1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	26 June – 20 September 1998
Teams	16
Sponsor	PMG Steel
Champions	Ahane (17th title) Kevin Herbert (captain) Éamonn Meskell (manager)
Runners-up	Patrickswell Declan O'Grady (captain) Phil Bennis (manager)
Relegated	Old Christians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	116 (3.22 per match)
Points scored	809 (22.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Kirby (4–54)
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The 1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The draw for the group stage was made on 17 February 1998. ^[2] The championship ran from 26 June to 20 September 1998.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[3] [4]}

The final was played on 20 September 1998 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Ahane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ahane won the match by 1–11 to 0–09 to claim a record-breaking 17th championship title overall and a first title in 43 years. ^{[5] [6]}

Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 4–54.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Monaleen ^[7]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Blackrock

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ahane	3	3	0	0	51	37	14	6
Adare	3	2	0	1	54	46	8	4
Kilmallock	3	1	0	2	51	57	−6	2
Killeedy	3	0	0	3	42	58	−16	0

Group 1 results

Killeedy v Kilmallock

28 June 1997Round 1	Killeedy	3–06 – 2–13	Kilmallock	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	D Kirby 2–0, J Hayes 1–0, G Kelly 0–2, R Hayes 0–1, J Dore 0–1, D Flynn 0–1, J Magner 0–1.		M Cronin 1–2, M Houlihan 0–5, S Fitzgerald 1–1, P Hanley 0–2, P Tobin 0–2, J Connery 0–1.

Ahane v Adare

28 June 1998Round 1	Ahane	1–10 – 0–11	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	T Herbert 0–5, A Smith 1–0, J Moran 0–3, J O'Grady 0–1, J Morrissey 0–1.		T Houlihan 0–5, B Foley 0–2, J Foley 0–2, D Sheehan 0–1, C Murphy 0–1.

Adare v Killeedy

12 July 1998Round 2	Adare	0–17 – 1–12	Killeedy	Newcastle West Grounds
	D Sheehan 0–6, M Foley 0–4, C Murphy 0–2, J Foley 0–2, S Fitzgibbon 0–2, J Barrett 0–1.		R Hayes 0–6, J Hayes 1–2, J Dore 0–1, J O'Connor 0–1, R Cunningham 0–1, P Kelly 0–1.

Ahane v Kilmallock

12 July 1998Round 2	Ahane	0–16 – 1–11	Kilmallock	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	J Moran 0–6, T Herbert 0–5, A Smith 0–2, S O'Connor 0–2, M Fitzgerald 0–1.		D Clarke 0–7, P Tobin 1–0, M Houlihan 0–2, P Barrett 0–1, A Maguire 0–1.

Adare v Kilmallock

26 July 1998Round 3	Adare	3–17 – 4–06	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	S Fitzgibbon 3–1, D Sheehan 0–9, J Foley 0–3, M Foley 0–2, J Barrett 0–1, B Heffernan 0–1.		M Houlihan 2–6, J Fitzgerald 1–0, P Tobin 1–0.

Ahane v Killeedy

26 July 1998Round 3	Ahane	2–16 – 1–09	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	T Herbert 1–7, J Moran 0–5, J Morrissey 1–0, A Smith 0–1, C Smith 0–1, M Fitzgerald 0–1, J Mescall 0–1.		O Moran 1–0 (og), J Magner 0–2, P Cronin 0–2, J Hayes 0–2, J Kelleher 0–1, G Kelly 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	3	0	0	85	37	48	6
Bruff	3	2	0	1	52	49	3	4
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	49	45	4	2
Old Christians	3	0	0	3	18	73	−55	0

Group 2

Patrickswell v Bruff

28 June 1998Round 1	Patrickswell	1–22 – 2–11	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 0–8, E Grray 1–3, A Purcell 0–4, P O'Grady 0–3, D O'Grady 0–2, B Foley 0–2.		F O'Dwyer 1–5, M Reale 1–2, A O'Shea 0–1, J Mulqueen 0–1, D Reale 0–1, JA Moran 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Old Christians

28 June 1998Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0–18 – 0–05	Old Christians	Gaelic Grounds
	J Cormack 0–5, D Quigley 0–3, D Gray 0–2, D Hennessy 0–2, D Madigan 0–1, E Moriarty 0–1, S Laffan 0–1.		P Howard 0–4, G Hegarty 0–1.

Patrickswell v Old Christians

10 July 1998Round 2	Patrickswell	6–20 – 0–04	Old Christians	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 1–11, J O'Donnell 2–0, A Purcell 1–2, B Foley 1–1, E Geary 1–0, A Carmody 0–2, P O'Grady 0–2, C Carey 0–1, D O'Grady 0–1.		G Hegarty 0–2, S Gorey 0–1, C Gorey 0–1.

Bruff v Na Piarsaigh

11 July 1998Round 2	Bruff	2–12 – 1–12	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	L Hogan 1–5, M Reale 0–5, JA Moran 1–1, S Mulqueen 0–1.		E Kiely 0–8, J Cormack 1–2, D Quigley 0–2.

