2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Teams	16
Sponsor	TSB
Champions	Adare (1st title); Mark Foley (captain); Dave Keane (manager)
Runners-up	Patrickswell; Gary Kirby (captain); P. J. O'Grady (manager)
Relegated	Claughaun
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	131 (3.64 per match)
Points scored	801 (22.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Frankie Carroll (3-30)
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The 2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 13 February 2001.^[2]

Patrickswell were the defending champions.^[3]

The final was played on 21 October 2001 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Adare and Patrickswell, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in five years. Adare won the match by 2–17 to 2–08 to claim their first ever championship title.^[4]

Garryspillane's Frankie Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 3-30.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Hospital-Herbertstown

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Pallasgreen

Group 1

Group 1 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	2	1	0	53	35	18	5
Doon	3	2	1	0	49	42	7	5
Croom	3	1	0	2	49	39	10	2
Cappamore	3	0	0	3	32	67	-35	0

Group 1 results

26 June 2001 Round 1	Croom	3-16 - 0-09	Cappamore	FitzGerald Park
	J Barry 0-8.

8 July 2001 Round 1	Adare	3-06 - 1-12	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 1-0, B Kennedy 1-0, T Herbert 1-0, C Fitzgerald 0-3, M Foley 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1.		P Coleman 0-4, L Ryan 1-0, B Crowe 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, T Hayes 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1.

5 August 2001 Round 2	Adare	3-15 - 0-07	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-6, M Foley 1-0, T Houlihan 1-0, B Foley 1-0, D Sheehan 0-3, B Heffernan 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, T Healy 0-1.		N Hayes 0-3, JJ Mulcahy 0-2, D O'Donnell 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.

5 August 2001 Round 2	Doon	2-10 - 2-05	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	P Coleman 0-6, L Ryan 1-0, D Stapleton 1-0, D Anderson 0-2, F Kennedy 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.		J Barry 1-0, M Cahill 1-0, P Keyes 0-1, M Flavin 0-1, M Riordan 0-1, M Cregan 0-1, B Crofton 0-1.

10 August 2001 Round 3	Adare	0-14 - 3-04	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-9, J Foley 0-2, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-1.		M Cregan 1-2, M Riordan 1-0, H Flavin 1-0, P Lawlor 0-1, K Cregan 0-1.

10 August 2001 Round 3	Doon	1-15 - 2-10	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	T Hayes 0-6, P Coleman 0-6, D Anderson 1-2, J Stokes 0-1.		M Gleeson 1-2, N Hayes 0-5, C Hayes 1-0, S O'Dwyer 0-2, R Hammersley 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	3	0	0	74	35	39	6
Kilmallock	3	2	0	1	55	55	0	4
Killeedy	3	0	1	2	39	59	-20	1
Claughaun	3	0	1	2	38	57	-19	1

Group 2 results

24 June 2001 Round 1	Killeedy	2-07 - 0-13	Claughaun	FitzGerald Park
	R Hayes 1-1, J Kelleher 1-0, D Cremin 0-2, D Flynn 0-2, J Magner 0-1, P Cremin 0-1.		M Galligan 0-8, I McNamara 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, P McGarry 0-1.

8 July 2001 Round 1	Patrickswell	4-14 - 1-10	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	E Foley 2-2, G kirby 0-6, B Geoghegan 1-1, B Murray 1-0, B Foley 0-3, P O'Reilly 0-1, A Carmody 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, P Connery 1-1, < Houlihan 0-2, F Stapleton 0-1.

3 August 2001 Round 2	Patrickswell	4-15 - 2-10	Killeedy	Bruff Grounds
	G Kirby 1-4, P Foley 1-2, A Carmody 1-1, P O'Grady 1-1, B Geoghegan 0-3, D O'Grady 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, C Carey 0-1.		D Flynn 1-5, T Magner 1-1, P Cronin 0-3, R Hayes 0-1.

11 August 2001 Round 2	Claughaun	2-13 - 4-11	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	M Galligan 1-8, L O'Connor 1-2, M Holland 0-1, A Kerley 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 1-5, B Hanley 1-0, P Connery 1-0, D Barry 1-0, M Houlihan 0-2, D Clarke 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1, P Tobin 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.

14 August 2001 Round 3	Killeedy	1-07 - 3-10	Kilmallock	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	D Flynn 1-2, T Maguire 0-3, J Cunningham 0-1, P Cremin 0-1.		J Fitzgerald 1-3, P Connery 1-1, A O'Shaughnessy 0-4, P Tobin 1-0, C O'Dwyer 0-1, F Stapleton 0-1.

14 August 2001 Round 3	Patrickswell	2-15 - 0-06	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0-7, T O'Brien 1-1, B Foley 0-4, E Foley 1-0, P O'Grady 0-2, A Carmody 0-1.		M Galligan 0-3, T McGarry 0-1, D Lavery 0-1, I Maguire 0-1.

