1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 June – 6 October 1991
Teams	16
Champions	Ballybrown (2nd title) Joe O'Connor (captain) John Loftus (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmallock Shane O'Grady (captain) Tony Moloney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	63 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	374 (20.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paddy Kelly (4–35)
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The 1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 21 June to 6 October 1991.

Patrickswell were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballybrown in the quarter-finals. ^[1]

On 6 October 1991, Ballybrown won the championship after a 1–11 to 1–10 defeat of Kilmallock in the final. ^{[2] [3]} It was their second championship title overall and their second title in two championship seasons. ^[4]

Kilmallock's Paddy Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 4–35.

Results

First round

Bruff v Cappamore

21 June 1991First round	Bruff	3–09 – 3–09	Cappamore	Bruff Sportsfield
	M Rea 2–0, J Mulqueen 1–1, T Coleman 0–3, M Reale 0–2, V O'Donovan 0–2, R O'Leary 0–1.		L O'Brien 1–5, P Creamer 2–0, M Hammersley 0–2, M Mulcahy 0–2.

Emmets v Hospital-Herbertstown

23 June 1991First round	Emmets	1–15 – 2–11	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruff Sportsfield
	F Carroll 0–8, P Heffernan 1–1, J Bresnihan 0–2, M Meade 0–2, B Carroll 0–1, M Walsh 0–1.		A Garvey 0–8, M Durkan 1–0, J Moran 1–0, D Carroll 0–1, P Carroll 0–1, PJ Garvey 0–1.

Patrickswell v Killeedy

23 June 1991First round	Patrickswell	2–23 – 0–09	Killeedy	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Kirby 1–7, R Fitzgerald 1–1, D O'Grady 0–4, C Carey 0–4, S Kirby 0–3, N Carey 0–2, L Enright 0–2.		K Kelly 0–5, J Fitzgibbon 0–2, D Flynn 0–1, W Fitzmaurice 0–1.

Ballybrown v Western Gaels

23 June 1991First round	Ballybrown	1–13 – 1–11	Western Gaels	FitzGerald Park
	P Davoren 0–8, C Coughlan Snr 1–1, T Hall 0–1, C Coughlan Jnr 0–1, J Mann 0–1, T Kenny 0–1.		S O'Sullivan 0–4, M Larkin 1–0, G Galvin 0–3, M Curtin 0–1, D Woulfe 0–1, S Stapleton 0–1, C Brouder 0–1.

Kilmallock v Ahane

30 June 1991First round	Kilmallock	3–10 – 2–13	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Kelly 2–6, M Leahy 1–0, M Houlihan 0–2, D Clarke 0–1, T Nelligan 0–1.		TJ Keane 1–1, J O'Grady 0–4, G Mulcahy 0–4, J Herbert 1–0, T Burns 0–2, T Murnane 0–1, N Burns 0–1.

Adare v City Gaels

30 June 1991First round	Adare	3–08 – 3–06	City Gaels	FitzGerald Park
	T Howard 1–1, M Alfred 0–4, A Keane 1–0, C Murphy 1–0, B Kennedy 0–3.		P Howard 2–0, G Hegarty 0–5, T Sheehan 1–0, D Quigley 0–1.

Claughaun v Feohanagh

30 June 1991First round	Claughaun	3–13 – 2–07	Feohanagh	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Connor 1–5, M Galligan 0–4, P Loughnane 1–0, D O'Driscoll 1–0, A Moloney 0–1, G Ryan 0–1, V Browne 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		T Quaid 0–6, P Hough 1–0, P Quaid 1–0, C Phillips 0–1.

Geraldines v Doon

30 June 1991First round	Geraldines	1–10 – 2–04	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Hickey 0–4, N Nash 1–0, G O'Connell 0–2, M Ryan 0–1, N Godfrey 0–1, M Nash 0–1, N Gammell 0–1.		G McGrath 1–0, B McGrath 1–0, R Walsh 0–3, M Ryan 0–1.

Bruff v Cappamore

30 June 1991First round replay	Bruff	2–08 – 0–05	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Barrett 2–3, M Reale 0–3, R O'Leary 0–1, T Coleman 0–1.		L O'Brien 0–2, R Hammersley 0–2, N Sheehan 0–1.

Kilmallock v Ahane

11 August 1991First round replay	Kilmallock	1–16 – 0–05	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 1–8, D Clarke 0–3, M Houlihan 0–2, D Barry 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, P Dowling 0–1.		J O'Grady 0–3, P O'Sullivan 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1.

