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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Dates1 July – 16 October 1988

Teams16

Champions

Patrickswell (11th title)
Pa Foley (captain)
Phil Bennis (manager)

Runners-up

Cappamore
Ger Sheehan (captain)
Tony Hickey (manager)

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.

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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.

1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Final replay

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.