1997 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1997 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates17 April – 21 September 1997
Teams20
SponsorPMG Steel
Champions Patrickswell (16th title)
Pa Carey (captain)
Phil Bennis (manager)
Runners-up Garryspillane
Brendan Bonnar (manager)
Relegated Blackrock
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Gary Kirby (7-61)
← 1996 (Previous) (Next) 1998 →

The 1997 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.[1] The draw for the group stage took place on 11 February 1997. The championship ran from 17 April to 21 September 1997.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]

The final was played on 21 September 1997 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Patrickswell won the match by 1–12 to 0–09 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a third title in succession.[4]

Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 7-61.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Format change

There was an increase in the number of teams, with four divisional or amalgamation teams joining the 16 club teams. This meant that each of the four groups increased to five teams, with each team being guaranteed four games.[6] Eastern Gaels featured players from Caherline, Kilteely-Dromkeen and Fedamore, while Southern Gaels was composed of players from Galbally, Glenroe and Hospital-Herbertstown.[7] St David's was mad eup of players fromwest Limerick, while Dromard was another amalgamation.

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Patrickswell 4 4 0 0 90 57 33 8
Kilmallock 4 2 0 2 56 61 -5 4
Ahane 4 2 0 2 53 62 -9 4
Na Piarsaigh 4 2 0 2 79 68 -11 4
Bruree 4 0 0 4 56 86 -30 4

Group 1 results

20 April 1997 Round 1 Kilmallock 1-12 - 0-13 Na Piarsaigh Gaelic Grounds
B Hanley 1-0, M Houlihan 0-3, P Dowling 0-2, P Tobin 0-2, M Cronin 0-2, K O'Dwyer 0-1, S Barrett 0-1. D Hennessy 0-5, J Cormack 0-4, D Quigley 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.
20 April 1997 Round 1 Patrickswell 2-15 - 1-11 Ahane FitzGerald Park
G Kirby 0-9, K Carey 2-1, D O'Grady 0-4, N Carey 0-1. J O'Grady 1-1, J Moran 0-3, J Mescall 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, O Moran 0-1, T Herbert 0-1.
2 May 1997 Round 2 Ahane 1-12 - 0-06 Kilmallock Gaelic Grounds
M Fitzgerald 1-2, P Moran 0-2, P Smith 0-2, T Herbert 0-2, J Meskell 0-2, J Moran 0-1, J O'Grady 0-1. K O'Dwyer 0-3, M Cronin 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, P Tobin 0-1.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Patrickswell 4-16 - 1-05 Bruree Bruff Grounds
K Carey 2-2, G Kirby 1-5, E Geary 1-0, A Purcell 0-2, A Carmody 0-2, D O'Grady 0-2, N Carey 0-1, B Foley 0-1, P Carey 0-1. S O'Connell 1-4, S Murphy 0-1.
22 June 1997 Round 3 Na Piarsaigh 1-19 - 0-10 Ahane Bruff Grounds
D Hennessy 1-3, S O'Neill 0-6, J Cormack 0-3, D Quigley 0-3, S Laffan 0-2, P Beary 0-1, B Hartnett 0-1. J O'Grady 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2, J Mescall 0-2, O Moran 0-1, T Mescall 0-1, P Smith 0-1.
29 June 1997 Round 3 Kilmallock 1-18 - 1-11 Bruree Gaelic Grounds
L Neenan 1-12, M Cronin 0-2, P Tobin 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-1, B Hanley 0-1. E Potter 0-8 J Potter 1-0, J O'Brien 0-1, M Sexton 0-1, S McDonagh 0-1.
13 July 1997 Round 4 Patrickswell 2-13 - 3-05 Kilmallock Gaelic Grounds
G Kirby 2-7, B Foley 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1, A Purcell 0-1, J McDermott 0-1, K Carey 0-1, E Geary 0-1. D Clarke 1-1, L Neenan 0-4, P Tobin 1-0, J Fitzgerald 1-0.
13 July 1997 Round 4 Na Piarsaigh 4-11 - 4-09 Bruree Gaelic Grounds
A Ryan 1-2, B Hartnett 1-2, S Laffan 1-1, C Bonnar 1-0, D Hennessy 0-3, S O'Neill 0-2, P Beary 0-1. S Halloran 1-2, P Sexton 1-1, S O'Connell 0-4, E Potter 1-0, M Sexton 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, S McDonagh 0-1.
20 July 1997 Round 5 Patrickswell 2-16 - 2-15 Na Piarsaigh Gaelic Grounds
G Kirby 2-12, N Carey 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1. B Hartnett 0-6, P Beary 1-2, S O'Neill 0-4, C Bonnar 1-0, D Hickey 0-1, E Moriarty 0-1, C Minihan 0-1.
20 July 1997 Round 5 Ahane 1-11 - 0-13 Bruree Bruff Grounds
M Fitzgerald 0-5, T Meskell 1-0, J Moran 0-3, J O'Grady 0-2, TJ Collins 0-1. S O'Connell 0-9, S McDonagh 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, S O'Halloran 0-1, E Potter 0-1.

