1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	1 July – 16 October 1988
Teams	16
Champions	Patrickswell (11th title) Pa Foley (captain) Phil Bennis (manager)
Runners-up	Cappamore Ger Sheehan (captain) Tony Hickey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	60 (3.75 per match)
Points scored	310 (19.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Kirby (2–30)
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The 1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 1 July to 16 October 1988.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[1]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 October 1988 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Cappamore, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. ^[2] Patrickswell won the match by 4–10 to 2–06 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a second title in succession. ^{[3] [4]}

Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 2–30.

Results

First round

Garryspillane v Tournafulla

1 July 1988First round	Garryspillane	1–08 – 0–10	Tournafulla	Knockaderry Grounds
	B Stapleton 0–5, B Burke 1–0, B Stapleton 0–1, W Burke 0–1, F Carroll 0–1.		D Sheehan 0–5, G Moroney 0–1, D Keating 0–1, M Larkin 0–1, W Hartnett 0–1, C Brouder 0–1.

Adare v Bruree

1 July 1988First round	Adare	5–05 – 2–06	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	D Keane 2–0, M Benson 1–2, S Fitzgibbon 1–0, B Heffernan 1–0, M Alfred 0–2, D Marron 0–1.		G Mullane 2–1, D Daly 0–4, E Potter 0–1.

Newcastle West v Blackrock

1 July 1988First round	Newcastle West	3–14 – 2–13	Blackrock	Páirc na nGael
	M Sammon 1–2, J Danaher 0–5, T Kelly 1–0, D McMahon 1–0, D Cremin 0–3, J McMahon 0–2, P O'Connor 0–1, L Keane 0–1.		P Heffernan 1–8, P McCarthy 0–4, J Quilty 1–0, D O'Sullivan 0–1.

Doon v Ahane

1 July 1988First round	Doon	3–08 – 1–04	Ahane	Cappamore Grounds
	J Donovan 0–7, T McGrath 1–0, E Maher 1–0, J Ryan 1–0, N Maher 0–1.		V Callinan 1–0, G Mulcahy 0–3, T Byrnes 0–1.

Bruff v Kilmallock

2 July 1988First round	Bruff	1–13 – 2–08	Kilmallock	Michael Fox Park
	M Reale 0–9, T Coleman 1–0, A Madden 0–1, P Reale 0–1, D Kiely 0–1, P Barrett 0–1.		P Kelly 1–6, P Tobin 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1, D Riordan 0–1.

Patrickswell v Ballybrown

2 July 1988First round	Patrickswell	1–10 – 0–12	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 1–5, A Carmody 0–2, S Kirby 0–1, C Carey 0–1, F Nolan 0–1.		C Keyes 0–8, O O'Connor 0–2, C Coughlan 0–1, T Hall 0–1.

Claughaun v Killeedy

3 July 1988First round	Claughaun	3–09 – 1–08	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Connor 1–5, M Galligan 1–2, D Boylan 1–0, P Loughran 0–2.		P Fitzmaurice 0–4, K Kelly 1–0, W Fitzmaurice 0–2, J O'Connor 0–1, G Forde 0–1.

Cappamore v South Liberties

3 July 1988First round	Cappamore	3–08 – 1–10	South Liberties	Pallasgreen Grounds
	M Clarke 2–1, L O'Brien 0–5, M Lonergan 1–0, D Mulcahy 0–2.		B Finn 0–4, L Dooley 1–0, N Nash 0–2, M O'Connor 0–1, J Grimes 0–1, G Fitzgerald 0–1.

Quarter-finals

Patrickswell v Garryspillane

15 July 1988Quarter-final	Patrickswell	3–18 – 1–13	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 0–10, C Carey 2–2, S Foley 1–0, F Nolan 0–2, A Carmody 0–2, S Kirby 0–1, G Burke 0–1.		B Stapleton 0–9, K Walsh 1–1, R Sampson 0–2, E Stapleton 0–1.

