1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	21 June – 6 October 1991
Teams	16
Champions	Ballybrown (2nd title); Joe O'Connor (captain); John Loftus (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmallock; Shane O'Grady (captain); Tony Moloney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	63 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	374 (20.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paddy Kelly (4–35)
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Dates21 June – 6 October 1991

Teams16

Champions

Ballybrown (2nd title)
Joe O'Connor (captain)
John Loftus (manager)

Runners-up

Kilmallock
Shane O'Grady (captain)
Tony Moloney (manager)

The 1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 21 June to 6 October 1991.

Patrickswell were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballybrown in the quarter-finals.^[1]

On 6 October 1991, Ballybrown won the championship after a 1–11 to 1–10 defeat of Kilmallock in the final.^[2]^[3] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in two championship seasons.^[4]

Kilmallock's Paddy Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 4–35.

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21 June 1991 First round	Bruff	3–09 – 3–09	Cappamore	Bruff Sportsfield
	M Rea 2–0, J Mulqueen 1–1, T Coleman 0–3, M Reale 0–2, V O'Donovan 0–2, R O'Leary 0–1.		L O'Brien 1–5, P Creamer 2–0, M Hammersley 0–2, M Mulcahy 0–2.

23 June 1991 First round	Emmets	1–15 – 2–11	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruff Sportsfield
	F Carroll 0–8, P Heffernan 1–1, J Bresnihan 0–2, M Meade 0–2, B Carroll 0–1, M Walsh 0–1.		A Garvey 0–8, M Durkan 1–0, J Moran 1–0, D Carroll 0–1, P Carroll 0–1, PJ Garvey 0–1.

23 June 1991 First round	Patrickswell	2–23 – 0–09	Killeedy	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Kirby 1–7, R Fitzgerald 1–1, D O'Grady 0–4, C Carey 0–4, S Kirby 0–3, N Carey 0–2, L Enright 0–2.		K Kelly 0–5, J Fitzgibbon 0–2, D Flynn 0–1, W Fitzmaurice 0–1.

23 June 1991 First round	Ballybrown	1–13 – 1–11	Western Gaels	FitzGerald Park
	P Davoren 0–8, C Coughlan Snr 1–1, T Hall 0–1, C Coughlan Jnr 0–1, J Mann 0–1, T Kenny 0–1.		S O'Sullivan 0–4, M Larkin 1–0, G Galvin 0–3, M Curtin 0–1, D Woulfe 0–1, S Stapleton 0–1, C Brouder 0–1.

30 June 1991 First round	Kilmallock	3–10 – 2–13	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Kelly 2–6, M Leahy 1–0, M Houlihan 0–2, D Clarke 0–1, T Nelligan 0–1.		TJ Keane 1–1, J O'Grady 0–4, G Mulcahy 0–4, J Herbert 1–0, T Burns 0–2, T Murnane 0–1, N Burns 0–1.

1991 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

To scorers

References

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30 June 1991 First round	Adare	3–08 – 3–06	City Gaels	FitzGerald Park
	T Howard 1–1, M Alfred 0–4, A Keane 1–0, C Murphy 1–0, B Kennedy 0–3.		P Howard 2–0, G Hegarty 0–5, T Sheehan 1–0, D Quigley 0–1.

30 June 1991 First round	Claughaun	3–13 – 2–07	Feohanagh	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Connor 1–5, M Galligan 0–4, P Loughnane 1–0, D O'Driscoll 1–0, A Moloney 0–1, G Ryan 0–1, V Browne 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		T Quaid 0–6, P Hough 1–0, P Quaid 1–0, C Phillips 0–1.

30 June 1991 First round	Geraldines	1–10 – 2–04	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Hickey 0–4, N Nash 1–0, G O'Connell 0–2, M Ryan 0–1, N Godfrey 0–1, M Nash 0–1, N Gammell 0–1.		G McGrath 1–0, B McGrath 1–0, R Walsh 0–3, M Ryan 0–1.

30 June 1991 First round replay	Bruff	2–08 – 0–05	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Barrett 2–3, M Reale 0–3, R O'Leary 0–1, T Coleman 0–1.		L O'Brien 0–2, R Hammersley 0–2, N Sheehan 0–1.

