1995 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1995 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 June – 1 October 1995
Teams	16
Sponsor	PMG Steel
Champions	Patrickswell (14th title) Ciarán Carey (captain) Phil Bennis (manager)
Runners-up	Ballybrown Joe Roche (captain) Seán Bennis (manager)
Relegated	Feohanagh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	122 (3.05 per match)
Points scored	798 (19.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Kirby (1–46)
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The 1995 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 21 June to 1 October 1995.

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

The final was played on 24 September 1995 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Ballybrown, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in eight years. Patrickswell won the match by 2–19 to 0–08 to claim their 14th championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[4] [5]}

Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1–46.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Na Piarsaigh ^[6]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Hospital-Herbertstown

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Claughaun	3	2	0	1	55	54	1	4
Blackrock	3	2	0	1	61	43	18	4
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	47	36	11	2
Old Christians	3	1	0	2	30	60	−30	2

Group 1 results

Claughaun v Blackrock

21 June 1995Round 1	Claughaun	3–15 – 4–10	Blackrock	Bruff Grounds
	M Galligan 0–10, L O'Connor 2–3, T McGarry 1–1, A Fitzgerald 0–1.		A Fitzgerald 2–4, P Heffernan 1–5, G O'Brien 1–0, K Fitzgerald 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Old Christians

21 June 1995Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	1–17 – 1–03	Old Christians	Gaelic Grounds
	S O'Neill 0–6, D Quigley 1–2, S Laffan 0–4, A Delaney 0–3, D Hennessy 0–1.		E Butler 1–0, T Sheehan 0–1, P Butler 0–1, P Hourigan 0–1.

Blackrock v Old Christians

16 July 1995Round 2	Blackrock	5–10 – 0–07	Old Christians	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	A Fitzgerald 2–4, P Heffernan 2–3, E O'Sullivan 1–1, P McCarthy 0–1, K Fitzgerald 0–1.		J Brosnan 0–3, D Costello 0–2, T Sheehan 0–1, J Power 0–1.

Claughaun v Na Piarsaigh

16 July 1995Round 2	Claughaun	1–13 – 1–12	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	L O'Connor 1–3, M Galligan 0–4, M Ryan 0–2, D Gray 0–1, G Ryan 0–1, A Ryan 0–1, T McGarry 0–1.		C Shiels 1–1, S O'Neill 0–3, D Quigley 0–2, D Hennessy 0–2, A Ryan 0–2, S Laffan 0–1, O Moriarty 0–1.

Blackrock v Na Piarsaigh

23 July 1995Round 3	Blackrock	2–08 – 1–09	Na Piarsaigh	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	A Fitzgerald 1–2, J Quilty 1–1, P Heffernan 0–4, E O'Sullivan 0–1.		S O'Neill 1–3, D Quigley 0–3, E Moriarty 0–2, D Hickey 0–1.

Old Christians v Claughaun

23 July 1995Round 3	Old Christians	2–11 – 3–06	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	P Howard 1–8, D Maher 1–0, J Power 0–1, J Brosnahan 0–1, P Butler 0–1.		T McGarry 2–0, M Galligan 0–4, M Molyneaux 1–0, L O'Connor 0–1, D Gray 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballybrown	3	3	0	0	56	36	20	6
Ahane	3	2	0	1	58	51	7	4
Bruff	3	1	0	2	47	54	−7	2
Feohanagh	3	0	0	3	34	54	−20	0

Group 2 results

Ahane v Bruff

21 June 1995Round 1	Ahane	4–14 – 3–14	Bruff	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Mulcahy 2–5, M Fitzgerald 1–2, J Morrissey 1–1, J Moran 0–3, J O'Grady 0–2, B Russell 0–1.		J Mulqueen 2–1, M Reale 1–4, T Coleman 0–3, B Finn 0–2, D Reale 0–2, T Moloney 0–1, A O'Riordan 0–1.

Feohanagh v Ballybrown

25 June 1995Round 1	Feohanagh	2–06 – 4–10	Ballybrown	Bruff Grounds
	J Quaid 1–1, P Quaid 1–0, S Roche 0–2, S O'Keeffe 0–1, J Greaney 0–1, T Quaid 0–1.		N Doolin 2–3, P Mulqueen 1–1, C Coughlan 1–0, P Davoren 0–3, O O'Connor 0–2, D Stanners 0–1.

Ahane v Feohanagh

16 July 1995Round 2	Ahane	1–17 – 3–04	Feohanagh	Bruff Grounds
	G Mulcahy 0–8, J O'Grady 1–3, M Fitzgerald 0–2, J Moran 0–2, B Russell 0–2.		T Quaid 2–2, M O'Brien 1–0, S Roche 0–1, S O'Keeffe 0–1.