Group 1 playoffs

2 August 1997 Playoff Ahane 1-15 - 0-06 Na Piarsaigh Brufg Grounds
M Fitzgerald 0-6, T Meskell 1-0, C Smith 0-2, T Herbert 0-2, J O'Grady 0-2, A Smith 0-1, TJ Collins 0-1, P Smith 0-1. B Hartnett 0-5, P Beary 0-1.
8 August 1997 Playoff Kilmallock 3-10 - 0-13 Ahane Gaelic Grounds
P Tobin 3-2, M Cronin 0-3, L Neenan 0-2, J Connery 0-2, D Clarke 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-5, J Meskell 0-2, T Meskell 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-1, P Smith 0-1, C Smith 0-1, N Smith 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Killeedy 4 3 0 1 46 36 10 6
Doon 3 2 1 0 60 31 29 5

Group 2 results

20 April 1997 Round 1 Southern Gaels 2-06 - 2-15 Killeedy Gaelic Grounds
PJ Garvey 2-0, L Garvey 0-3, M Meade 0-1, K Begley 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. J Hayes 1-4, G Kelly 1-2, D Cremin 0-3, T Maguire 0-1, T Magner 0-1, J Magner 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R Hayes 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.
20 April 1997 Round 1 St David's 0-16 - 1-04 Dromard Páirc Mhic Chárthaigh
4 May 1997 Round 2 Doon 4-20 - 0-08 Southern Gaels Bruff Grounds
G McGrath 1-4, D Ryan 1-4, P Coleman 0-6, B Treacy 1-1, J Stokes 1-1, D Anderson 0-4, K McGrath 0-1. J Kiely 0-5, K Begley 0-1, D Coffey 0-1, L Garvey 0-1.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Killeedy 2-08 - 2-02 St David's Páirc Mhic Chárthaigh
J Hayes 1-2, R Hayes 1-0, J Magner 0-2, T Magner 0-1, K Kelly 0-1, D Cremin 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1. C O'Brien 1-0, J Quaid 1-0, L Murphy 0-2.
8 June 1997 Round 3 Killeedy w/o - scr. Dromard Páirc Mhic Chárthaigh
22 June 1997 Round 3 Doon 0-12 - 1-09 St David's Gaelic Grounds
J Donovan 0-5, D Anderson 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, J Stokes 0-1, K McGrath 0-1. W Keane 1-2, L Murphy 0-4, J Haugh 0-1, P Quaid 0-1, M Doody 0-1.
13 July 1997 Round 4 Southern Gaels v St David's FitzGerald Park
13 July 1997 Round 4 Killeedy 1-08 - 1-13 Doon FitzGerald Park
G Kelly 1-3, D Cremin 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, J Magnier 0-1, R Hayes 0-1. D Anderson 0-5, J Donovan 1-0, T Hayes 0-3, D Stapelton 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, G McGrath 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Claughaun 4 3 1 0 57 43 14 7
Garryspillane 4 3 0 1 67 57 10 6
Bruff 4 2 0 2 56 60 -24 4
Old Christians 4 0 2 2 58 68 -10 2
Pallasgreen 4 0 1 3 51 61 -10 1

