1994 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1994 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	17 June – 23 October 1994
Teams	16
Champions	Kilmallock (8th title) Mike Houlihan (captain) Neil Ronan (manager)
Runners-up	Bruree Peter Finn (captain) Hugh Hogan (manager)
Relegated	Hospital-Herbertstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	45
Goals scored	139 (3.09 per match)
Points scored	951 (21.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Séamus O'Connell (2–55)
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The 1994 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 17 June to 23 October 1994.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmallock in the quarter-finals. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Hospital-Herbertstown were relegated.

The final, a replay, was played on 23 October 1994 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kilmallock and Bruree, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmallock won the match by 1–12 to 0–12 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[5] [6]}

Bruree's Séamus O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 2–55.

Format change

Proposals by a review committee in relation to the structure of the championship were adopted by the Limerick County Board. These proposals introduced a group stage phase, guaranteeing each team three games, before progressing to a knockout phase. The new championship structure was confined to club teams. This meant that the three divisional sides – Emmets, Geraldines and Western Gaels – did not field teams. ^[7]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Blackrock ^[8]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	3	0	0	57	37	20	6
Patrickswell	3	2	0	1	63	41	18	4
Killeedy	3	1	0	2	42	59	−17	2
Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	0	3	41	66	−25	2

Group 1 results

Adare v Patrickswell

24 June 1994Round 1	Adare	3–08 – 2–09	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	S Fitzgibon 1–3, T Houlihan 1–1, A Howard 0–4, N Foley 1–0.		G Kirby 0–6, D O'Grady 1–1, B Cauley 1–0, C Carey 0–1, B Foley 0–1.

Hospital-Herbertstown v Killeedy

26 June 1994Round 1	Hospital-Herbertstown	3–08 – 1–17	Killeedy	Ballyagran Grounds
	A Garvey 1–2, P Lynch 1–0, D Carroll 1–0, PJ Garvey 0–2, L Garvey 0–2, J Carroll 0–1, J O'Shea 0–1.		K Kelly 0–10, J Magner 0–4, D Flynn 0–2, T Magner 0–1.

Patrickswell v Hospital-Herbertstown

17 July 1994Round 2	Patrickswell	1–19 – 2–06	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 1–9, N Carey 0–3, S Carey 0–2, B Foley 0–2, D O'Grady 0–1, R Fitzgerald 0–1, S Kirby 0–1.		L Garvey 1–2, A Garvey 0–4, P O'Connell 1–0.

Killeedy v Adare

17 July 1994Round 2	Killeedy	1–07 – 1–13	Adare	Ballingarry Grounds
	K Kelly 0–6, G Forde 1–0, T Magner 0–1.		T Houlihan 1–3, M Foley 0–4, A Howard 0–2, B Heffernan 0–2, S Fitzgibbon 0–1, J Foley 0–1.

Adare v Hospital-Herbertstown

24 July 1994Round 3	Adare	4–12 – 3–03	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	T Dunne 2–1, M Foley 1–2, S Fitzgibbon 0–4, B Heffernan 1–0, T Murphy 0–2, J Foley 0–1, T Howard 0–1, T Houlihan 0–1.		PJ Garvey 2–0, A Garvey 1–3.

Patrickswell v Killeedy

24 July 1994Round 3	Patrickswell	4–14 – 3–03	Killeedy	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 1–7, B Foley 2–0, A Carmody 1–1, A Purcell 0–2, R Fitzgerald 0–2, D O'Grady 0–2.		T Magner 1–1, J Hayes 1–0, R Hayes 1–0, J Kelleher 0–1, D Flynn 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	3	0	0	80	33	47	6
Ahane	3	1	0	2	36	51	−15	2
Cappamore	3	1	0	2	39	68	−29	2
Doon	3	1	0	2	45	48	−3	2

Group 2 results

Doon v Cappamore

17 June 1994Round 1	Doon	1–15 – 1–06	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G McGrath 0–4, J O'Donovan 0–4, D Ryan 1–0, T Hayes 0–3, M Nolan 0–2, L Ryan 0–1, N Maher 0–1.		L Hammersley 1–2, P Gleeson 0–2, G Sheehan 0–1, D O'Donnell 0–1.

Ahane v Kilmallock

24 June 1994Round 1	Ahane	0–07 – 3–11	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	T Herbert 0–2, G Mulcahy 0–2, J Moran 0–1, J Brady 0–1, A Smith 0–1.		L Neenan 2–1, P Tobin 1–3, P Kelly 0–5, P Barrett 0–1, D Clarke 0–1.