Ballybrown v Bruff

16 July 1995Round 2	Ballybrown	2–13 – 1–09	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	P Davoren 0–6, S Hayes 1–0, E Shanahan 1–0, O O'Connor 0–2, T Hall 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1, N Doolin 0–1, O Coughlan 0–1, J Roche 0–1.		T Coleman 1–0, M Reale 0–2, B Finn 0–2, A O'Dwyer 0–1, A O'Riordan 0–1, D Reale 0–1, S Mulqueen 0–1, P Moloney 0–1.

Bruff v Feohanagh

23 July 1995Round 3	Bruff	1–09 – 0–09	Feohanagh	Ballyagran Grounds
				Referee: K Canty (Old Christians)

Ballybrown v Ahane

23 July 1995Round 3	Ballybrown	2–09 – 1–09	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Coughlan 1–2, C Coughlan 1–1, P Davoren 0–4, J Roche 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1.		J Moran 1–2, M Fitzgerald 0–3, T Herbert 0–2, G Mulcahy 0–1, J Morrissey 0–1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	3	0	0	60	36	24	6
Adare	3	2	0	1	44	41	3	4
Killeedy	3	0	1	2	41	50	−9	1
Bruree	3	0	1	2	37	58	−21	1

Group 3 results

Adare v Killeedy

21 June 1995Round 1	Adare	1–14 – 1–12	Killeedy	Ballingarry Grounds
	D Butler 1–0, S Fitzgibbon 0–3, M Foley 0–3, T Butler 0–3, A Howard 0–2, M Alfred 0–1, K Costello 0–1, T Healy 0–1.		K Kelly 0–6, J Kelleher 1–0, B Martin 0–2, T Magner 0–2, T Kelleher 0–1, M Murphy 0–1.

Patrickswell v Bruree

21 June 1995Round 1	Patrickswell	6–08 – 3–06	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 1–6, D O'Grady 2–0, E Geary 2–0, A Purcell 1–0, B Foley 0–2.		S O'Connell 2–4, E potter 1–0, D O'Keeffe 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1.

Patrickswell v Killeedy

16 July 1995Round 2	Patrickswell	0–20 – 3–04	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 0–8, B Foley 0–4, A Purcell 0–3, E Geary 0–3, F kirby 0–2.		K Kelly 1–3, G magnier 1–1, J Kelleher 1–0.

Adare v Bruree

16 July 1995Round 2	Adare	1–16 – 1–06	Bruree	Gaelic Grounds
	A Howard 1–3, S Fitzgibbon 0–4, M Foley 0–4, K Costelloe 0–2, J Foley 0–1, T Healy 0–1, M Alfred 0–1.		E Potter 1–2, M Sexton 0–2, S O'Connell 0–2.

Patrickswell v Adare

23 July 1995Round 3	Patrickswell	0–14 – 0–08	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	B Foley 0–5, G Kirby 0–4, A Carmody 0–2, S Kirby 0–2, A Purcell 0–1.		A Howard 0–3, M Foley 0–2, M Alfred 0–2, A Fitzgibbon 0–1.

Killeedy v Bruree

23 July 1995Round 3	Killeedy	0–13 – 0–13	Bruree	Ballyagran Grounds
				Referee: M O'Sullivan (St Kieran's)

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Doon	3	2	1	0	52	43	9	5
Kilmallock	3	2	1	0	36	30	6	5
South Liberties	3	1	0	2	40	48	−8	2
Cappamore	3	0	0	3	22	29	−7	0

Group 4 results

Kilmallock v Doon

21 June 1995Round 1	Kilmallock	1–14 – 1–14	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	L Neenan 0–6, T Nelligan 1–2, P Dowling 0–3, A Clarke 0–1, M Houlihan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.		J Donovan 1–6, T Hayes 0–3, V McGrath 0–3, G McGrath 0–2.

South Liberties v Cappamore

21 June 1995Round 1	South Liberties	0–13 – 1–07	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L Dooley 0–6, N Nash 0–3, K McAuliffe 0–2, M Nash 0–1, N Godfrey 0–1.		P Gleeson 1–1, D Mulcahy 0–3, P Creamer 0–1, M Gleeson 0–1, D O'DOnnell 0–1.

Doon v South Liberties

16 July 1995Round 2	Doon	3–10 – 2–08	South Liberties	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Coleman 2–1, J O'Donnell 0–5, G McGrath 1–0, T Hayes 0–2, V McGrath 0–1, J Anderson 0–1.		N Nash 2–1, L Dooley 0–5, M Nash 0–1, D Donnelly 0–1.

Kilmallock v Cappamore

16 July 1995Round 2

Kilmallock

w/o – scr.

Cappamore

Doon v Cappamore

23 July 1995Round 3	Doon	3–07 – 1–09	Cappamore	Pallasgreen Grounds
	J O'Donovan 1–5, G McGrath 1–1, J Anderson 1–1.		D Mulcahy 0–6, M Lonergan 1–0, S O'Dwyer 0–1, P Gleeson 0–1.