Claughaun v Adare

16 July 1988Quarter-final	Claughaun	2–06 – 2–05	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	L O'Connor 2–5, P Loughran 0–1.		M Benson 1–1, M Alfred 1–0, T Dunne 0–2, D Keane 0–1, B Heffernan 0–1.

Doon v Bruff

23 July 1988Quarter-final	Doon	4–06 – 1–14	Bruff	Gaelic Grounds
	G McGrath 2–0, J Donovan 0–6, K McGrath 1–0, E Maher 1–0.		M Reale 0–9, T Coleman 1–0, V Donovan 0–2, P Barrett 0–2, P Reale 0–1.

Cappamore v Newcastle West

24 July 1988Quarter-final	Cappamore	0–13 – 1–07	Newcastle West	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 0–8, N Sheehan 0–2, P Creamer 0–1, A Murphy 0–1, M Clarke 0–1.		J Danaher 0–4, L Cremins 1–0, D Fleming 0–1, J McMahon 0–1, P O'Connor 0–1.

Semi-finals

Cappamore v Claughaun

14 August 1988Semi-final	Cappamore	3–09 – 1–13	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 1–7, M Lonergan 1–1, G Sheehan 1–0, N Sheehan 0–1.		L O'Connor 1–4, M Galligan 0–4, D Fitzgerald 0–2, M Ryan 0–1, M Rea 0–1, A Moloney 0–1.

Patrickswell v Doon

29 August 1988Semi-final	Patrickswell	2–13 – 2–06	Doon	Bruff Grounds
	F Nolan 2–1, G Kirby 0–6, C Carey 0–5, S Foley 0–1.		T McGrath 2–0, R Walsh 0–2, R Quigley 0–2, J Donovan 0–1, E Maher 0–1.

Final

Patrickswell v Cappamore

11 September 1988Final	Patrickswell	1–14 – 2–11	Cappamore	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0–7, S Foley 1–1, A Carmody 0–2, P Foley 0–1, S Kirby 0–1, S Carey 0–1, L Enright 0–1.		L O'Brien 2–4, N Sheehan 0–2, G Sheehan 0–2, J McCarthy 0–1, R Hammersley 0–1, M Lonergan 0–1.

Final replay

Patrickswell v Cappamore

16 October 1988Final replay	Patrickswell	4–10 – 2–06	Cappamore	Gaelic Grounds
	C Carey 1–2, G Kirby 1–2, F Nolan 1–1, S Foley 1–0, S Kirby 0–2, G Hayes 0–1, David Punch 0–1, Dom Punch 0–1.		J McCarthy 1–0, M Lonergan 1–0, R Hammersley 0–2, L O'Brien 0–2, D Mulcahy 0–1, J Hayes 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	2–30	36	5	7.20
2	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	3–26	35	5	7.00
3	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	4–14	26	3	8.66
4	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell	3–10	19	5	3.80
5	Mike Reale	Bruff	0–18	18	2	9.00
6	Frankie Nolan	Patrickswell	3–05	14	5	2.80
	Brian Stapelton	Garryspillane	0–14	14	2	7.00
	James Donovan	Doon	0–14	14	3	4.66
9	Seán Foley	Patrickswell	3–02	11	5	2.20
	Michael Lonergan	Cappamore	3–02	11	5	2.20
	Pat Heffernan	Blackrock	1–08	11	1	11.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	2–05	11	Adare
	Pat Heffernan	Blackrock	1–08	11	Newcastle West
3	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	2–04	10	Patrickswell
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1–07	10	Claughaun
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	0–10	10	Garryspillane
6	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	1–06	9	Bruff
	Mike Reale	Bruff	0–09	9	Kilmallock
	Mike Reale	Bruff	0–09	9	Doon
	Brian Stapelton	Garryspillane	0–09	9	Tournafulla
10	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell	2–02	8	Garryspillane
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–05	8	Ballybrown
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1–05	8	Killeedy
	Christy Keyes	Ballybrown	0–08	8	Patrickswell
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	0–08	8	Newcastle West

References

1. "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "Cappamore club anniversary sparks thoughts of better times". Irish Examiner. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Going a step further". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2018.