1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
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The 1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.[1]
Teams27
Champions
Kilmallock (6th title)
Mike Carroll (captain)
Willie O'Brien (manager)
Kilmallock (6th title)Mike Carroll (captain)
Willie O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up
South Liberties
Joe McKenna (manager)
South LibertiesJoe McKenna (manager)
| Teams | 27 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Kilmallock (6th title) Mike Carroll (captain) Willie O'Brien (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | South Liberties Joe McKenna (manager) | ||
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Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Hospital-Herbertstown in the first round.[2]
On 8 September 1985, Kilmallock won the championship after a 3–12 to 1–13 defeat of South Liberties in the final. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in ten championship seasons.[3]
Results
Quarter-finals
| 21 July 1985 Quarter-final | Claughaun | 1–10 – 1–04 | Drom/Athlacca | FitzGerald Park |
| J Brown 1–1, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, D Fitzgerald 0–2, J Rea 0–1, M Rea 0–1. | W Neenan 1–1, R Herlihy 0–1, M Moynihan 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1. |
| 21 July 1985 Quarter-final | Kilmallock | 4–09 – 1–04 | Ardpatrick | Bruff |
| P Kelly 2–5, D O'Riordan 1–1, J Neenan 1–1, E Wylie 0–1, D Barry 0–1. | P Heffernan 1–0, E McGrath 0–2, P McCarthy 0–1, E O'Keeffe 0–1. |
| 28 July 1985 Quarter-final | Feohanagh-Castlemahon | 1–21 – 2–03 | Old Christians | FitzGerald Park |
| T Quaid 0–14, T Quaid 1–0, G Quaid 0–3, J Lenihan 0–2, O Flanagan 0–1, P O'Mahony 0–1. | P Howard 1–1, T Kennedy 1–0, T Sheehan 0–2. |
| 28 July 1985 Quarter-final | South Liberties | 2–12 – 2–09 | Bruff | FitzGerald Park |
| L Dooley 2–4, E Grimes 0–2, J McKenna 0–2, N Nash 0–2, B Finn 0–1, M Nash 0–1. | R O'Leary 0–5, A Gubbins 1–0, P Reale 1–0, P Barrett 0–3, A Madden 0–1. |
Semi-finals
| 17 August 1985 Semi-final | Kilmallock | 3–11 – 2–11 | Feohanagh-Castlemahon | Bruff Grounds |
| P Kelly 1–5, B Guiney 2–0, L Tobin 0–2, D Barry 0–1, J Neenan 0–1, D Riordan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1. | T Quaid 1–7, S Quaid 1–1, P O'Mahony 0–1, M McSweeney 0–1, J Lynch 0–1. |
| 18 August 1985 Semi-final | South Liberties | 3–08 – 1–10 | Claughaun | Bruff Grounds |
| J McKenna 2–1, M Nash 1–1, L Dooley 0–3, B Finn 0–2, P Donnelly 0–1. | D Fitzgerald 1–2, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, J Hannon 0–2, M Rea 0–1. |
Final
| 8 September 1985 Final | Kilmallock | 3–12 – 1–13 | South Liberties | Gaelic Grounds |
| J Neenan 2–4, P Kelly 0–6, G O'Brien 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1, B Savage 0–1. | P Donnelly 1–2, L Dooley 0–5 E Grimes 0–3, J McKenna 0–1, M Nash 0–1, M Grimes 0–1. | Referee: T Murray (Patrickswell) |