Kilmallock v Doon

16 July 1994Round 2	Kilmallock	3–18 – 3–07	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 1–8, L Neenan 0–5, P Tobin 1–1, B Hanley 1–0, D Clarke 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2.		M Ryan 1–1, L Ryan 1–0, J O'Dwyer 1–0, J O'Donovan 0–2, G McGrath 0–1, K McGrath 0–1, V McGrath 0–1, P Coleman 0–1.

Cappamore v Ahane

17 July 1994Round 2	Cappamore	3–11 – 1–14	Ahane	Fr Hayes Mmeorial Park
	L Hammersley 0–7, S O'Dwyer 2–0, M Gleeson 1–1, T Mulcahy 0–2, P Gleeson 0–1.		C Smith 1–3, T Herbert 0–5, O Moran 0–2, J O'Grady 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1, J Moran 0–1.

Doon v Ahane

24 July 1994Round 3	Doon	1–08 – 1–09	Ahane	Cappamore Grounds
	J O'Donovan 1–2, L Ryan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, V McGrath 0–1, P Coleman 0–1, M Nolan 0–1, B McLoughlin 0–1.		C Smith 1–2, J O'Grady 0–2, TJ Collins 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1, P Smith 0–1, O Hurley 0–1.

Cappamore v Kilmallock

24 July 1994Round 3	Cappamore	1–07 – 5–18	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	G Sheehan 1–0, T Mulcahy 0–3, D O'Donnell 0–2, M Gleeson 0–1, P Gleeson 0–1.		P Kelly 1–8, L Neenan 2–4, P Tobin 1–2, B Hanley 1–0, M Nelligan 0–3, M Houlihan 0–1.

Group 2 playoffs

Ahane v Doon

31 July 1994Playoff	Ahane	0–16 – 1–10	Doon	Cappamore Grounds
	M Fitzgerald 0–3, G Mulcahy 0–3, J O'Grady 0–3, J Moran 0–2, M Hurley 0–2, G Murphy 0–2, TJ Collins 0–1.		J O'Donovan 1–5, J McGrath 0–2, L Ryan 0–1, M Hayes 0–1, M Nolan 0–1.

Cappamore v Ahane

9 August 1994Playoff	Cappamore	2–12 – 1–17 (aet)	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	T Mulcahy 1–6, M Gleeson 1–0, S Ryan 0–2, G Sheehan 0–1, P Gleeson 0–1, P Creamer 0–1.		C Smith 1–3, J O'Grady 0–4, G Mulcahy 0–4, M Fitzgerald 0–2, D O'Neill 0–2, G Murphy 0–1, J Moran 0–1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bruree	3	2	0	1	50	37	13	4
Claughaun	3	2	0	1	48	44	4	4
Bruff	3	2	0	1	43	46	−3	4
Ballybrown	3	0	0	3	35	49	−14	0

Group 3 results

Bruff v Bruree

24 June 1994Round 1	Bruff	2–09 – 0–12	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	JA Moran 0–6, J Wallace 1–0, J Sheehan 1–0, P Moloney 0–1, J Hogan 0–1, A Madden 0–1.		S O'Connell 0–5, P Cullinane 0–3, E Potter 0–3, M Mullane 0–1.

Claughaun v Ballybrown

24 June 1994Round 1	Claughaun	2–11 – 0–10	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	M Galligan 0–6, A Browne 1–1, G Ryan 1–0, D Mulcahy 0–2, T Fitzgerald 0–1, L O'Connor 0–1.		C Keyes 0–6, T Kenny 0–1, C Coughlan Jnr 0–1, J Roche 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1.

Bruree v Claughaun

17 July 1994Round 2	Bruree	1–17 – 1–07	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	S O'Connell 1–10, E Potter 0–2, S McDonagh 0–2, P Cullinane 0–1, M Sexton 0–1, M Mullane 0–1.		M Galligan 0–4, L O'Connor 1–0, V Reddy 0–1, G Ryan 0–1, A Fitzgerald 0–1.

Ballybrown v Bruff

17 July 1994Round 2	Ballybrown	1–10 – 2–08	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	C Keyes 1–5, J O'Connor 0–1, N Doolin 0–1, T Hall 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1, C Coughlan Jnr 0–1.		JA Moran 1–6, T Coleman 1–0, B Finn 0–1, J Hogan 0–1.

Bruff v Claughaun

24 July 1994Round 3	Bruff	1–11 – 2–15	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	JA Moran 1–6, M Reale 0–4, J Hogan 0–1.		M Galligan 0–7, L O'Connor 1–3, D Mulcahy 1–0, M Molyneaux 0–2, I O'Brien 0–1, V Reddy 0–1, G Ryan 0–1.

