2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Teams	16
Sponsor	TSB
Champions	Adare (1st title) Mark Foley (captain) Dave Keane (manager)
Runners-up	Patrickswell Gary Kirby (captain) P. J. O'Grady (manager)
Relegated	Claughaun
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	131 (3.64 per match)
Points scored	801 (22.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Frankie Carroll (3–30)
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The 2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 13 February 2001. ^[2]

Patrickswell were the defending champions. ^[3]

The final was played on 21 October 2001 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Adare and Patrickswell, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in five years. Adare won the match by 2–17 to 2–08 to claim their first ever championship title. ^[4]

Garryspillane's Frankie Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 3–30.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Hospital-Herbertstown

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Pallasgreen

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	2	1	0	53	35	18	5
Doon	3	2	1	0	49	42	7	5
Croom	3	1	0	2	49	39	10	2
Cappamore	3	0	0	3	32	67	−35	0

Group 1 results

Croom v Cappamore

26 June 2001Round 1	Croom	3–16 – 0–09	Cappamore	FitzGerald Park
	J Barry 0–8.

Adare v Doon

8 July 2001Round 1	Adare	3–06 – 1–12	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 1–0, B Kennedy 1–0, T Herbert 1–0, C Fitzgerald 0–3, M Foley 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1, B Heffernan 0–1.		P Coleman 0–4, L Ryan 1–0, B Crowe 0–3, D Ryan 0–2, J O'Brien 0–1, T Hayes 0–1, E Kennedy 0–1.

Adare v Cappamore

5 August 2001Round 2	Adare	3–15 – 0–07	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–6, M Foley 1–0, T Houlihan 1–0, B Foley 1–0, D Sheehan 0–3, B Heffernan 0–3, C Murphy 0–2, T Healy 0–1.		N Hayes 0–3, JJ Mulcahy 0–2, D O'Donnell 0–1, C Hayes 0–1.

Doon v Croom

5 August 2001Round 2	Doon	2–10 – 2–05	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	P Coleman 0–6, L Ryan 1–0, D Stapleton 1–0, D Anderson 0–2, F Kennedy 0–1, T Hayes 0–1.		J Barry 1–0, M Cahill 1–0, P Keyes 0–1, M Flavin 0–1, M Riordan 0–1, M Cregan 0–1, B Crofton 0–1.

Adare v Croom

10 August 2001Round 3	Adare	0–14 – 3–04	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–9, J Foley 0–2, M Foley 0–2, B Foley 0–1.		M Cregan 1–2, M Riordan 1–0, H Flavin 1–0, P Lawlor 0–1, K Cregan 0–1.

Doon v Cappamore

10 August 2001Round 3	Doon	1–15 – 2–10	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	T Hayes 0–6, P Coleman 0–6, D Anderson 1–2, J Stokes 0–1.		M Gleeson 1–2, N Hayes 0–5, C Hayes 1–0, S O'Dwyer 0–2, R Hammersley 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	74	35	39	6
Kilmallock	3	2	0	1	55	55	0	4
Killeedy	3	0	1	2	39	59	−20	1
Claughaun	3	0	1	2	38	57	−19	1

Group 2 results

Killeedy v Claughaun

24 June 2001Round 1	Killeedy	2–07 – 0–13	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	R Hayes 1–1, J Kelleher 1–0, D Cremin 0–2, D Flynn 0–2, J Magner 0–1, P Cremin 0–1.		M Galligan 0–8, I McNamara 0–2, L O'Connor 0–1, D O'Driscoll 0–1, P McGarry 0–1.

Patrickswell v Kilmallock

8 July 2001Round 1	Patrickswell	4–14 – 1–10	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	E Foley 2–2, G kirby 0–6, B Geoghegan 1–1, B Murray 1–0, B Foley 0–3, P O'Reilly 0–1, A Carmody 0–1.		A O'Shaughnessy 0–5, P Connery 1–1, < Houlihan 0-2, F Stapleton 0-1.

