1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Teams	27
Champions	Kilmallock (6th title) Mike Carroll (captain) Willie O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	South Liberties Joe McKenna (manager)
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The 1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st 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 Hospital-Herbertstown in the first round. ^[2]

On 8 September 1985, Kilmallock won the championship after a 3–12 to 1–13 defeat of South Liberties in the final. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in ten championship seasons. ^[3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Claughaun v Drom/Athlacca

21 July 1985Quarter-final	Claughaun	1–10 – 1–04	Drom/Athlacca	FitzGerald Park
	J Brown 1–1, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, D Fitzgerald 0–2, J Rea 0–1, M Rea 0–1.		W Neenan 1–1, R Herlihy 0–1, M Moynihan 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1.

Kilmallock v Ardpatrick

21 July 1985Quarter-final	Kilmallock	4–09 – 1–04	Ardpatrick	Bruff
	P Kelly 2–5, D O'Riordan 1–1, J Neenan 1–1, E Wylie 0–1, D Barry 0–1.		P Heffernan 1–0, E McGrath 0–2, P McCarthy 0–1, E O'Keeffe 0–1.

Feohanagh-Castlemahon v Old Christians

28 July 1985Quarter-final	Feohanagh-Castlemahon	1–21 – 2–03	Old Christians	FitzGerald Park
	T Quaid 0–14, T Quaid 1–0, G Quaid 0–3, J Lenihan 0–2, O Flanagan 0–1, P O'Mahony 0–1.		P Howard 1–1, T Kennedy 1–0, T Sheehan 0–2.

South Liberties v Bruff

28 July 1985Quarter-final	South Liberties	2–12 – 2–09	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	L Dooley 2–4, E Grimes 0–2, J McKenna 0–2, N Nash 0–2, B Finn 0–1, M Nash 0–1.		R O'Leary 0–5, A Gubbins 1–0, P Reale 1–0, P Barrett 0–3, A Madden 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kilmallock v Feohanagh-Castlemahon

17 August 1985Semi-final	Kilmallock	3–11 – 2–11	Feohanagh-Castlemahon	Bruff Grounds
	P Kelly 1–5, B Guiney 2–0, L Tobin 0–2, D Barry 0–1, J Neenan 0–1, D Riordan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.		T Quaid 1–7, S Quaid 1–1, P O'Mahony 0–1, M McSweeney 0–1, J Lynch 0–1.

South Liberties v Claughaun

18 August 1985Semi-final	South Liberties	3–08 – 1–10	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	J McKenna 2–1, M Nash 1–1, L Dooley 0–3, B Finn 0–2, P Donnelly 0–1.		D Fitzgerald 1–2, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, J Hannon 0–2, M Rea 0–1.

Final

Kilmallock v South Liberties

8 September 1985Final	Kilmallock	3–12 – 1–13	South Liberties	Gaelic Grounds
	J Neenan 2–4, P Kelly 0–6, G O'Brien 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1, B Savage 0–1.		P Donnelly 1–2, L Dooley 0–5 E Grimes 0–3, J McKenna 0–1, M Nash 0–1, M Grimes 0–1.	Referee: T Murray (Patrickswell)

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "South Liberties bid to deny Na Piarsaigh another Limerick club hurling final appearance". Limerick Live. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2018.