11 August 1991 First round replay	Kilmallock	1–16 – 0–05	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 1–8, D Clarke 0–3, M Houlihan 0–2, D Barry 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, P Dowling 0–1.		J O'Grady 0–3, P O'Sullivan 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1.

11 August 1991 Quarter-final	Claughaun	4–11 – 2–07	Geraldines	Bruff Sportsfield
	L O'Connor 1–5, M Ryan 1–2, A Fitzgerald 1–1, A Moloney 1–0, M Ryan 0–3.		M Ryan 1–1, G O'Connell 0–4, N Gammell 1–0, T Ryan 0–1, L Dooley 0–1.

11 August 1991 Quarter-final	Ballybrown	1–11 – 0–09	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	P Davoren 0–8, C Coughlan Jnr 1–0, N Doolan 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1, J Mann 0–1.		G Kirby 0–5, C Carey 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, P Foley 0–1, D Punch 0–1.

18 August 1991 Quarter-final	Emmets	2–19 – 0–08	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 1–10, M Meade 1–0, J Bresnihan 0–3, P McGrath 0–3, E Potter 0–2, P Heffernan 0–1.		T Madden 0–2, P Barrett 0–2, J Moran 0–2, R O'Leary 0–1, M Reale 0–1.

25 August 1991 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–10 – 1–06	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 1–4, M Houlihan 0–3, D Clarke 0–2, P Tobin 0–1.		A Howard 1–3, S Fitzgibbon 0–2, M Alfred 0–1.

25 August 1991 Semi-final	Ballybrown	3–09 – 1–15	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	C Coughlan Jnr 2–0, P Davoren 0–6, P Mulqueen 1–0, T Kenny 0–1, T Hall 0–1, S Hayes 0–1.		L O'Connor 0–5, M Galligan 0–4, V Browne 1–0, D Fitzgerald 0–2, M Ryan 0–2, G Ryan 0–1, A Fitzgerald 0–1.

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	4–35	47	5	9.40
2	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	5–16	31	4	7.75
3	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	2–24	30	3	10.00
3	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–30	30	5	6.00
5	Colm Coughlan Jnr	Ballybrown	4–03	15	5	3.00
5	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–12	15	2	7.50
7	Peter Mulqueen	Ballybrown	4–03	15	5	3.00
8	Pat Barrett	Bruff	2–05	11	3	3.66
9	Tony Howard	Adare	2–04	10	2	5.00
	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1–07	10	2	5.00
	Dave Clarke	Kilmallock	0–10	10	5	2.00

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	1–10	13	Bruff
2	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	2–06	12	Ahane
3	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	1–08	11	Ahane
4	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	3–01	10	Ballybrown
4	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–07	10	Killeedy
6	Peter Mulqueen	Claughaun	3–00	9	Ballybrown
	Pat Barrett	Bruff	2–03	9	Cappamore
	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	1–06	9	Kilmallock
9	Liam O'Brien	Cappamore	1–05	8	Bruff
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1–05	8	Feohanagh
	Leo O'Connor	Claughaun	1–05	8	Geraldines
	Frankie Carroll	Emmets	0–08	8	Hospital-Herbertstown
	Andy Garvey	Hospital-Herbertstown	0–08	8	Emmets
	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–08	8	Patrickswell
	Pat Davoren	Ballybrown	0–08	8	Western Gaels

8 September 1991 Semi-final	Kilmallock	1–17 – 1–12	Emmets	Bruff Sportsfield
	P Kelly 0–12, S Barrett 1–0, D Clarke 0–3, M Nelligan 0–1, P Dowling 0–1.		F Carroll 1–6, M Meade 0–2, W Burke 0–1, J Bresnihan 0–1, M Mullane 0–1, D Ryan 0–1.

22 September 1991 Semi-final replay	Ballybrown	5–07 – 4–07	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	P Mulqueen 3–0, O O'Connor 1–1, C Keyes 0–4, C Coughlan Jnr 1–0, T Kenny 0–1, P Davoren 0–1.		L O'Connor 3–1, A Moloney 1–2, P Galligan 0–2, M Galligan 0–1, J Ryan 0–1.

6 October 1991 Final	Ballybrown	1–11 – 1–10	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Davoren 0–7, N Doolan 1–0, C Coughlan Jnr 0–2, T Hall 0–2.		P Kelly 0–5, T Nelligan 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2, D Clarke 0–1.	Referee: P McNamara (Limerick)