Patrickswell v Killeedy

3 August 2001Round 2	Patrickswell	4-15 - 2-10	Killeedy	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 1–4, P Foley 1–2, A Carmody 1–1, P O'Grady 1–1, B Geoghegan 0–3, D O'Grady 0–2, P O'Reilly 0–1, C Carey 0–1.		D Flynn 1–5, T Magner 1–1, P Cronin 0–3, R Hayes 0–1.

Claughaun v Kilmallock

11 August 2001Round 2	Claughaun	2–13 – 4–11	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	M Galligan 1–8, L O'Connor 1–2, M Holland 0–1, A Kerley 0–1, D O'Driscoll 0–1.		A O'Shaughnessy 1–5, B Hanley 1–0, P Connery 1–0, D Barry 1–0, M Houlihan 0–2, D Clarke 0–1, M O'Riordan 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, J Fitzgerald 0–1.

Killeedy v Kilmallock

14 August 2001Round 3	Killeedy	1–07 – 3–10	Kilmallock	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	D Flynn 1–2, T Maguire 0–3, J Cunningham 0–1, P Cremin 0–1.		J Fitzgerald 1–3, P Connery 1–1, A O'Shaughnessy 0–4, P Tobin 1–0, C O'Dwyer 0–1, F Stapleton 0–1.

Patrickswell v Claughaun

14 August 2001Round 3	Patrickswell	2–15 – 0–06	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0–7, T O'Brien 1–1, B Foley 0–4, E Foley 1–0, P O'Grady 0–2, A Carmody 0–1.		M Galligan 0–3, T McGarry 0–1, D Lavery 0–1, I Maguire 0–1.

Group 2 playoff

Killeedy v Claughaun

2 September 2001Playoff	Killeedy	1–11 – 0–11	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	R Hayes 1–2, J Kelleher 0–4, J Fitzmaurice 0–2, D Flynn 0–1, T Magner 0–1, R Cunningham 0–1.		M Galligan 0–6, K Holmes 0–3, D Lavery 0–1, I McNamara 0–1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bruree	3	3	0	0	62	41	21	6
Murroe/Boher	3	1	1	1	58	46	12	3
Monaleen	3	1	1	1	56	60	−4	3
Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	0	3	53	82	−29	0

Group 3 results

Bruree v Hospital-Herbertstown

8 July 2001Round 1	Bruree	3–15 – 4–07	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	S O'Connell 1–7, JV O'Brien 2–0,JC O'Brien 0–2, John O'Brien 0–2, C O'Shea 0–1, A O'Brien 0–1, S Murphy 0–1, B Hogan 0–1.		L Garvey 4–3, PJ Garvey 0–1, P Reale 0–1, D Reale 0–1, J McAuliffe 0–1.

Monaleen v Murroe/Boher

8 July 2001Round 1	Monaleen	2–11 – 3–08	Murroe/Boher	Gaelic Grounds
	S Mullane 1–6, J Cormican 0–4, G Larkin 1–0, P Moloney 0–1.		K Tobin 1–3, J Butler 1–1, D Brouder 1–0, P Tobin 0–3, C Brouder 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v Hospital-Herbertstown

4 August 2001Round 2	Murroe/Boher	5–17 – 3–04	Hospital-Herbertstown	Gaelic Grounds
	E O'Neill 3–4, J Butler 1–4, T Lynch 1–1, P Tobin 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, K Tobin 0–2, C Broude r0-1.		B Fenton 2–0, L Garvey 1–1, D Carroll 0–2, J Allen 0–1.

Bruree v Monaleen

5 August 2001Round 2	Bruree	4–10 – 2–07	Monaleen	FitzGerald Park
	S O'Connell 2–7, JV O'Brien 2–1, J O'Brien 0–1, C O'Shea 0–1.		S Mullane 1–3, G Larkin 1–0, J Cormican 0–2, B Geary 0–1.

Bruree v Murroe/Boher

12 August 2001Round 3	Bruree	2–10 – 1–06	Murroe/Boher	Gaelic Grounds
	S O'Connell 1–3, A Frawley 1–1, R Fenton 0–2, JV O'Brien 0–2, B Hogan 0–1, C O'Shea 0–1.		O O'Neill 1–4, J Butler 0–2.

