1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	8 July – 10 September 1989
Teams	16
Champions	Ballybrown (1st title); Terence Kenny (captain); Tom Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Doon; Paddy Moloney (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	63 (3.71 per match)
Points scored	348 (20.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Keyes (2-26)
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The 1989 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 8 July to 10 September 1989.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cappamore in the quarter-finals.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 10 September 1989 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Ballybrown and Doon, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] Ballybrown won the match by 4–10 to 2–09 to claim their first ever championship title.^[5]^[6]

Ballybrown's Christy Keyes was the championship's top scorer with 2-26.

Results

First round

8 July 1989 First round	Claughaun	0-12 - 1-07	Mungret	Gaelic Grounds
	G Ryan 0-8, M Galligan 0-3, B O'Mara 0-1.		G O'Brien 1-1, D Keating 0-4, E Ahern 0-1, D O'Dea 0-1.

8 July 1989 First round	South Liberties	4-07 - 0-13	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	D Nash 2-0, N Nash 1-0, M Nash 1-0, L Dooley 0-3, B Finn 0-3, J McGinly 0-1.		P Fitzmaurice 0-8, D Flynn 0-2, L Shine 0-1, K Kelly 0-1, J Cunningham 0-1.

9 July 1989 First round	Ballybrown	3-13 - 1-12	Adare	Bruff Sportsfield
	C Keyes 0-11, S Hayes 2-0, C Coughlan 1-0, T Kenny 0-2.		M Benson 0-7, D Keane 1-0, M Alfred 0-2, B Heffernan 0-2, B Flynn 0-1.

9 July 1989 First round	Patrickswell	5-12 - 1-07	Feohanagh	Bruff Sportsfield
	G Kirby 1-7, G Hayes 2-1, F Nolan 1-1, S Moore 1-1, S Kirby 0-2.		T Quaid 1-3, M Sweeney 0-3, B Butler 0-1.

9 July 1989 First round

Bruree

2-12 - 0-09

Ahane

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

9 July 1989 First round

Kilmallock

2-14 - 1-06

Newcastle West

Ballyagran Grounds

9 July 1989 First round

Doon

1-17 - 2-07

Blackrock

Bruff Grounds

16 July 1989 First round	Cappamore	7-08 - 1-05	Garryspillane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	Donal Mulcahy 2-1, M Lonergan 2-1, R Hammersley 2-1, G Sheehan 1-2, A Murphy 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1, I Walsh 0-1.		R Sampson 1-1, F Carroll 0-2, M Walsh 0-2.

Quarter-finals

23 July 1989 Quarter-final	Ballybrown	2-08 - 1-11	South Liberties	Bruff SPortsfield
	T Kenny 2-2, O O'Connor 0-3, C Keyes 0-2, S Hayes 0-1.		G McManus 1-1, L Dooley 0-3, B Finn 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1, D Nash 0-1, A Shanahan 0-1, M Nash 0-1, N Nash 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.

30 July 1989 Quarter-final	Cappamore	2-09 - 1-08	Patrickswell	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Brien 0-5, G Sheehan 1-0, M Gleeson 1-0, N Sheehan 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, M Lonergan 0-1, B Hammersley 0-1.		G Kirby 1-4, J Carey 0-3, S Foley 0-1, N Carey 0-1.

30 July 1989 Quarter-final	Doon	1-14 - 4-05	Bruree	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	J O'Donovan 1-2, G McGrattan 0-5, T McGrath 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, R Quigley 0-1.		G Mullane 3-2, D McCarthy 1-0, D Deady 0-2, E Potter 0-2.

5 August 1989 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1-12 - 1-10	Claughaun	Bruff Sportsfield
	M Houlihan 0-8, P Tobin 1-1, J Neenan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.		L O'Connor 1-4, F Fitzgerald 0-3, M Galligan 0-2, G Ryan 0-1.

6 August 1989 Quarter-final replay	Ballybrown	4-14 - 0-08	South Liberties	Bruff Sportsfield
	C Keyes 1-5, P Mulqueen 2-0, T Kenny 1-2, O O'Connor 0-2, P Davoren 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, T Hall 0-1, J Mann 0-1.		B Finn 0-3, D Nash 0-1, M Nash 0-1, N Nash 0-1, M Grimes 0-1, L Dooley 0-1.

13 August 1989 Quarter-final replay	Doon	5-05 - 2-11	Bruree	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	T McGrath 2-1, E Maher 2-0, J O'Donovan 1-1, R Maher 0-2, J Quinlan 0-1.		J O'Brien 1-1, G Mullane 0-4, D McCarthy 1-0, M Mullane 0-2, D Deady 0-2, P Potter 0-2.

Semi-finals

27 August 1989 Semi-final	Ballybrown	2-17 - 1-11	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	P Mulqueen 1-4, C Keyes 0-5, T Kenny 1-1, P Davoren 0-4, O O'Connor 0-3.		P Kelly 0-5, J Neenan 0-4, T Nelligan 1-0, M Houlihan 0-1, M Nelligan 0-1.

27 August 1989 Semi-final	Doon	0-15 - 0-10	Cappamore Grounds	Gaelic Grounds
	R Walsh 0-7, G McGrath 0-2, T McGrath 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-2, P Moloney 0-1, R Quigley 0-1.		L O'Brien 0-6, G Sheehan 0-1, Donal Mulcahy 0-1, Diarmuid Mulcahy 0-1, M Lonergan 0-1.

Final

10 September 1989 Final	Ballybrown	4-10 - 2-09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	P Davoren 2-1, C Keyes 1-3, S Hayes 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, T Hall 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, O O'Connor 0-1.		R Walsh 2-5, T McGrath 1-0, P Moloney 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, R Quigley 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: M Reidy (Croom)

References

^ "History". Patrickswell GAA website. 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.
^ "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "The day Ballybrown broke the mould in Croke Park". Limerick Live. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Gerdie McGrath: 'They're the best Doon players we have had'". Limerick Live. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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

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

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

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

[5] "The day Ballybrown broke the mould in Croke Park". Limerick Live. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[6] "Gerdie McGrath: 'They're the best Doon players we have had'". Limerick Live. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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