2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	10 May – 6 October 2013
Teams	16
Sponsor	Hyundai Motor Centre
Champions	Na Piarsaigh (3rd title); James O'Brien (captain); Seán Stack (manager)
Runners-up	Adare; Wayne McNamara (captain); Dave Keane (manager)
Relegated	Bruree; Croom; Garryspillane; Hospital-Herbertstown
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Declan Hannon (4-39)
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The 2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 2013 and is ended on 6 October 2013.

Kilmallock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stage.^[1]^[2] Na Piarsaigh won the title following a 0–14 to 0–12 defeat of Adare in the final.^[3]

Group 1

Group 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Ahane	3	3	0	10-43	1-34	36	6
2	South Liberties	3	2	1	1-40	3-29	5	4
3	Garryspillane	3	1	2	3-39	4-45	-9	2
4	Croom	3	0	3	2-33	8-47	-32	0

Group 1 results

10 May 2013 Round 1	Garryspillane	1-17 - 2-12	Croom	FitzGerald Park
	D Ryan 0-8, C Hickey 1-1, J Ryan 0-4, T Harty 0-1, V Sheehan 0-1, G Power 0-1, K Hickey 0-1.		E Burchill 2-1, C Allis 0-5, T Carmody 0-3, S Cahill 0-2, P Reidy 0-1.

11 May 2013 Round 1	Ahane	2-09 - 0-11	South Liberties	Fr Hayes memorial Park
	R Ryan 1-7, T Morrissey 1-0, J Meskell 0-1, N Moran 0-1.		T Ryan 0-6, A Owens 0-2, B Foley 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.

15 June 2013 Round 2	Garryspillane	1-12 - 1-15	Ahane	Bruff Grounds
				Referee: D O'Driscoll (Ballinacurra Gaels)

16 June 2013 Round 2	South Liberties	0-11 - 0-10	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	B Nash 0-7, B Foley 0-2, A Owens 0-1, R O'Neill 0-1.		C Allis 0-8, P Reidy 0-1, C Laffan 0-1.

2 August 2013 Round 3	Garryspillane	1-10 - 1-18	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	D Ryan 0-7, G Power 1-0, J Ryan 0-1, T Harty 0-1, D Hayes 0-1.		Mark Keane 0-11, W Hickey 1-0, B Nash 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, Mike Keane 0-1, S Garry 0-1, B Foley 0-1.

2 August 2013 Round 3	Ahane	7-19 - 0-11	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	T Morrissey 2-2, P O'Halloran 2-2, S O'Connor 2-1, R Ryan 0-6, N Moran 0-5, J Meskell 1-1, D Laing 0-1, M Foley 0-1.		C Laffan 0-5, C Allis 0-2, E Burchill 0-2, E O'Farrell 0-1, G Flynn 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Doon	3	3	0	5-47	4-41	9	6
2	Na Piarsaigh	3	2	1	6-44	3-37	16	4
3	Patrickswell	3	1	2	4-46	4-36	10	2
4	Granagh-Ballingarry	3	0	3	2-29	6-52	-25	0

Group 2 results

12 May 2013 Round 1	Doon	3-10 - 0-18	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	P Ryan 2-2, D Coleman 1-0, C McNamara 0-3, M Ryan 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-1, N Maher 0-1.		K O'Brien 0-4, J Kelleher 0-4, D Byrnes 0-3, M Carmody 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, T O'Brien 0-2, P Howard 0-1.

12 May 2013 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	2-16 - 1-08	Granagh-Ballingarry	Clarina Grounds
	S Dowling 2-6, K Downes 0-4, A Breen 0-3, D Breen 0-2, K Ryan 0-1.		E Chawke 1-6, B Hanley 0-2.

16 June 2013 Round 2	Granagh-Ballingarry	0-08 - 3-16	Patrickswell	FitzGerald Park
	E Chawke 0-4, E Kennedy 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, B Hanley 0-1.		J Kelleher 0-10, B Foley 1-1, T O'Brien 1-1, K O'Brien 1-0, L Considine 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, M Carmody 0-1.