Monaleen v Hospital-Herbertstown

12 August 2001Round 3	Monaleen	5–11 – 5–06	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	P Farrell 3–0, G Larkin 1–2, S Mullane 0–5, M Gavin 1–1, K O'Connell 0–2, P Moloney 0–1.		D Carroll 1–2, L Garvey 1–2, H Allen 1–1, B Fenton 1–1, J McAuliffe 1–0.

Group 3 playoff

Murroe/Boher v Monaleen

2 September 2001Playoff	Murroe/Boher	2–13 – 1–10	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	O O'Neil 1–4, P Tobin 0–5, D Brouder 0–2, K Tobin 0–1, J Butler 0–1.		S Mullane 0–6, G Larkin 1–0, K O'Connell 0–2, J Cormican 0–1, D Cosgrave 0–1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Garryspillane	3	3	0	0	58	39	19	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	1	1	45	43	2	3
Ballybrown	3	1	0	2	49	59	−10	2
Ahane	3	0	1	2	42	53	−11	1

Group 4 results

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh

7 July 2001Round 1	Ahane	1–10 – 0–13	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	J O'Grady 1–0, N Moran 0–3, S O'Connor 0–2, O Moran 0–2, C O'Reilly 0–1, J Moran 0–1, J Meskell 0–1.		S O'Neill 0–7, D Hennessy 0–2, J Cormack 0–2, H Mullan 0–1, C Sherlock 0–1.

Garryspillane v Ballybrown

8 July 2001Round 1	Garryspillane	4–10 – 1–12	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 2–5, S Hickey 1–1, R Sampson 1–0, M O'Brien 0–2, TJ Ryan 0–1, M O'Donnell 0–1.		S Kiely 0–5, N Doolin 1–0, J Stapleton 0–3, P McCarthy 0–2, P Twomey 0–2.

Garryspillane v Na Piarsaigh

5 August 2001Round 2	Garryspillane	1–15 – 1–08	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 0–8, C Hickey 1–3, P Tobin 0–2, M O'Brien 0–1, R Sampson 0–1, J Kiely 0–1.		C Minihane 1–0, E Kiely 0–3, D Hennessy 0–2, S O'Neill 0–2, D Quigley 0–1.

Ballybrown v Ahane

5 August 2001Round 2	Ballybrown	3–13 – 2–10	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Tiernan 1–3, J Shanahan 0–5, S Kiely 1–1, P Hartigan 1–0, N Doolin 0–2, P McCarthy 0–2.		J Moran 0–6, T Herbert 1–2, C O'Reilly 1–1, D O'Sullivan 0–1.

Garryspillane v Ahane

11 August 2001Round 3	Garryspillane	2–12 – 0–13	Ahane	FitzGerald Park
	C Hickey 1–2, R Sampson 1–1, F Carroll 0–4, M O'Donnell 0–2, TJ Ryan 0–1, M O'Dea 0–1, M O'Brien 0–1.		T Herbert 0–5, J Meskell 0–3, N Moran 0–2, J Moran 0–2, C O'Reilly 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Ballybrown

12 August 2001Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2–15 – 1–09	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	D Quigley 2–3, E Kiely 0–9, J Cormack 0–3, C Sherlock 0–1.		J Shanahan 0–5, P Tiernan 1–0, P Hartigan 0–2, N Doolin 0–2.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

Ahane v Hospital-Herbertstown

1 September 2001Semi-final	Ahane	0–16 – 2–11	Hospital-Herbertstown	Cappamore Grounds
	T Herbert 0–6, O Moran 0–5, J Moran 0–2, J Meskell 0–2, B Healy 0–1.		I McCaffrey 2–0, D Reale 0–3, D Carroll 0–2, L Garvey 0–2, P Reale 0–2, J Allen 0–1, C O'Donoghue 0–1.

Claughaun v Cappamore

9 September 2001Semi-final	Claughaun	0–12 – 1–11	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	M Galligan 0–3, K Holmes 0–3, L O'Connor 0–3, I McNamara 0–2, A Kerley 0–1.		N Hayes 0–7, S O'Dwyer 1–2, L Cronin 0–1, D O'Dwyer 0–1.

