2004 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2004 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	16 July – 3 October 2004
Teams	9
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Kilmoyley (20th title) Shane Brick (captain) John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up	Causeway Shane Harty (captain) Francie Dineen (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	39 (3.9 per match)
Points scored	224 (22.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Mike Dooley (3-24)
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The 2004 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 March 2004. The championship ran from 16 July to 5 October 2004.

Kilmoyley were the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 3 October 2004 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–15 to 2–09 to claim a record-equalling 20th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession. ^{[3] [4]}

Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.

Results

First round

Kenmare v Abbeydorney

16 July 2004First round	Kenmare	0-11 - 1-18	Abbeydorney	Lewis Road
	E Touhy 0-4, S Regan 0-3, TP O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Morris 0-1.		B O'Donovan 1-3, I McCarthy 0-5, D Ryall 0-3, B Sheehan 0-3, A Healy 0-2, T Maunsell 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1.

Causeway v Crotta O'Neill's

17 July 2004First round	Causeway	1-09 - 0-13	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	C Dineen 1-1, J O'Neill 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S Harty 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, F O'Carroll 0-1.		S Twomey 0-9, A Keane 0-2, D Brady 0-1, C McElligott 0-1.

Second round

Kenmare v Causeway

24 July 2004Second round	Kenmare	2-09 - 3-18	Causeway	FitzGerald Stadium
	P Randles 2-4, S Regan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Wharton 0-1, D Randles 0-1.		C Dineen 1-6, JM Dooley 0-7, E O'Neill 1-2, S Goggin 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Ballyduff v Kilmoyley

6 August 2004Quarter-final	Ballyduff	2-08 - 2-17	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	L Boyle 1-0, M Boyle 1-0, M Hennessy 0-3, T O'Rourke 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, E Joy 0-1, J Bunyan 0-1.		S Brick 0-12, S Maunsell 2-0, R Genteman 0-2, D Young 0-1, J Murnane 0-1, M Regan 0-1.

Crotta O'Neill's v Ballyheigue

7 August 2004Quarter-final	Crotta O'Neill's	1-08 - 3-09	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	S Twomey 0-6, A Keane 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-1, T Cronin 0-1.		M Slattery 1-4, N Stack 1-1, D Walsh 1-0, WJ Leen 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-1.

Abbeydorney v St Brendan's

13 August 2004Quarter-final	Abbeydorney	3-11 - 4-11	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	T Maunsell 3-0, I McCarthy 0-7, B O'Donovan 0-4.		J Egan 1-6, S Flaherty 1-1, B Blackwell 1-0, E Corridan 0-1, D Wallace 0-1, S Synnott 0-1, J Best 0-1.

Causeway v Lixnaw

15 August 2004Quarter-final	Causeway	1-12 - 0-08	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	JM Dooley 1-6, C Dineen 0-3, S Sheehan 0-3.		M Conway 0-3, J Griffin 0-2, E Galvin 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, R Galvin 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballyheigue v Causeway

5 September 2004Semi-final	Ballyheigue	3-07 - 2-12	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	M Slattery 2-6, B O'Sullivan 1-1.		JM Dooley 1-5, S Harty 0-4, S Sheehan 1-0, C Dineen 0-2, F O'Carroll 0-1.

Kilmoyley v St Brendan's

5 September 2004Semi-final	Kilmoyley	4-10 - 3-09	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	M Murnane 1-3, S Brick 1-3, D Young 1-0, C Walsh 1-0, R Gentleman 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, M Regan 0-1.		D Dineen 2-0, J Egan 0-6, E Corridan 1-0, S Synnott 0-1, D Wallace 0-1, S Flaherty 0-1.

Final

Kilmoyley v Causeway

3 October 2004Final	Kilmoyley	2-15 - 2-09	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	S Brick 2-6, C Walsh 1-2, T Murnane 0-3, M Regan 0-2, R Gentleman 0-1, D Young 0-1.		JM Dooley 1-6, S Goggin 1-0, C Harty 0-1, F O'Carroll 0-1, C Dineen 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	3-24	33	4	8.25
2	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	3-21	30	3	10.00
3	Michael Slattery	Ballyheigue	3-10	19	2	9.50
	Cyril Dineen	Causeway	2-13	19	5	3.80
5	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-12	15	2	7.50
	Seán Twomey	Crotta O'Neill's	0-15	15	2	7.50
7	Ian McCarthy	Abbeydorney	0-12	12	2	6.00
8	Tony Maunsell	Abbeydorney	3-01	10	2	5.00
	Patrick Randles	Kenmare	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Brian O'Donovan	Abbeydorney	1-07	10	2	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Michael Slattery	Ballyheigue	2-06	12	Causeway
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	2-06	12	Causeway
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	0-12	12	Ballyduff
4	Patrick Randles	Kenmare	2-04	10	Causeway
5	Tony Maunsell	Abbeydorney	3-00	9	St Brendan's
	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-06	9	Abbeydorney
	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	1-06	9	Lixnaw
	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	1-06	9	Kilmoyley
	Cyril Dineen	Causeway	1-06	9	Kenmare
	Seán Twomey	Crotta O'Neill's	0-09	9	Causeway

References

1. "Lixnaw hit Brick wall". Irish Times. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Three-in-a-row for Kilmoyley". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Four-midable Kilmoyley". Irish Independent. 7 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "Four in-a-row for Kilmoyley". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.