Patrickswell v Na Piarsaigh

26 July 1998Round 3	Patrickswell	3–13 – 2–10	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 1–9, B Foley 1–1, D Foley 1–0, D O'Grady 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, P O'Grady 0–1.		E Kiely 0–6, D Quigley 1–1, S O'Neill 1–1, P Beary 0–1, J Cormack 0–1.

Bruff v Old Christians

26 July 1998Round 3	Bruff	1–14 – 1–06	Old Christians	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	I Hogan 0–6, M Reale 0–5, G Clancy 1–1, JA Moran 0–1, D Reale 0–1.		P Butler 0–6, D Jones 1–0.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Garryspillane	3	2	1	0	55	42	13	5
Doon	3	2	1	0	42	38	4	5
Bruree	3	1	0	2	34	34	0	2
Pallasgreen	3	0	0	3	34	51	−17	0

Group 3 results

Bruree v Pallasgreen

28 June 1998Round 1	Bruree	1–10 – 2–03	Pallasgreen	BRuff Grounds
	S O'Connell 0–5, M Sexton 1–1, R Fenton 0–1, S Murphy 0–1, J Potter 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1.		G O'Connell 1–1, J Hourigan 1–0, N Gammell 0–2.

Doon v Garryspillane

28 June 1998Round 1	Doon	2–11 – 3–08	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	P Coleman 0–7, J Stokes 1–0, J Donovan 1–0, T Hayes 0–3, D Stapleton 0–1.		F Carroll 2–2, TJ Ryan 1–0, Donie Ryan 0–2, David Ryan 0–2, R Sampson 0–1, J Murnane 0–1.

Doon v Bruree

11 July 1998Round 2	Doon	1–07 – 1–06	Bruree	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G McGrath 1–1, P Coleman 0–4, D Stapleton 0–2.		S O'Connell 1–2, E Potter 0–1, M Sexton 0–1, J Potter 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1.

Garryspillane v Pallasgreen

11 July 1998Round 2	Garryspillane	3–14 – 2–07	Pallasgreen	Bruff Grounds
	F Carroll 2–3, R English 1–1, TJ Ryan 0–4, P Tobin 0–3, A Garvey 0–1, J Murnane 0–1, R Sampson 0–1.		J Hourigan 1–2, N Gammell 0–5, P Cosgrave 1–0.

Garryspillane v Bruree

26 July 1998Round 3	Garryspillane	1–12 – 1–09	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	M O'Brien 1–2, F Carroll 0–5, TJ Ryan 0–3, D O'Brien 0–1, M Walsh 0–1.		S O'Connell 1–8, J Potter 0–1.

Doon v Pallasgreen

26 July 1998Round 3	Doon	0–15 – 1–09	Pallasgreen	Cappamore Grounds
	P Coleman 0–7, G McGrath 0–4, K McGrath 0–1, B Crowe 0–1, D Stapleton 0–1, B Treacy 0–1.		G O'Connell 1–5, N Gammell 0–2, J Hourigan 0–2.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Claughaun	3	2	1	0	52	31	21	5
Ballybrown	3	2	1	0	60	42	18	5
Monaleen	3	1	0	2	43	49	−6	2
Cappmore	3	0	0	3	34	64	−30	0

Group 4 results

Claughaun v Ballybrown

26 June 1998Round 1	Claughaun	1–10 – 0–13	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	M Galligan 0–9, G Ryan 1–0, J Carroll 0–1.		P Davoren 0–5, C Coughlan 0–3, M Byrnes 0–1, S Hayes 0–1, T Hall 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1, P Tiernan 0–1.

Monaleen v Cappamore

26 June 1997Round 1	Monaleen	3–09 – 2–06	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	N Madden 1–5, C Power 1–0, K O'Connell 1–0, J Cormican 0–2, C O'Reilly 0–1, M Stritch 0–1.		T Mulcahy 1–2, L Hammersley 1–0, D Mulcahy 0–2, M Gleeson 0–2.

Ballybrown v Cappamore

10 July 1998Round 2	Ballybrown	1–19 – 2–09	Cappamore	Cappamore Grounds
	P Davoren 0–8, N Doolin 0–7, C Coughlan 1–1, S Hayes 0–1, P Tiernan 0–1, T Hall 0–1.		T Mulcahy 0–4, S O'Dwyer 1–0, N Hayes 1–0, P Gleeson 0–3, D Mulcahy 0–1, L Hammersley 0–1.

Claughaun v Monaleen

11 July 1998Round 2	Claughaun	0–12 – 0–11	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	M Galligan 0–8, J Carroll 0–2, M Holland 0–1.		J Cormican 0–3, M Gavin 0–3, J O'Halloran 0–2, N Madden 0–1, K O'Connell 0–1, C O'Reilly 0–1.

Claughaun v Cappamore

26 July 1998Round 3	Claughaun	5–12 – 1–04	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Galligan 2–3, L O'Connor 1–3, G Ryan 1–2, P Loughran 1–0, M Holland 0–2, L Fitzgerald 0–1, P McGarry 0–1.		L Hammersley 0–4, S O'Dwyer 1–0.