Quarter-finals

Claughaun v Geraldines

11 August 1991Quarter-final	Claughaun	4–11 – 2–07	Geraldines	Bruff Sportsfield
	L O'Connor 1–5, M Ryan 1–2, A Fitzgerald 1–1, A Moloney 1–0, M Ryan 0–3.		M Ryan 1–1, G O'Connell 0–4, N Gammell 1–0, T Ryan 0–1, L Dooley 0–1.

Ballybrown v Patrickswell

11 August 1991Quarter-final	Ballybrown	1–11 – 0–09	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	P Davoren 0–8, C Coughlan Jnr 1–0, N Doolan 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1, J Mann 0–1.		G Kirby 0–5, C Carey 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, P Foley 0–1, D Punch 0–1.

Emmets v Bruff

18 August 1991Quarter-final	Emmets	2–19 – 0–08	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 1–10, M Meade 1–0, J Bresnihan 0–3, P McGrath 0–3, E Potter 0–2, P Heffernan 0–1.		T Madden 0–2, P Barrett 0–2, J Moran 0–2, R O'Leary 0–1, M Reale 0–1.

Kilmallock v Adare

25 August 1991Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–10 – 1–06	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 1–4, M Houlihan 0–3, D Clarke 0–2, P Tobin 0–1.		A Howard 1–3, S Fitzgibbon 0–2, M Alfred 0–1.

Semi-finals

Ballybrown v Claughaun

25 August 1991Semi-final	Ballybrown	3–09 – 1–15	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	C Coughlan Jnr 2–0, P Davoren 0–6, P Mulqueen 1–0, T Kenny 0–1, T Hall 0–1, S Hayes 0–1.		L O'Connor 0–5, M Galligan 0–4, V Browne 1–0, D Fitzgerald 0–2, M Ryan 0–2, G Ryan 0–1, A Fitzgerald 0–1.

Kilmallock v Emmets

8 September 1991Semi-final	Kilmallock	1–17 – 1–12	Emmets	Bruff Sportsfield
	P Kelly 0–12, S Barrett 1–0, D Clarke 0–3, M Nelligan 0–1, P Dowling 0–1.		F Carroll 1–6, M Meade 0–2, W Burke 0–1, J Bresnihan 0–1, M Mullane 0–1, D Ryan 0–1.

Ballybrown v Claughaun

22 September 1991Semi-final replay	Ballybrown	5–07 – 4–07	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	P Mulqueen 3–0, O O'Connor 1–1, C Keyes 0–4, C Coughlan Jnr 1–0, T Kenny 0–1, P Davoren 0–1.		L O'Connor 3–1, A Moloney 1–2, P Galligan 0–2, M Galligan 0–1, J Ryan 0–1.

Final

Ballybrown v Kilmallock

6 October 1991Final	Ballybrown	1–11 – 1–10	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Davoren 0–7, N Doolan 1–0, C Coughlan Jnr 0–2, T Hall 0–2.		P Kelly 0–5, T Nelligan 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2, D Clarke 0–1.	Referee: P McNamara (Limerick)

Championship statistics

To scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	4–35	47	5	9.40
2	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	5–16	31	4	7.75
3	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	2–24	30	3	10.00
	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–30	30	5	6.00
5	Colm Coughlan Jnr	Ballybrown	4–03	15	5	3.00
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–12	15	2	7.50
7	Peter Mulqueen	Ballybrown	4–03	15	5	3.00
8	Pat Barrett	Bruff	2–05	11	3	3.66
9	Tony Howard	Adare	2–04	10	2	5.00
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1–07	10	2	5.00
	Dave Clarke	Kilmallock	0–10	10	5	2.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	1–10	13	Bruff
2	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	2–06	12	Ahane
3	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	1–08	11	Ahane
4	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	3–01	10	Ballybrown
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–07	10	Killeedy
6	Peter Mulqueen	Claughaun	3–00	9	Ballybrown
	Pat Barrett	Bruff	2–03	9	Cappamore
	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	1–06	9	Kilmallock
9	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1–05	8	Bruff
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1–05	8	Feohanagh
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1–05	8	Geraldines
	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	0–08	8	Hospital-Herbertstown
	Andy Garvey	Hospital-Herbertstown	0–08	8	Emmets
	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–08	8	Patrickswell
	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–08	8	Western Gaels

References

1. "'Some people might not like me saying this, but Patrickswell-Kilmallock is a real traditional final'". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. "Parish affair for Ballybrown and Patrickswell in Limerick hurling final". Limerick Live. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
3. "Ballybrown GAA Club Notes". Limerick GAA website. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
4. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.