Kilmallock v South Liberties

23 July 1995Round 3	Kilmallock	1–16 – 0–13	South Liberties	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L Neenan 0–12, M Cronin 1–2, M Nelligan 0–1, D Barry 0–1.		L Dooley 0–9, D Nash 0–2, N Nash 0–1, N Godfrey 0–1.

Relegation stage

Relegation quarter-finals

Killeedy v Cappamore

12 August 1995Quarter-final

Killeedy

1–11 – 4–12

Cappamore

FitzGerald Park

Bruree v South Liberties

12 August 1995Quarter-final

Bruree

1–15 – 1–04

South Liberties

Bruff Grounds

Na Piarsaigh v Feohanagh

13 August 1995Quarter-final

Na Piarsaigh

2–17 – 1–08

Feohanagh

FitzGerald Park

Old Christians v Bruff

20 August 1995Quarter-final

Old Christians

2–12 – 4–11

Bruff

Cappamore Grounds

Relegation semi-finals

Feohanagh v Killeedy

27 August 1995Semi-final

Feohanagh

1–08 – 1–10

Killeedy

Old Christians v South Liberties

27 August 1995Semi-final

Old Christians

2–07 – 2–07

South Liberties

Gaelic Grounds

Old Christians v South Liberties

16 September 1995Semi-final replay

Old Christians

2–11 – 0–06

South Liberties

Gaelic Grounds

Relegation final

Old Christians v Feohanagh

1 October 1995Final	Old Christians	1–09 – 1–06	Feohanagh	FitzGerald Park
	P Howard 0–5, J Power 1–1, P Foley 0–1, P Butler 0–1, T Sheehan 0–1.		P O'Brien 1–0, J Quaid 0–3, M Downes 0–1, J Greaney 0–1, T Quaid 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Ballybrown v Claughaun

13 August 1995Quarter-final	Ballybrown	5–06 – 4–03	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	N Doolin 2–1, O O'Connor 1–1, P Mulqueen 1–0, C Coughlan 1–0, P Davoren 0–3, T Hall 0–1.		M Galligan 2–2, M Ryan 1–0, L O'Connor 1–0, G Ryan 0–1.

Adare v Doon

13 August 1995Quarter-final	Adare	2–18 – 1–09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	T Howard 1–7, M Alfred 0–4, M Foley 1–0, V Foley 0–3, D Butler 0–2, J Foley 0–1, B Kennedy 0–1.		V McCarthy 1–3, S Ryan 0–2, P Coleman 0–1, J Anderson 0–1, D Ryan 0–1, J O'Donovan 0–1.

Patrickswell v Kilmallock

13 August 1995Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1–18 – 1–14	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0–9, N O'Grady 1–1, B Foley 0–3, A Purcell 0–2, S Carey 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, E Geary 0–1.		B Hanley 1–1, L Neenan 0–4, M Nelligan 0–3, P Tobin 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2, M Cronin 0–1, M Dowling 0–1.

Ahane v Blackrock

13 August 1995Quarter-final	Ahane	2–13 – 0–04	Blackrock	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Mulcahy 2–4, J Moran 0–2, M Fitzgerald 0–2, J Morrissey 0–2, T Herbert 0–2, B Russell 0–1.		G O'Brien 0–1, P McCarthy 0–1, P Heffernan 0–1, A Fitzgerald 0–1.

Semi-finals

Ballybrown v Adare

27 August 1995Semi-final	Ballybrown	1–12 – 0–13	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	N Doolin 1–2, P Davoren 0–5, O O'Connoe 0–2, K Roche 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1, C Coughlin 0–1.		A Howard 0–7, M Foley 0–3, S Fitzgibbon 0–2, T Houlihan 0–1.

Patrickswell v Ahane

10 September 1995Semi-final	Patrickswell	0–13 – 1–05	Ahane	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 0–7, A Carmody 0–2, N Carey 0–2, A Purcell 0–1, C Carey 0–1.		M Keane 1–0, G Mulcahy 0–2, T Herbert 0–2, J O'Grady 0–1.

Final

Patrickswell v Ballybrown

24 September 1995Final	Patrickswell	2–19 – 0–08	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0–12, N Carey 1–0, B Foley 0–2, D O'Grady 0–2, A Carmody 0–1, S Kirby 0–1, A Purcell 0–1.		P Davoren 0–4, T Kenny 0–3, O O'Connor 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–46	49	6	8.16
1	Ger Mulcahy	Ahane	4–20	32	5	6.40
3	Tony Howard	Adare	2–22	28	5	5.60
4	Aidan Fitzgerald	Blackrock	5–11	26	4	6.50
	Mike Galligan	Claughaun	2–20	26	4	6.50

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