1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 July – 10 September 1989
Teams	16
Champions	Ballybrown (1st title) Terence Kenny (captain) Tom Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Doon Paddy Moloney (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	63 (3.71 per match)
Points scored	348 (20.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Keyes (2–26)
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The 1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 8 July to 10 September 1989.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cappamore in the quarter-finals. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The final was played on 10 September 1989 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Ballybrown and Doon, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[4] Ballybrown won the match by 4–10 to 2–09 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[5] [6]}

Ballybrown's Christy Keyes was the championship's top scorer with 2–26.

Results

First round

Claughaun v Mungret

8 July 1989First round	Claughaun	0–12 – 1–07	Mungret	Gaelic Grounds
	G Ryan 0–8, M Galligan 0–3, B O'Mara 0–1.		G O'Brien 1–1, D Keating 0–4, E Ahern 0–1, D O'Dea 0–1.

South Liberties v Killeedy

8 July 1989First round	South Liberties	4–07 – 0–13	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	D Nash 2–0, N Nash 1–0, M Nash 1–0, L Dooley 0–3, B Finn 0–3, J McGinly 0–1.		P Fitzmaurice 0–8, D Flynn 0–2, L Shine 0–1, K Kelly 0–1, J Cunningham 0–1.

Ballybrown v Adare

9 July 1989First round	Ballybrown	3–13 – 1–12	Adare	Bruff Sportsfield
	C Keyes 0–11, S Hayes 2–0, C Coughlan 1–0, T Kenny 0–2.		M Benson 0–7, D Keane 1–0, M Alfred 0–2, B Heffernan 0–2, B Flynn 0–1.

Patrickswell v Feohanagh

9 July 1989First round	Patrickswell	5–12 – 1–07	Feohanagh	Bruff Sportsfield
	G Kirby 1–7, G Hayes 2–1, F Nolan 1–1, S Moore 1–1, S Kirby 0–2.		T Quaid 1–3, M Sweeney 0–3, B Butler 0–1.

Bruree v Ahane

9 July 1989First round

Bruree

2–12 – 0–09

Ahane

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Kilmallock v Newcastle West

9 July 1989First round

Kilmallock

2–14 – 1–06

Newcastle West

Ballyagran Grounds

Doon v Blackrock

9 July 1989First round

Doon

1–17 – 2–07

Blackrock

Bruff Grounds

Cappamore v Garryspillane

16 July 1989First round	Cappamore	7–08 – 1–05	Garryspillane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	Donal Mulcahy 2–1, M Lonergan 2–1, R Hammersley 2–1, G Sheehan 1–2, A Murphy 0–1, L O'Brien 0–1, I Walsh 0–1.		R Sampson 1–1, F Carroll 0–2, M Walsh 0–2.

Quarter-finals

Ballybrown v South Liberties

23 July 1989Quarter-final	Ballybrown	2–08 – 1–11	South Liberties	Bruff SPortsfield
	T Kenny 2–2, O O'Connor 0–3, C Keyes 0–2, S Hayes 0–1.		G McManus 1–1, L Dooley 0–3, B Finn 0–1, P Donnelly 0–1, D Nash 0–1, A Shanahan 0–1, M Nash 0–1, N Nash 0–1, M Fitzgerald 0–1.

Cappamore v Patrickswell

30 July 1989Quarter-final	Cappamore	2–09 – 1–08	Patrickswell	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 0–5, G Sheehan 1–0, M Gleeson 1–0, N Sheehan 0–1, D Mulcahy 0–1, M Lonergan 0–1, B Hammersley 0–1.		G Kirby 1–4, J Carey 0–3, S Foley 0–1, N Carey 0–1.

Doon v Bruree

30 July 1989Quarter-final	Doon	1–14 – 4–05	Bruree	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	J O'Donovan 1–2, G McGrattan 0–5, T McGrath 0–3, R Walsh 0–2, R Quigley 0–1.		G Mullane 3–2, D McCarthy 1–0, D Deady 0–2, E Potter 0–2.

Kilmallock v Claughaun

5 August 1989Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–12 – 1–10	Claughaun	Bruff Sportsfield
	M Houlihan 0–8, P Tobin 1–1, J Neenan 0–2, D McCarthy 0–1.		L O'Connor 1–4, F Fitzgerald 0–3, M Galligan 0–2, G Ryan 0–1.

Ballybrown v South Liberties

6 August 1989Quarter-final replay	Ballybrown	4–14 – 0–08	South Liberties	Bruff Sportsfield
	C Keyes 1–5, P Mulqueen 2–0, T Kenny 1–2, O O'Connor 0–2, P Davoren 0–2, P O'Connor 0–1, T Hall 0–1, J Mann 0–1.		B Finn 0–3, D Nash 0–1, M Nash 0–1, N Nash 0–1, M Grimes 0–1, L Dooley 0–1.

Doon v Bruree

13 August 1989Quarter-final replay	Doon	5–05 – 2–11	Bruree	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	T McGrath 2–1, E Maher 2–0, J O'Donovan 1–1, R Maher 0–2, J Quinlan 0–1.		J O'Brien 1–1, G Mullane 0–4, D McCarthy 1–0, M Mullane 0–2, D Deady 0–2, P Potter 0–2.

Semi-finals

Ballybrown v Kilmallock

27 August 1989Semi-final	Ballybrown	2–17 – 1–11	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	P Mulqueen 1–4, C Keyes 0–5, T Kenny 1–1, P Davoren 0–4, O O'Connor 0–3.		P Kelly 0–5, J Neenan 0–4, T Nelligan 1–0, M Houlihan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.

Doon v Cappamore Grounds

27 August 1989Semi-final	Doon	0–15 – 0–10	Cappamore Grounds	Gaelic Grounds
	R Walsh 0–7, G McGrath 0–2, T McGrath 0–2, J O'Donovan 0–2, P Moloney 0–1, R Quigley 0–1.		L O'Brien 0–6, G Sheehan 0–1, Donal Mulcahy 0–1, Diarmuid Mulcahy 0–1, M Lonergan 0–1.

Final

Ballybrown v Doon

10 September 1989Final	Ballybrown	4–10 – 2–09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	P Davoren 2–1, C Keyes 1–3, S Hayes 1–0, T Kenny 0–3, T Hall 0–2, J O'Connor 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1.		R Walsh 2–5, T McGrath 1–0, P Moloney 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, R Quigley 0–1, J O'Donovan 0–1.	Referee: M Reidy (Croom)

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