallock's Paddy Kelly was the championship's Top scorer with 3–25.

Teams

Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship	Claughaun	Patrickswell
East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	South Liberties	Fedamore
South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Kilmallock	Bruree
West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Tournafulla	Granagh

Results

Quarter-finals

Bruree v Patrickswell

13 September 1981Quarter-final	Bruree	2–11 – 2–10	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Brien 1–2, J Potter 1–2, P Potter 0–2, D Deedy 0–2, M Mullane 0–1, E O'Dea 0–1, D Mullane 0–1.		R Bennis 1–5, J Enright 1–1, F Nolan 0–1, L Considine 0–1, D Punch 0–1, P Foley 0–1.

Kilmallock v Claughaun

13 September 1981Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–14 – 2–08	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	P Kelly 0–7, B Savage 0–4, M Maguire 1–0, D Barry 0–1, D O'Riordan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.		D Graham 2–1, E Cregan 0–4, D Fitzgerald 0–2, W Conway 0–1.

Fedamore v Tournafulla

13 September 1981Quarter-final

Fedamore

0–11 – 0–07

Tournafulla

Páirc na nGael

South Liberties v Granagh

13 September 1981Quarter-final	South Liberties	4–11 – 2–12	Granagh	Páirc na nGael
	E Grimes 3–4.

Semi-finals

South Liberties v Bruree

27 September 1981Semi-final	South Liberties	2–06 – 2–03	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	P Portley 2–0, E Grimes 0–3, T Ryan 0–1, L Grimes 0–1, M Shanahan 0–1.		J Potter 2–2, M Mullane 0–1.

Kilmallock v Fedamore

Semi-final	Kilmallock	5–08 – 1–09	Fedamore	Bruff Grounds
	P Kelly 1–5, D O'Riordan 2–1, M Maguire 2–0, J Keane 0–2.		W O'Mahony 1–1, J Flavin 0–3, T McNamara 0–3, J Condon 0–2.

Final

South Liberties v Kilmallock

25 October 1981Final	South Liberties	0–12 – 2–06	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	J McKenna 0–6, E Grimes 0–2, T Ryan 0–2, M Shanahan 0–1, M Grimes 0–1.		P Kelly 1–5, T Moloney 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1.

Final replay

South Liberties v Kilmallock

1 November 1981Final replay	South Liberties	4–07 – 2–11	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	M Butler 2–0, E Grimes 0–5, J McKenna 1–0, T Ryan 1–0, M Shanahan 0–1.		P Kelly 1–8, O Cussen 1–1, D O'Riordan 0–1, T Moloney 0–1.

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "'It's probably one of the greatest parish rivalries in the GAA'". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
3. "Killeedy's All-Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Championship continues to thrive". Irish Examiner. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
4. "South Liberties HC". Club Info. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
5. "Then and Now: More on the great Grimes". Limerick Live. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2024.