2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	4 June – 10 October 2004
Teams	10
Sponsor	Limerick's Live 95 FM
Champions	Ahane (19th title) Cathal O'Reilly (captain) Eamon Meskall (manager)
Runners-up	Garryspillane David Ryan (captain) Tony Considine (manager)
Relegated	Doon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	50 (2.27 per match)
Points scored	550 (25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conor Fitzgerald (0–33)
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The 2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 4 June to 10 October 2004.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Knockainey in the quarter-finals. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 10 October 2004 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Ahane and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ahane won the match by 1–11 to 0–13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a first title in five years. ^{[4] [5]} It remains their last championship title.

Adare's Conor Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 0–33.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship

• Murroe/Boher

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship

• Garryspillane

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	2	1	0	62	53	9	5
Ahane	3	2	0	1	52	44	8	4
Kilmallock	3	1	1	1	64	64	0	3
Murroe/Boher	3	0	0	3	54	71	−17	0

Group 1 results

Patrickswell v Murroe/Boher

4 June 2004Round 1	Patrickswell	1–20 – 2–11	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Grady 0–7, P O'Reilly 1–3, D O'Grady 0–3, J McDermott 0–3, B Geoghegan 0–1, B Murray 0–1, K Carey 0–1, B Foley 0–1.		E O'Neill 1–6, D Brouder 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, P McNamara 0–1, J Butler 0–1, W Walsh 0–1.

Kilmallock v Ahane

5 June 2004Round 1	Kilmallock	2–07 – 1–16	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	E Ryan 1–0, M Cronin 1–0, A O'Shaughnessy 0–3, G O'Sullivan 0–2, B Carroll 0–1, P Tobin 0–1.		J Meskell 0–6, S O'Connor 0–4, B Healy 1–0, N Moran 0–2, A Doherty 0–2, D Laing 0–1, A Smith 0–1.

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

16 July 2004Round 2	Kilmallock	2–18 – 3–15	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1–3, C O'Dwyer 0–5, E Ryan 0–5, M Cronin 1–1, D O'Mahony 0–2, K O'Mahony 0–1, P Tobin 0–1.		P O'Grady 0–6, B Murray 1–2, B Geoghegan 1–2, B Mann 1–0, P O'Reilly 0–2, B Foley 0–2, E Foley 0–1.

Ahane v Murroe/Boher

16 July 2004Round 2	Ahane	2–15 – 1–13	Murroe/Boher	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	S O'Connor 1–3, J Meskell 0–4, B Healy 1–0, J Moran 0–3, N Moran 0–2, O Moran 0–1, J Doheny 0–1, A Smith 0–1.		E O'Neill 1–8, P McNamara 0–2, C Brouder 0–1, P Laffan 0–1, K Tobin 0–1.

Kilmallock v Murroe/Boher

14 August 2004Round 3	Kilmallock	3–18 – 2–15	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 3–3, C O'Dwyer 0–7, L Walsh 0–3, D O'Mahony 0–1, G O'Mahony 0–1, G O'Sullivan 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, E Ryan 0–1.		E O'Neill 1–7, K Tobin 0–4, C Brouder 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, M Butler 0–1, J Butler 0–1.

Patrickswell v Ahane

14 August 2004Round 3	Patrickswell	2–09 – 1–09	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	B Murray 1–2, B Foley 1–1, P O'Grady 0–3, D O'Grady 0–2, B Geoghegan 0–1.		J Meskell 1–5, O Moran 0–2, J Moran 0–1, D Laing 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Quarter-finalists  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	3	0	0	54	25	29	6
Croom	3	1	0	2	35	42	−7	2
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	42	50	−8	2
Doon	3	1	0	2	34	48	−14	2

Group 2 results

Na Piarsaigh v Adare

4 June 2004Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0–08 – 2–20	Adare	Mungret Grounds
	B Hartnett 0–3, C Sherlock 0–1, F McNamara 0–1, E Kelly 0–1, S O'Neill 0–1, D Ahern 0–1.		C Fitzgerald 0–10, M Noonan 2–1, D Sheehan 0–3, S Lavin 0–3, D Lavin 0–2, M Foley 0–1.

Croom v Doon

4 June 2004Round 1	Croom	0–13 – 2–09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	P Cregan 0–5, T Carmody 0–2, H Flavin 0–2, S Moore 0–1, M Cregan 0–1, N Riordan 0–1, J Cahill 0–1.		M McKenna 1–5, J Ryan 1–0, D Stapelton 0–2, J Stokes 0–1, T Hayes 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Doon

16 July 2004Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	3–12 – 1–06	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	D Breen 3–1, B Hartnett 0–6, S O'Neill 0–2, R Marsh 0–1, A Ryan 0–1, C Minihan 0–1.		J Ryan 1–0, M McKenna 0–3, P Coleman 0–2, D Anderson 0–1.

Adare v Croom

3 August 2004Round 2	Adare	0–14 – 0–07	Croom	FitzGerald Park
	C Fitzgerald 0–6, S Lavin 0–3, M Noonan 0–2, P Keane 0–1, T Houlihan 0–1, A O'Connell 0–1.		M Cregan 0–3, M O'Riordan 0–1, N O'Riordan 0–1, J Cahill 0–1, L Ryan 0–1.