Bruree v Ballybrown

24 July 1994Round 3	Bruree	1–15 – 0–12	Ballybrown	Bruff Grounds
	S McDonagh 0–4, S O'Connell 0–4, E Potter 1–0, P Cullinane 0–3, M Mullane 0–2, S Murphy 0–1, P Potter 0–1.		C Keyes 0–8, O O'Connor 0–2, P Davoren 0–1, S Hayes 0–1.

Group 3 playoffs

Bruree v Bruff

11 September 1994Playoff	Bruree	0–13 – 1–07	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	S O'Connell 0–7, E Potter 0–3, P Cullinane 0–1, A O'Shea 0–1, M Sexton 0–1.		JA Moran 1–4, B Finn 0–1, P Moloney 0–1, R O'Leary 0–1.

Claughaun v Bruff

18 September 1994Playoff	Claughaun	1–10 – 0–08	Bruff	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	I O'Brien 1–0, M Galligan 0–2, A Fitzgerald 0–2, M Molyneaux 0–2, P Burke 0–1, D Mulcahy 0–1, G Ryan 0–1.		JA Moran 0–4, B Finn 0–2, P Moloney 0–1, A Madden 0–1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Feohanagh	3	3	0	0	61	39	22	6
South Liberties	3	1	1	1	43	42	1	3
Old Christians	3	1	0	2	43	45	−2	2
Blackrock	3	0	1	2	34	55	−21	1

Group 4 results

South Liberties v Blackrock

24 June 1994Round 1	South Liberties	1–08 – 1–08	Blackrock	Kilteely Grounds
	G Nash 1–1, P Fenn 0–4, N Nash 0–1, D Godfrey 0–1, J Enright 0–1.		P McCarthy 1–2, P Heffernan 0–4, A Roche 0–1, D Lee 0–1.

Old Christians v Feohanagh

26 June 1994Round 1	Old Christians	0–09 – 4–08	Feohanagh	FitzGerald Park
	G Hegarty 0–4, A Maher 0–2, P Butler 0–2, T Sheehan 0–1.	P Finn	P Quaid 2–1, J Greaney 1–1, C Philips 0–4, P Hough 1–0, J Qauid 0–1, S Roche 0–1.

Feohanagh v South Liberties

16 July 1994Round 2	Feohanagh	3–06 – 1–10	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	P Quaid 1–2, C Philips 1–0, S O'Keeffe 1–0, T Quaid 0–3, J Greaney 0–1.		M Nash 0–5, L Dooley 1–0, P Finn 0–2, N Nash 0–1, N Godfrey 0–1, S Godfrey 0–1.

Blackrock v Old Christians

17 July 1994Round 2	Blackrock	0–06 – 3–09	Old Christians	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P McGrath 0–5, A Fitzgerald 0–1.		M Timmons 1–3, P Howard 1–2, P Butler 1–2, G Hegarty 0–1, D Costello 0–1.

Old Christians v South Liberties

24 July 1994Round 3	Old Christians	0–16 – 3–10	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	P Howard 0–5, J Brosnahan 0–4, P Butler 0–3, G Hegarty 0–2, M Timmons 0–1, A Maher 0–1.		N Nash 3–1, M Nash 0–5, L Dooley 0–2, B Finn 0–1, D Nash 0–1.

Feohanagh v Blackrock

24 July 1994Round 3	Feohanagh	3–17 – 3–08	Blackrock	Ballyagran Grounds
	P Quaid 2–2, J Greaney 0–5, J Madigan 1–1, T Quaid 0–4, S O'Keeffe 0–3, M Sweeney 0–1, S Roche 0–1.		P O'Dea 1–2, J O'Neill 1–0, D Lee 1–0, T Quilty 0–2, T Coughlan 0–2, P McGrath 0–2.

Relegation stage

Relegation quarter-finals

Cappamore v Hospital-Herbertstown

14 August 1994Quarter-final

Cappamore

2–11 – 0–07

Hospital-Herbertstown

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Doon v Killeedy

25 September 1994Quarter-final

Doon

1–11 – 3–07

Killeedy

Bruff Grounds

Ballybrown v Old Christians

25 September 1994Quarter-final

Ballybrown

3–14 – 2–07

Old Christians

Gaelic Grounds

Bruff v Blackrock

25 September 1994Quarter-final	Bruff	1–14 – 1–09	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	T Colman 1–3, J Hogan 0–4, A Moran 0–4, S Fitzgerald 0–1, M Reale 0–1, J Wallace 0–1.		P Heffernan 1–3, E O'Sullivan 0–2, A Fitzgerald 0–2, J O'Neill 0–1, J Quilty 0–1.

Relegation semi-finals

Old Christians v Hospital-Herbertstown

2 October 1994Semi-final

Old Christians

w/o – scr.