Group 3 results

17 April 1997 Round 1 Garryspillane 5-07 - 2-13 Old Christians FitzGerald Park
Donie Ryan 3-0, R English 1-1, J O'Keeffe 1-0, F Carroll 0-3, David Ryan 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1. P Howard 0-9, A Maher 1-1, J Power 1-0, G Hegarty 0-3.
20 April 1997 Round 1 Claughaun 0-13 - 0-10 Bruff FitzGerald Park
M Galligan 0-9, T McGarry 0-2, A Browne 0-1, D Holmes 0-1. I Hogan 0-5, F O'Dwyer 0-3, S Hogan 0-1, M Reale 0-1.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Claughaun 0-06 - 0-06 Old Christians Gaelic Grounds
G Ryan 0-3, L O'Connor 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. G Hegarty 0-3, T Phayer 0-1, P Foley 0-1, J Power 0-1.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Garryspillane 1-08 - 1-05 Pallasgreen Fr Hayes Memorial Park
F Carroll 1-0, TJ Ryan 0-3, P Tobin 0-2, M O'Dea 0-1, R Sampson 0-1, Donie Ryan 0-1. C O'Brien 1-0, G O'Connor 0-2, J McMahon 0-2, G Gammell 0-1.
15 June 1997 Round 3 Bruff 3-13 - 3-06 Old Christians Cappamore Grounds
JA Moran 2-3, I Hogan 0-4, T Coleman 1-0, F O'Dwyer 0-2, M Reale 0-2, J Mulqueen 0-1, J Hogan 0-1. P Howard 3-4, T Sheehan 0-1, J Brosnahan 0-1.
22 June 1997 Round 3 Pallasgreen 2-08 - 1-14 Claughaun Fr Hayes Memorial Park
P Cosgrave 2-0, N Gammell 0-6, M Kirby 0-1, J Carr 0-1. M Galligan 1-9, J Ryan 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1, A Browne 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.
13 July 1997 Round 4 Bruff 1-12 - 1-08 Pallasgreen Gaelic Grounds
I Hogan 0-4, J Hogan 1-0, JA Moran 0-3, T Coleman 0-2, A Burke 0-2, F O'Dwyer 0-1. N Gammell 1-1, J Carr 0-3, P Cosgrave 0-2, G Gammell 0-1, M Kirby 0-1.
13 July 1997 Round 4 Claughaun 3-12 - 1-10 Garryspillane Fr Hayes Memorial Park
M Galligan 0-8, D Fitzgerald 1-1, L O'Connor 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, G Ryan 0-3. F Carroll 0-7, R Sampson 1-0, David Ryan 0-1, Donie Ryan 0-1, J Murnane 0-1.
27 July 1997 Round 5 Old Christians 4-06 - 2-12 Pallasgreen Fr Hayes Memorial Park
27 July 1997 Round 5 Garryspillane 2-15 - 0-09 Bruff FitzGerald Park
F Carroll 1-8, Donie Ryan 1-0, R Sampson 0-3, R English 0-2, David Ryan 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1. I Hogan 0-7, J Hogan 0-1, F O'Dwyer 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Ballybrown 4 4 0 0 72 43 29 8
Adare 4 3 0 1 67 41 26 6
Eastern Gaels 4 2 0 2 46 52 -6 4
Cappamore 4 0 1 3 58 77 -19 1
Blackrock 4 0 1 3 33 63 -30 1

