1986 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1986 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Claughaun (10th title) Éamonn Cregan (captain)
Runners-up	Adare
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The 1986 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Kilmallock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Adare in the quarter-finals. ^[2]

The final was played on 28 September 1986 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Claughaun and Adare, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 18 years. Claughaun won the match by 1–09 to 0–09 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in 15 years. ^[3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Claughaun v Ardagh

12 July 1986Quarter-final	Claughaun	1–18 – 2–13	Ardagh	FitzGerald Park
	D Fitzgerald 1–4, L O'Connor 0–4, G Ryan 0–3, É Cregan 0–3, M Ryan 0–2, J Rea 0–1, M Rea 0–1.		M O'Connor 1–5, M O'Brien 0–5, R Woulfe 1–1, M Woulfe 0–2.

Kilmallock v Adare

13 July 1986Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–08 – 1–11	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	J Neenan 1–1, P Kelly 0–4, S Carroll 0–2, D Riordan 0–1.		S Fitzgibbon 1–2, M Benson 0–5, B Heffernan 0–1, D Marron 0–1, T Dunne 0–1, PJ Kinnavane 0–1.

Garryspillane v Killeedy

13 July 1986Quarter-final	Garryspillane	1–10 – 2–11	Killeedy	Bruff Grounds
	K Walsh 0–6, B Carroll 1–1, D Barry 0–1, W Burke 0–1, B Stapleton 0–1.		P Fitzmaurice 1–5, K Kiely 1–0, T Mulcahy 0–2, M Scanlan 0–1, J Magner 0–1, W Fitzmaurice 0–1, D O'Connor 0–1.

Cappmore v Fedamore

13 July 1986Quarter-final	Cappmore	2–11 – 0–07	Fedamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L O'Brien 1–2, D Mulcahy 0–4, N Sheehan 0–3, I Walsh 0–2.		S O'Dwyer 0–2, M Hedderman 0–2, S Fitzgibbon 0–1, J Condon 0–1, S Prendergast 0–1.

Semi-final

Claughaun v Killeedy

24 August 1986Semi-final	Claughaun	6–15 – 4–05	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Connor 2–9, G Ryan 2–0, D Fitzgerald 1–2, M Rea 1–1, M Ryan 0–3.		W Fitzmaurice 2–2, J McGrath 1–0, G Forde 1–0, P Fitzmaurice 0–3.

Adare v Cappamore

31 August 1986Semi-final	Adare	3–12 – 1–05	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	M Benson 0–8, Declan Marron 1–0, Donal Marron 1–0, S Fitzgibbon 1–0, M Alfred 0–2, B Heffernan 0–1, T Dunne 0–1.		M Clarke 1–0, D Mulcahy 0–2, G Sheehan 0–1, D McKenna 0–1, N Sheehan 0–1.

Final

Claughaun v Adare

28 September 1986Final	Claughaun	1–09 – 0–09	Adare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	L O'Connor 0–4, M Rea 1–0, A Maloney 0–2, M Ryan 0–2, M Molyneaux 0–1.		M Benson 0–7, S Fitzgerald 0–2.	Referee: S Burke (Garryspillane)

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "'Some people might not like me saying this, but Patrickswell-Kilmallock is a real traditional final'". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
3. "WATCH: Claughaun Win 10th Senior Title With Win Over Adare". Sportsing Limerick. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2018.