1998 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

1998 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Athenry (4th title)
Runners-up	Abbey/Duniry
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The 1998 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st completed staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Galway County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Sarsfields entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final, a replay, was played on 1 November 1998 at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe, between Athenry and Abbey/Duniry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Athenry won the match by 1–15 to 1–12 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

Athenry v Abbey/Duniry

25 October 1998Final

Athenry

1-09 - 1-06

Abbey/Duniry

Kenny Park

Final replay

Athenry v Abbey/Duniry

1 November 1998Final replay

Athenry

1-15 - 1-12

Abbey/Duniry

Duggan Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. "Club Archive - Original". Sarsfields GAA websiye. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
3. "Callanan hits top form as Mellows book ticket to quarters". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
4. "Athenry HC". Club Info. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
5. "Club history - 1998". Athenry GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2025.