Doon v Adare

14 August 2004Round 3	Doon	0–10 – 0–14	Adare	FitzGerald Park
	M McKenna 0–5, D Anderson 0–2, T Hayes 0–1, D Ryan 0–1, R Ryan 0–1.		C Fitzgerald 0–8, S Lavin 0–2, M Noonan 0–1, J Foley 0–1, A O'Connell 0–1, S O'Connell 0–1.

Croom v Na Piarsaigh

14 August 2004Round 3	Croom	0–15 – 1–10	Na Piarsaigh	Mungret Grounds
	M Cregan 0–6, J Cahill 0–3, S Moore 0–2, N O'Riordan 0–1, P Cregan 0–1, M O'Riordan 0–1, T Carmody 0–1.		B Hartnett 1–3, S O'Neill 0–3, D Breen 0–2, K Ryan 0–2.

Group 2 playoff

Na Piarsaigh v Croom

29 August 2004Playoff	Na Piarsaigh	3–12 – 0–11	Croom	Mungret Grounds
	D Breen 1–4, S O'Neill 1–1, B Hartnett 0–3, C Sherlock 0–3, K Ryan 0–1.		M Cregan 0–7, J Cahill 0–2, P Cregan 0–2.

Croom v Doon

4 September 2004Playoff	Croom	1–15 – 1–14	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Cregan 0–8, L Ryan 1–1, N Riordan 0–3, J Cahill 0–2, N Lenihan 0–1.		M McKenna 0–9, P Coleman 1–1, T Hayes 0–2, D Stapleton 0–1, D Anderson 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Knockainey v Patrickswell

4 September 2004Quarter-final	Knockainey	4–10 – 1–12	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	P Kirby 2–1, J Leo 1–2, D O'Brien 0–5, M Ryan 1–0, B O'Shea 0–1, E Mulcahy 0–1.		B Murray 0–6, E Foley 1–0, P O'Grady 0–3, B Geoghegan 0–2, B Mann 0–1.

Kilmallock v Na Piarsaigh

5 September 2004Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–16 – 0–10	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 0–5, M Cronin 1–1, D O'Mahony 0–4, E Ryan 0–3, M Houlihan 0–2, B O'Sullivan 0–1.		S O'Neill 0–3, C Sherlock 0–3, D Breen 0–1, B Hartnett 0–1, K Bermingham 0–1, K Ryan 0–1.

Adare v Garryspillane

5 September 2004Quarter-final	Adare	1–12 – 1–12	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–5, A O'Connell 1–0, B Foley 0–2, C Murphy 0–2, S Lavin 0–1, M Foley 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1.		Donie Ryan 1–3 F Carroll 0–4, David Ryan 0–2, C Hickey 0–1, TJ Ryan 0–1, M O'Brien 0–1.

Ahane v Croom

12 September 2004Quarter-final	Ahane	0–18 – 0–13	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0–6, J Moran 0–3, O Moran 0–3, B Healy 0–3, J Meskell 0–1, D Laing 0–1, S O'Connor 0–1.		N O'Riordan 0–5, M Cregan 0–4, P Cahill 0–2, J Cahill 0–1, L Ryan 0–1.

Garryspillane v Adare

12 September 2004Quarter-final replay	Garryspillane	0–17 – 1–07	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	Donie Ryan 0–5, M O'Donnell 0–4, TJ Ryan 0–2, M O'Brien 0–2, David Ryan 0–2, F Carroll 0–2.		M Foley 1–2, C Fitzgerald 0–4, D Sheehan 0–1.

Semi-finals

Garryspillane v Kilmallock

19 September 2004Semi-final	Garryspillane	1–13 – 2–07	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 1–6, David Ryan 0–2, D O'Dea 0–1, E Burke 0–1, C Hickey 0–1, TJ Ryan 0–1, T O'Donnell 0–1.		M Houlihan 1–1, M Cronin 1–0, E Ryan 0–3, P Connery 0–1, A O'Shaughnessy 0–1, D O'Mahony 0–1.

Ahane v Knockainey

19 September 2004Semi-final	Ahane	1–12 – 0–05	Knockainey	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0–6, J Meskell 1–0, P Ryan 0–2, A Doherty 0–1, O Moran 0–1, J Moran 0–1, B Healy 0–1.		D O'Brien 0–3, E Mulcahy 0–1, P McNamara 0–1.

Final

Ahane v Garryspillane

10 October 2004Final	Ahane	1–11 – 0–13	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0–6 (0-5f), B Healy 1–1, J Meskell 0–2 (0-1f), D Laing, J Moran 0–1 each.		F Carroll 0–6 (all frees), Donie Ryan 0–3, TJ Ryan 0–2 (0-1f), David Ryan 0–2 (0–2 frees).	Referee: M Mann (Ballybrown)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Fitzgerald	Adare	0–33	33	5	6.50
2	Eoin O'Neill	Murroe/Boher	3–21	30	3	10.00
3	Marcus Cregan	Croom	0–29	29	6	4.83#
4	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Kilmallock	4–15	27	5	5.40
5	Mike McKenna	Doon	1–22	25	4	6.25

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "Knockainey shock champions". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. "Ahane kingpins win 19th title". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.