Relegation final

Claughaun v Ahane

16 October 2001Final	Claughaun	3–05 – 1–17	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L O'Connor 1–3, K Holmes 1–0, F Hogan 1–0, T McGarry 0–1, P McGarry 0–1.		J Moran 1–7, T Herbert 0–8, N Moran 0–1, O Moran 0–1,

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Patrickswell v Doon

2 September 2001Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1–13 – 1–11	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	B Foley 0–4, P O'Grady 1–0, G Kirby 0–3, D O'Grady 0–3, E Foley 0–2, A Carmody 0–1.		B McLoughlin 1–1, M McKenna 0–3, E Stapleton 0–2, B Crowe 0–2, P Coleman 0–2, F Kennedy 0–1.

Adare v Kilmallock

2 September 2001Quarter-final	Adare	1–13 – 1–12	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	B Heffernan 1–1, C Fitzgerald 0–4, J Foley 0–2, S Lavin 0–2, D Sheehan 0–1, B Foley 0–1, C Murphy 0–1.		P Tobin 1–2, M Houlihan 0–5, A O'Shaughnessy 0–3, J Fitzgerald 0–1, P Connery 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Bruree

2 September 2001Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	0–17 – 1–11	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	E Kiely 0–7, D Hennessy 0–4, A Ryan 0–2, J Cormack 0–1, D Quigley 0–1, B O'Dwyer 0–1, R Hennessy 0–1.		S O'Connell 0–6, E Potter 1–0, R Fenton 0–1, J O'Brien 0–1, JV O'Brien 0–1, C O'Shea 0–1, JP Potter 0–1.

Garryspillane v Murroe/Boher

23 September 2001Quarter-final	Garryspillane	1–17 – 3–08	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	F Carroll 0–8, M O'Brien 1–1, P Tobin 0–4, Donie Ryan 0–2, TJ Ryan 0–1, M O'Donnell 0–1.		O O'Neill 2–2, J Butler 1–0, K Tobin 0–2, D Brouder 0–2, C Brouder 0–1, J O'Connor 0–1.

Semi-finals

Adare v Na Piarsaigh

30 September 2001Semi-final	Adare	0–17 – 0–11	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–7, C Murphy 0–2, S Lavin 0–2, B Heffernan 0–2, J Foley 0–1, T Healy 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1, B Foley 0–1.		E Kiely 0–5, D Hennessy 0–2, D Quigley 0–1, J Cormack 0–1, A Ryan 0–1, S O'Neill 0–1.

Patrickswell v Garryspillane

30 September 2001Semi-final	Patrickswell	2–14 – 3–09	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	D O'Grady 1–1, G Kirby 0–4, B Foley 1–0, P O'Grady 0–3, T O'Brien 0–2, W Morrissey 0–1, P Carey 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, B Geoghegan 0–1.		B Carroll 1–5, C Hickey 1–1, M O'Brien 1–0, TJ Ryan 0–2, D Ryan 0–1.

Final

Adare v Patrickswell

21 October 2001Final	Adare	2–17 – 2–08	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–7, B Foley 1–1, B Heffernan 1–0, M Foley, C Murphy, D Sheehan 0–2 each, J Foley S Lavin 0–1 each.		C Carey 0–4, E Foley 0–3, B Foley and A Carmody 1–0 each, N O'Callaghan 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Frankie Carroll	Garryspillane	3–30	39	5	7.80
2	Conor Fitzgerald	Adare	0–36	36	6	6.00
3	Séamus O'Connell	Bruree	4–23	35	4	8.75
4	Mike Galligan	Claughaun	1–28	31	5	6.16
5	Owen O'Neill	Murroe/Boher	6–10	28	4	6.50
6	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–24	27	6	4.83
7	Liam Garvey	Hospital-Herbertstown	6–08	26	4	6.50
	Shane Mullane	Monaleen	2–20	26	4	6.50
9	Turlough Herbert	Ahane	1–21	24	5	4.80
	Enda Kiely	Na Piarsaigh	1–21	24	5	4.80

References

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