Group 2 playoff

2 September 2001 Playoff	Killeedy	1-11 - 0-11	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	R Hayes 1-2, J Kelleher 0-4, J Fitzmaurice 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, T Magner 0-1, R Cunningham 0-1.		M Galligan 0-6, K Holmes 0-3, D Lavery 0-1, I McNamara 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bruree	3	3	0	0	62	41	21	6
Murroe/Boher	3	1	1	1	58	46	12	3
Monaleen	3	1	1	1	56	60	-4	3
Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	0	3	53	82	-29	0

Group 3 results

8 July 2001 Round 1	Bruree	3-15 - 4-07	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	S O'Connell 1-7, JV O'Brien 2-0,JC O'Brien 0-2, John O'Brien 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.		L Garvey 4-3, PJ Garvey 0-1, P Reale 0-1, D Reale 0-1, J McAuliffe 0-1.

8 July 2001 Round 1	Monaleen	2-11 - 3-08	Murroe/Boher	Gaelic Grounds
	S Mullane 1-6, J Cormican 0-4, G Larkin 1-0, P Moloney 0-1.		K Tobin 1-3, J Butler 1-1, D Brouder 1-0, P Tobin 0-3, C Brouder 0-1.

4 August 2001 Round 2	Murroe/Boher	5-17 - 3-04	Hospital-Herbertstown	Gaelic Grounds
	E O'Neill 3-4, J Butler 1-4, T Lynch 1-1, P Tobin 0-3, S O'Neill 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, C Broude r0-1.		B Fenton 2-0, L Garvey 1-1, D Carroll 0-2, J Allen 0-1.

5 August 2001 Round 2	Bruree	4-10 - 2-07	Monaleen	FitzGerald Park
	S O'Connell 2-7, JV O'Brien 2-1, J O'Brien 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.		S Mullane 1-3, G Larkin 1-0, J Cormican 0-2, B Geary 0-1.

12 August 2001 Round 3	Bruree	2-10 - 1-06	Murroe/Boher	Gaelic Grounds
	S O'Connell 1-3, A Frawley 1-1, R Fenton 0-2, JV O'Brien 0-2, B Hogan 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.		O O'Neill 1-4, J Butler 0-2.

12 August 2001 Round 3	Monaleen	5-11 - 5-06	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	P Farrell 3-0, G Larkin 1-2, S Mullane 0-5, M Gavin 1-1, K O'Connell 0-2, P Moloney 0-1.		D Carroll 1-2, L Garvey 1-2, H Allen 1-1, B Fenton 1-1, J McAuliffe 1-0.

Group 3 playoff

2 September 2001 Playoff	Murroe/Boher	2-13 - 1-10	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	O O'Neil 1-4, P Tobin 0-5, D Brouder 0-2, K Tobin 0-1, J Butler 0-1.		S Mullane 0-6, G Larkin 1-0, K O'Connell 0-2, J Cormican 0-1, D Cosgrave 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Garryspillane	3	3	0	0	58	39	19	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	1	1	45	43	2	3
Ballybrown	3	1	0	2	49	59	-10	2
Ahane	3	0	1	2	42	53	-11	1

Group 4 results

7 July 2001 Round 1	Ahane	1-10 - 0-13	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	J O'Grady 1-0, N Moran 0-3, S O'Connor 0-2, O Moran 0-2, C O'Reilly 0-1, J Moran 0-1, J Meskell 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-7, D Hennessy 0-2, J Cormack 0-2, H Mullan 0-1, C Sherlock 0-1.

8 July 2001 Round 1	Garryspillane	4-10 - 1-12	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 2-5, S Hickey 1-1, R Sampson 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1.		S Kiely 0-5, N Doolin 1-0, J Stapleton 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, P Twomey 0-2.

5 August 2001 Round 2	Garryspillane	1-15 - 1-08	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 0-8, C Hickey 1-3, P Tobin 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, R Sampson 0-1, J Kiely 0-1.		C Minihane 1-0, E Kiely 0-3, D Hennessy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, D Quigley 0-1.

5 August 2001 Round 2	Ballybrown	3-13 - 2-10	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Tiernan 1-3, J Shanahan 0-5, S Kiely 1-1, P Hartigan 1-0, N Doolin 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2.		J Moran 0-6, T Herbert 1-2, C O'Reilly 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

11 August 2001 Round 3	Garryspillane	2-12 - 0-13	Ahane	FitzGerald Park
	C Hickey 1-2, R Sampson 1-1, F Carroll 0-4, M O'Donnell 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Dea 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.		T Herbert 0-5, J Meskell 0-3, N Moran 0-2, J Moran 0-2, C O'Reilly 0-1.