Hospital-Herbertstown

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Blackrock v Doon

9 October 1994Semi-final	Blackrock	2–10 – 1–13	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
			P Coleman 0–5, K McGrath 1–1, V McGrath 0–3, I Ryan 0–2, G McGrath 0–2.

Blackrock v Doon

15 October 1994Semi-final replay

Blackrock

3–12 – 3–09 (aet)

Doon

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Relegation final

Doon v Hospital-Herbertstown

6 November 1994Final

Doon

4–09 – 1–09

Hospital-Herbertstown

Gaelic Grounds

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Adare v Ahane

11 September 1994Quarter-final	Adare	1–13 – 1–14	Ahane	FitzGerald Park
	S Fitzgibbon 0–7, A Howard 1–1, M Foley 0–2, B Heffernan 0–1, C Murphy 0–1, B Kennedy 0–1.		G Mulcahy 1–4, T Herbert 0–4, J O'Grady 0–2, J Moran 0–2, TJ Collins 0–1, C Smith 0–1.

South Liberties v Bruree

18 September 1994Quarter-final	South Liberties	1–08 – 1–09	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	S Ryan 1–0, M Nash 0–3, K McAuliffe 0–3, N Nash 0–1, J Nash 0–1.		M Mullane 1–0, S McDonagh 0–3, P Mullane 0–3, S O'Connell 0–2, P Sexton 0–1.

Feohanagh v Claughaun

25 September 1994Quarter-final	Feohanagh	0–10 – 1–09	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	T Quaid 0–6, M Sweeney 0–2, S O'Keeffe 0–1, S Roche 0–1.		A Fitzgerald 1–1, L O'Connor 0–4, M Ryan 0–2, M Galligan 0–1, P Burke 0–1.

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

25 September 1994Quarter-final	Kilmallock	2–11 – 0–15	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 2–2, L Neenan 0–2, P Barrett 0–2, D Clarke 0–1, M Houlihan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, B Hanley 0–1.		G Kirby 0–7, A Carmody 0–2, D O'Grady 0–2, A Purcell 0–2, S Kirby 0–2.

Semi-finals

Bruree v Ahane

2 October 1994Semi-final	Bruree	0–11 – 0–11	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	S O'Connell 0–8, S McDonagh 0–2, A O'Shea 0–1.		T Herbert 0–4, M Fitzgerald 0–3, J Moran 0–1, D Harrison 0–1, J O'Grady 0–1, C Smith 0–1.

Kilmallock v Claughaun

2 October 1994Semi-final	Kilmallock	1–09 – 1–09	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	L Neenan 1–1, P Barrett 0–3, P Kelly 0–2, D Clarke 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1, P Tobin 0–1.		V Reddy 1–0, M Ryan 0–2, M Galligan 0–2, L O'Connor 0–2, G Ryan 0–2, D Mulcahy 0–1.

Bruree v Ahane

9 October 1994Semi-final replay	Bruree	2–13 – 1–09	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	S O'Connell 0–7, M Sexton 1–1, M Mullane 1–0, D McCarthy 0–1, S McDonagh 0–1, P Cullinane 0–1, A O'Shea 0–1, E Potter 0–1.		G Mulcahy 0–5, M Fitzgerald 1–0, J Moran 0–1, C Smith 0–1, D O'Neill 0–1, J O'Grady 0–1.

Kilmallock v Claughaun

9 October 1994Semi-final replay	Kilmallock	2–12 – 1–10	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 0–8, M Houlihan 1–2, L Neenan 1–0, P Barrett 0–1, P Tobin 0–1.		M Galligan 0–6, L O'Connor 1–1, A Fitzgerald 0–2, M Ryan 0–1.

Final

Kilmallock v Bruree

16 October 1994Final	Kilmallock	1–12 – 1–12	Bruree	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 0–5, P Dowling 0–4, P Tobin 1–0, D Clarke 0–1, P Barrett 0–1, L Neenan 0–1.		S O'Connell 0–7, M Mullane 1–1, A O'Shea 0–2, P Cullinane 0–1, E Potter 0–1.	Referee: T Murray (Patrickswell)

Final replay

Kilmallock v Bruree

23 October 1994Final replay	Kilmallock	2–09 – 1–08	Bruree	Gaelic Grounds
	L Neenan 1–1, P Tobin 1–1, P Barrett 0–3, P Dowling 0–2, P Kelly 0–1, M Houlihan 0–1.		S O'Connell 1–5, E Potter 0–2, M Sexton 0–1	Referee: T Murray (Patrickswell)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Séamus O'Connell	Bruree	2–55	61	9	6.77
2	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	4–39	51	8	6.37
3	Liam Neenan	Kilmallock	7–15	36	8	4.50
4	John Anthony Moran	Bruff	3–26	35	5	7.00
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	2–28	35	4	8.75

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