Group 4 results

20 April 1997 Round 1 Cappamore 0-14 - 3-09 Eastern Gaels Harty Park
T Mulcahy 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. F Stokes 1-1, M Hederman 1-0, S Roche 1-0.
20 April 1997 Round 1 Blackrock 0-03 - 3-11 Ballybrown Fr Hayes Memorial Park
P Heffernan 0-2, D Danagher 0-1. P Hartigan 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, L O'Gorman 1-0, P Mulqueen 1-0, O O'Connor 0-3, C Coughlan 0-2.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Adare 1-10 - 2-05 Eastern Gaels Gaelic Grounds
S Fitzgibbon 1-4, T Houlihan 0-4, C Murphy 0-1, J Foley 0-1. M Murnane 1-2, M Clohessy 1-1, S Roche 0-1, I O'Callaghan 0-1.
4 May 1997 Round 2 Ballybrown 2-08 - 1-10 Cappamore Fr Hayes Memorial Park
O O'Connor 2-1, P Hartigan 0-6, N Doolin 0-1. T Mulcahy 1-2, M Gleeson 0-4, L Hammersley 0-4.
22 June 1997 Round 3 Ballybrown 1-10 - 0-10 Adare Bruff Grounds
P Mulqueen 1-0, C Coughlan 0-3, O O'Connor 0-2, N Doolin 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1, T Hall 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, S Adams 0-1. C Murphy 0-4, B Heffernan 0-2, M Foley 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.
22 June 1997 Round 3 Blackrock 4-10 - 2-16 Cappamore Gaelic Grounds
P McCarthy 3-2, P Heffernan 0-5, J Quilty 1-0, P McGrath 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1. P Gleeson 0-10, M Gleeson 1-0, M Doherty 1-0, D O'Donnell 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-2, K Hickey 0-1, L Hammersley 0-1.
5 July 1997 Round 4 Ballybrown 2-19 - 3-08 Eastern Gaels Bruff Grounds
N Doolin 1-3, S Adams 1-2, C Coughlan 0-5, L O'Gorman 0-4, O O'Connor 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1. M Murnane 1-4, M Hedderman 1-1, S Roche 1-0, C Hickey 0-2, M Carroll 0-1.
6 July 1997 Round 4 Adare 1-18 - 1-05 Blackrock Ballyagran Grounds
S Fitzgibbon 1-5, T Healy 0-4, M Foley 0-4, M Alfred 0-3, M Giltenane 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1. J O'Neill 1-0, D Quilty 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, A Fitzgerald 0-1.
20 July 1997 Round 5 Adare 3-14 - 2-03 Cappamore FitzGerald Park
S Fitzgibbon 1-6, D Butler 1-1, B Foley 1-0, M Alfred 0-2, A O'Rahilly 0-1, M Giltenane 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1. T Mulcahy 1-2, P Gleeson 1-0, S Ryan 0-1.
20 July 1997 Round 5 Eastern Gaels w/o - scr Blackrock Bruff Grounds

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

9 August 1997 Quarter-final Adare 4-09 - 1-17 Claughaun Bruff Grounds
S Fitzgibbon 1-0, T Healy 1-0, B Heffernan 1-0, C Murphy 0-3, M Alfred 0-2, B Foley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2. M Galligan 0-8, D Holmes 1-1, L O'Connor 0-3, G Ryan 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2.
10 August 1997 Quarter-final Patrickswell 1-15 - 1-11 KIlleedy FitzGerald Park
G Kirby 0-7, B Foley 1-0, A Purcell 0-3, K Carey 0-2, P Carey 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, N Carey 0-1. R Hayes 0-7, J Magner 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, J Kelleher 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.
10 August 1997 Quarter-final Garryspillane 2-10 - 2-10 Ballybrown Bruff Grounds
F Carroll 0-7, Donie Ryan 1-1, TJ Ryan 1-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. P Hartigan 0-5, S Adams 1-0, C Coughlan 1-0, L O'Gorman 0-2, N Doolin 0-2, P Davoren 0-1.
15 August 1997 Quarter-final Kilmallock 0-13 - 2-05 Doon Gaelic Grounds
M Cronin 0-5, L Neenan 0-3, D Clarke 0-3, M Houlihan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1. J Donovan 1-2, G McGrath 1-0, D Anderson 0-2, D Ryan 0-1.
17 August 1997 Quarter-final replay Garryspillane 4-13 - 2-10 Ballybrown Bruff Grounds
F Carroll 1-6, Donie Ryan 2-2, J O'Keeffe 1-0, R English 0-3, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. S Adams 2-0, L O'Gorman 0-4, P Hartigan 0-3, N Doolin 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, P Davoren 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 September 1997 Semi-final Garryspillane 1-14 - 1-10 Kilmallock Bruff Grounds
F Carroll 1-4, D Ryan 0-4, R English 0-3, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Dea 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. L Neenan 0-4, P Tobin 1-0, M Houlihan 0-3, M Cronin 0-2, M Nelligan 0-1.
6 September 1997 Semi-final Patrickswell 2-20 - 1-05 Adare Bruff Grounds
G Kirby 1-11, E Geary 1-2, B Foley 0-4, N Carey 0-1, A Purcell 0-1, K Carey 0-1. B Foley 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-1.

Final

21 September 1997 Final Patrickswell 1-12 - 0-09 Garryspillane Gaelic Grounds
G Kirby 1-8, A Purcell 0-2, K Carey 0-1, B Foley 0-1. F Carroll 0-6, TJ Ryan 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 7-61 82 7 11.71
2 Frankie Carroll Garryspillane 4-41 53 8 6.62
3 Mike Galligan Claughaun 1-34 37 4 9.25
4 Donie Ryan Garryspillane 7-09 30 8 3.75
Shane Fitzgibbon Adare 4-18 30 6 5.00

References

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