1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	1 July – 16 October 1988
Teams	16
Champions	Patrickswell (11th title); Pa Foley (captain); Phil Bennis (manager)
Runners-up	Cappamore; Ger Sheehan (captain); Tony Hickey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	60 (3.75 per match)
Points scored	310 (19.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Kirby (2-30)
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The 1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 1 July to 16 October 1988.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 October 1988 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Cappamore, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years.^[2] Patrickswell won the match by 4–10 to 2–06 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a second title in succession.^[3]^[4]

Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 2-30.

Results

First round

1 July 1988 First round	Garryspillane	1-08 - 0-10	Tournafulla	Knockaderry Grounds
	B Stapleton 0-5, B Burke 1-0, B Stapleton 0-1, W Burke 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.		D Sheehan 0-5, G Moroney 0-1, D Keating 0-1, M Larkin 0-1, W Hartnett 0-1, C Brouder 0-1.

1 July 1988 First round	Adare	5-05 - 2-06	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	D Keane 2-0, M Benson 1-2, S Fitzgibbon 1-0, B Heffernan 1-0, M Alfred 0-2, D Marron 0-1.		G Mullane 2-1, D Daly 0-4, E Potter 0-1.

1 July 1988 First round	Newcastle West	3-14 - 2-13	Blackrock	Páirc na nGael
	M Sammon 1-2, J Danaher 0-5, T Kelly 1-0, D McMahon 1-0, D Cremin 0-3, J McMahon 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, L Keane 0-1.		P Heffernan 1-8, P McCarthy 0-4, J Quilty 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

1 July 1988 First round	Doon	3-08 - 1-04	Ahane	Cappamore Grounds
	J Donovan 0-7, T McGrath 1-0, E Maher 1-0, J Ryan 1-0, N Maher 0-1.		V Callinan 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-3, T Byrnes 0-1.

2 July 1988 First round	Bruff	1-13 - 2-08	Kilmallock	Michael Fox Park
	M Reale 0-9, T Coleman 1-0, A Madden 0-1, P Reale 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, P Barrett 0-1.		P Kelly 1-6, P Tobin 1-0, M Nelligan 0-1, D Riordan 0-1.

2 July 1988 First round	Patrickswell	1-10 - 0-12	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 1-5, A Carmody 0-2, S Kirby 0-1, C Carey 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.		C Keyes 0-8, O O'Connor 0-2, C Coughlan 0-1, T Hall 0-1.

3 July 1988 First round	Claughaun	3-09 - 1-08	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Connor 1-5, M Galligan 1-2, D Boylan 1-0, P Loughran 0-2.		P Fitzmaurice 0-4, K Kelly 1-0, W Fitzmaurice 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, G Forde 0-1.

3 July 1988 First round	Cappamore	3-08 - 1-10	South Liberties	Pallasgreen Grounds
	M Clarke 2-1, L O'Brien 0-5, M Lonergan 1-0, D Mulcahy 0-2.		B Finn 0-4, L Dooley 1-0, N Nash 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, J Grimes 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1.

Quarter-finals

15 July 1988 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	3-18 - 1-13	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 0-10, C Carey 2-2, S Foley 1-0, F Nolan 0-2, A Carmody 0-2, S Kirby 0-1, G Burke 0-1.		B Stapleton 0-9, K Walsh 1-1, R Sampson 0-2, E Stapleton 0-1.

16 July 1988 Quarter-final	Claughaun	2-06 - 2-05	Adare	Bruff Grounds
	L O'Connor 2-5, P Loughran 0-1.		M Benson 1-1, M Alfred 1-0, T Dunne 0-2, D Keane 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1.

23 July 1988 Quarter-final	Doon	4-06 - 1-14	Bruff	Gaelic Grounds
	G McGrath 2-0, J Donovan 0-6, K McGrath 1-0, E Maher 1-0.		M Reale 0-9, T Coleman 1-0, V Donovan 0-2, P Barrett 0-2, P Reale 0-1.

24 July 1988 Quarter-final	Cappamore	0-13 - 1-07	Newcastle West	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 0-8, N Sheehan 0-2, P Creamer 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, M Clarke 0-1.		J Danaher 0-4, L Cremins 1-0, D Fleming 0-1, J McMahon 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

14 August 1988 Semi-final	Cappamore	3-09 - 1-13	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 1-7, M Lonergan 1-1, G Sheehan 1-0, N Sheehan 0-1.		L O'Connor 1-4, M Galligan 0-4, D Fitzgerald 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, M Rea 0-1, A Moloney 0-1.

29 August 1988 Semi-final	Patrickswell	2-13 - 2-06	Doon	Bruff Grounds
	F Nolan 2-1, G Kirby 0-6, C Carey 0-5, S Foley 0-1.		T McGrath 2-0, R Walsh 0-2, R Quigley 0-2, J Donovan 0-1, E Maher 0-1.

Final

11 September 1988 Final	Patrickswell	1-14 - 2-11	Cappamore	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0-7, S Foley 1-1, A Carmody 0-2, P Foley 0-1, S Kirby 0-1, S Carey 0-1, L Enright 0-1.		L O'Brien 2-4, N Sheehan 0-2, G Sheehan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, R Hammersley 0-1, M Lonergan 0-1.

Final replay

16 October 1988 Final replay	Patrickswell	4-10 - 2-06	Cappamore	Gaelic Grounds
	C Carey 1-2, G Kirby 1-2, F Nolan 1-1, S Foley 1-0, S Kirby 0-2, G Hayes 0-1, David Punch 0-1, Dom Punch 0-1.		J McCarthy 1-0, M Lonergan 1-0, R Hammersley 0-2, L O'Brien 0-2, D Mulcahy 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	2-30	36	5	7.20
2	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	3-26	35	5	7.00
3	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	4-14	26	3	8.66
4	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell	3-10	19	5	3.80
5	Mike Reale	Bruff	0-18	18	2	9.00
6	Frankie Nolan	Patrickswell	3-05	14	5	2.80
	Brian Stapelton	Garryspillane	0-14	14	2	7.00
	James Donovan	Doon	0-14	14	3	4.66
9	Seán Foley	Patrickswell	3-02	11	5	2.20
	Michael Lonergan	Cappamore	3-02	11	5	2.20
	Pat Heffernan	Blackrock	1-08	11	1	11.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	2-05	11	Adare
1	Pat Heffernan	Blackrock	1-08	11	Newcastle West
3	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	2-04	10	Patrickswell
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1-07	10	Claughaun
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	0-10	10	Garryspillane
6	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	1-06	9	Bruff
	Mike Reale	Bruff	0-09	9	Kilmallock
	Mike Reale	Bruff	0-09	9	Doon
	Brian Stapelton	Garryspillane	0-09	9	Tournafulla
10	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell	2-02	8	Garryspillane
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1-05	8	Ballybrown
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1-05	8	Killeedy
	Christy Keyes	Ballybrown	0-08	8	Patrickswell
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	0-08	8	Newcastle West

References

^ "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Cappamore club anniversary sparks thoughts of better times". Irish Examiner. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Going a step further". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[1] "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "Cappamore club anniversary sparks thoughts of better times". Irish Examiner. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[4] "Going a step further". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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