12 August 2001 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2-15 - 1-09	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	D Quigley 2-3, E Kiely 0-9, J Cormack 0-3, C Sherlock 0-1.		J Shanahan 0-5, P Tiernan 1-0, P Hartigan 0-2, N Doolin 0-2.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

1 September 2001 Semi-final	Ahane	0-16 - 2-11	Hospital-Herbertstown	Cappamore Grounds
	T Herbert 0-6, O Moran 0-5, J Moran 0-2, J Meskell 0-2, B Healy 0-1.		I McCaffrey 2-0, D Reale 0-3, D Carroll 0-2, L Garvey 0-2, P Reale 0-2, J Allen 0-1, C O'Donoghue 0-1.

9 September 2001 Semi-final	Claughaun	0-12 - 1-11	Cappamore	Bruff Grounds
	M Galligan 0-3, K Holmes 0-3, L O'Connor 0-3, I McNamara 0-2, A Kerley 0-1.		N Hayes 0-7, S O'Dwyer 1-2, L Cronin 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1.

Relegation final

16 October 2001 Final	Claughaun	3-05 - 1-17	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L O'Connor 1-3, K Holmes 1-0, F Hogan 1-0, T McGarry 0-1, P McGarry 0-1.		J Moran 1-7, T Herbert 0-8, N Moran 0-1, O Moran 0-1,

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

2 September 2001 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1-13 - 1-11	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	B Foley 0-4, P O'Grady 1-0, G Kirby 0-3, D O'Grady 0-3, E Foley 0-2, A Carmody 0-1.		B McLoughlin 1-1, M McKenna 0-3, E Stapleton 0-2, B Crowe 0-2, P Coleman 0-2, F Kennedy 0-1.

2 September 2001 Quarter-final	Adare	1-13 - 1-12	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	B Heffernan 1-1, C Fitzgerald 0-4, J Foley 0-2, S Lavin 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, B Foley 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		P Tobin 1-2, M Houlihan 0-5, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-1, P Connery 0-1.

2 September 2001 Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	0-17 - 1-11	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	E Kiely 0-7, D Hennessy 0-4, A Ryan 0-2, J Cormack 0-1, D Quigley 0-1, B O'Dwyer 0-1, R Hennessy 0-1.		S O'Connell 0-6, E Potter 1-0, R Fenton 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, JV O'Brien 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, JP Potter 0-1.

23 September 2001 Quarter-final	Garryspillane	1-17 - 3-08	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	F Carroll 0-8, M O'Brien 1-1, P Tobin 0-4, Donie Ryan 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1.		O O'Neill 2-2, J Butler 1-0, K Tobin 0-2, D Brouder 0-2, C Brouder 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

30 September 2001 Semi-final	Adare	0-17 - 0-11	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-7, C Murphy 0-2, S Lavin 0-2, B Heffernan 0-2, J Foley 0-1, T Healy 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, B Foley 0-1.		E Kiely 0-5, D Hennessy 0-2, D Quigley 0-1, J Cormack 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.

30 September 2001 Semi-final	Patrickswell	2-14 - 3-09	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	D O'Grady 1-1, G Kirby 0-4, B Foley 1-0, P O'Grady 0-3, T O'Brien 0-2, W Morrissey 0-1, P Carey 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, B Geoghegan 0-1.		B Carroll 1-5, C Hickey 1-1, M O'Brien 1-0, TJ Ryan 0-2, D Ryan 0-1.

Final

21 October 2001 Final	Adare	2-17 - 2-08	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-7, B Foley 1-1, B Heffernan 1-0, M Foley, C Murphy, D Sheehan 0-2 each, J Foley S Lavin 0-1 each.		C Carey 0-4, E Foley 0-3, B Foley and A Carmody 1-0 each, N O'Callaghan 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Frankie Carroll	Garryspillane	3-30	39	5	7.80
2	Conor Fitzgerald	Adare	0-36	36	6	6.00
3	Séamus O'Connell	Bruree	4-23	35	4	8.75
4	Mike Galligan	Claughaun	1-28	31	5	6.16
5	Owen O'Neill	Murroe/Boher	6-10	28	4	6.50
6	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1-24	27	6	4.83
7	Liam Garvey	Hospital-Herbertstown	6-08	26	4	6.50
7	Shane Mullane	Monaleen	2-20	26	4	6.50
9	Turlough Herbert	Ahane	1-21	24	5	4.80
9	Enda Kiely	Na Piarsaigh	1-21	24	5	4.80

References

^ "Club Titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Great games are likely in hurling championships". Limerick Leader. 17 February 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Veteran Kirby fires 'Well to final glory". Irish Independent. 9 October 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Adare fire makes 'Well run dry". Irish Independent. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[1] "Club Titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Great games are likely in hurling championships". Limerick Leader. 17 February 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "Veteran Kirby fires 'Well to final glory". Irish Independent. 9 October 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[4] "Adare fire makes 'Well run dry". Irish Independent. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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