2004 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

2004 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Kilmaley (2nd title) Colin Lynch (captain) John Carmody (manager)
Runners-up	St Joseph's D/B Ken Kennedy (captain) Louis Mulqueen (manager)
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The 2004 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Clarecastle entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 24 October 2004 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Kilmaley and St Joseph's Doora-Barefield, in what was their second meeting in the final overall. ^[4] Kilmaley won the match by 1–10 to 1–09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 19 years. ^[5]

Results

Final

Kilmaley v St Joseph's Doora-Barefield

24 October 2004Final	Kilmaley	1-10 - 1-09	St Joseph's Doora-Barefield	Cusack Park
	B Healy 1-2, A Markham 0-4 (3f), K Kennedy (1f), C Neylon 0-2 each, B McMahon, C Lynch, C Sexton 0-1 each.		P Minogue 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'), B McNamara 1-0, B Murphy, C McNamara 0-2 each, M McKenna ('65'), A Rodgers (f) 0-1 each.

References

1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "Clarecastle in control after a dream start". Irish Examiner. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "CLARE SHC : Joseph's hold off Clarecastle". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. "Old stagers square up to great pretenders". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. "Healy the hero for battling Kilmaley". Irish Independent. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2024.