Ballybrown v Monaleen

26 July 1998Round 3	Ballybrown	3–16 – 2–08	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	P Davoren 1–7, P Tiernan 1–4, C Coughlan 1–2, S Hayes 0–1, N Doolan 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1.		C O'Reilly 1–0, S Mullane 1–0, N Madden 0–3, J Cormican 0–2, J O'Halloran 0–2, M Stritch 0–1.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

Killeedy v Old Christians

9 August 1998Semi-final

Killeedy

2–12 – 3–04

Old Christians

FitzGerald Park

Pallasgreen v Cappamore

16 August 1998Semi-final

Pallasgreen

3–11 – 1–06

Cappamore

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Relegation final

Old Christians v Cappamore

29 August 1998Final	Old Christians	1–10 – 2–14	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	G Hegarty 0–8, J Power 1–1, P Butler 0–1.		L Hammersley 2–5, M Gleeson 0–3, N Hayes 0–3, P Gleeson 0–2, S O'Dwyer 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Doon v Claughaun

16 August 1998Quarter-final	Doon	2–17 – 1–08	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	J Fox 1–2, P Coleman 0–5, G McGrath 1–1, T Hayes 0–4, J Stokes 0–2, G Ryan 0–1, B Crowe 0–1, D Stapleton 0–1.		M Galligan 1–6, M Ryan 0–1, G Ryan 0–1.

Garryspillane v Ballybrown

9 August 1998Quarter-final	Garryspillane	1–14 – 1–14	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 0–7, R Sampson 1–0, A Garvey 0–3, Donal Ryan 0–2, Dave Ryan 0–1, P Tobin 0–1.		C Coughlan 1–2, P Davoren 0–5, P McCarthy 0–2, S Kiely 0–2, S Hayes 0–1, P Tiernan 0–1, N Doolin 0–1.

Ahane v Bruff

9 August 1998Quarter-final	Ahane	4–15 – 1–13	Bruff	Gaelic Grounds
	J O'Grady 2–1, J Morrissey 2–1, J Moran 0–6, J Meskell 0–2, M Fitzgerald 0–2, A Smith 0–1, T Herbert 0–1, P Smith 0–1.		I Hogan 0–5, M Reale 1–1, B Callinan 0–2, A O'Shea 0–1, D Reale 0–1, A Burke 0–1, J Mulqueen 0–1.

Patrickswell v Adare

16 August 1998Quarter-final	Patrickswell	0–13 – 0–13	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 0–7, E Geary 0–3, A Carmody 0–1, P O'Grady 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1.		J Foley 0–7, D Sheehan 0–3, C Murphy 0–1, J Barrett 0–1, B Foley 0–1.

Garryspillane v Ballybrown

16 August 1998Quarter-final replay	Garryspillane	2–18 – 3–14	Ballybrown
	F Carroll 0–8, R Sampson 2–0, Donie Ryan 0–5, P Tobin 0–3, R English 0–1.		P Davoren 1–7, P McCarthy 1–2, O O'Connor 1–0, T Hall 0–2, S Hayes 0–1, P Tiernan 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1.

Patrickswell v Adare

22 August 1998Quarter-final	Patrickswell	4–14 – 3–10	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 2–6, A Purcell 2–1, P O'Grady 0–3, B Foley 0–2, D O'Grady 0–1, A Carmody 0–1.		D Sheehan 0–4, B Foley 1–1, M Foley 1–0, J McNamara 1–0, J Foley 0–2, C Murphy 0–1, C Fitzgerald 0–1, J Barrett 0–1.

Semi-finals

Ahane v Garryspillane

23 August 1998Semi-final	Ahane	2–12 – 1–08	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	J Morrissey 1–2, T Herbert 0–5, J O'Grady 1–0, S O'Connor 0–2, J Moran 0–2, A Smith 0–1.		R English 1–0, F Carroll 0–3, David Ryan 0–3, Donie Ryan 0–1, A Garvey 0–1.

Patrickswell v Doon

30 August 1998Semi-final	Patrickswell	2–13 – 1–08	Doon	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 0–8, B Foley 1–1, A Purcell 1–0, D O'Grady 0–2, D Foley 0–1, A Carmody 0–1.		D Stapleton 1–1, P Coleman 0–3, B Crowe 0–2, T Hayes 0–2.

Final

Ahane v Patrickswell

20 September 1998Final	Ahane	1–11 – 0–09	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	T Herbert 0–5, J Morrissey 1–1, J Moran 0–3, M Fitzgerald, J Meskell 0–1 each.		G Kirby 0–5, B Foley, P O`Grady, A Purcell, E Geary 0–1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	4–54	66	7	9.42
2	Frankie Carroll	Garryspillane	4–28	40	6	6.66
3	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	2–32	38	5	7.60
4	Mike Galligan	Claughaun	3–26	35	4	8.75
5	Turlough Herbert	Ahane	1–28	31	6	5.16

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