16 June 2013 Round 2	Doon	1-17 - 3-10	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	M Ryan 1-4, C McNamara 0-5, G McPartland 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, N Maher 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, D Coleman 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		S Dowling 1-5, K Downes 2-1, D Breen 0-1, K Ryan 0-1, P Gleeson 0-1, D Sheppard 0-1.

2 August 2013 Round 3	Doon	1-20 - 1-13	Granagh-Ballingarry	Childers Road
	D Coleman 1-3, M Ryan 0-5, C McNamara 0-4, N Maher 0-2, R Ryan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, D Sheppard 0-1, G McParland 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-6, E Kennedy 0-4, D O'Grady 0-2, B Hanley 0-1.

3 August 2013 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	1-18 - 1-12	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	P Gleeson 0-6, K Ryan 1-0, D Quigley 0-3, A Dempsey 0-3, D Sheppard 0-2, A Breen 0-2, S Dowling 0-2.		J Kelleher 0-6, L Considine 1-2, C Lynch 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, M Carmody 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Adare	3	2	1	4-50	1-36	23	4
2	Knockainey	3	2	1	3-40	1-37	9	4
3	Murroe-Boher	3	2	1	4-48	5-42	3	4
4	Bruree	3	0	3	4-32	8-55	-35	0

Group 3 results

10 May 2013 Round 1	Knockainey	2-13 - 0-11	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	P Kirby 0-7, J Lonergan 1-0, K Cleary 1-0, M Cleary 0-2, D Madden 0-2, B Cleary 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		C O'Dea 0-6, S Mullane 0-2, D Linehan 0-1, S Riordan 0-1, M Lane 0-1.

11 May 2013 Round 1	Adare	1-17 - 0-13	Murroe/Boher	Childers Road
	W Griffin 1-5, D Hannon 0-5, P Keane 0-3, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.		S Tobin 0-9, P Walsh 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, N Tobin 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.

15 June 2013 Round 2	Adare	3-22 - 0-11	Bruree	Ballingarry Grounds
	D Hannon 2-4, W Griffin 1-4, J Fitzgibbon 0-5.

15 June 2013 Round 2	Knockainey	0-15 - 1-15	Murroe/Boher	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Kirby 0-8, M Cleary 0-2, P Barron 0-2, D Madden 0-1, J Lonergan 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1		S Tobin 1-11, D Kitt 0-1, K Tobin 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, P Tobin 0-1.

2 August 2013 Round 3	Adare	0-11 - 1-12	Knockainey	FitzGerald Park
	D Hannon 0-5, D Sexton 0-2, P Keane 0-1, G Ahern 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, J Hannon 0-1.		L O'Shea 1-0, B O'Shea 0-3, S Lonergan 0-2, N Finch 0-2, P Kirby 0-2, M Cleary 0-1, P Barron 0-1, D Madden 0-1.

2 August 2013 Round 3	Bruree	4-10 - 3-20	Murroe/Boher	Clarina Grounds
	K O'Dea 2-7, D Hogan 1-0, S Riordan 1-0, G O'Dea 0-2, S Mullane 0-1.		D Dunlea 0-8, M Ryan 2-1, P Tobin 0-4, W Tobin 1-0, S Hickey 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, K Tobin 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Kilmallock	3	3	0	11-37	2-37	27	6
2	Ballybrown	3	2	1	6-43	7-20	20	4
3	Effin	3	1	2	5-31	6-28	0	2
4	Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	3	2-23	9-49	-47	0

Group 4 results

12 May 2013 Round 1	Effin	3-06 - 2-14	Ballybrown	FiitzGerald Park
	N Quaid 2-1, T Quaid 1-2, H O'Neill 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, D Moloney 0-1.		A O'Connor 0-11, P McCarthy 2-0, D Hall 0-1, S Kenny 0-1, M Kiely 0-1.	Referee: M Meade

12 May 2013 Round 1	Kilmallock	4-18 - 1-14	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruree Grounds
	G Mulcahy 3-4, K O'Donnell 1-5, P O'Brien 0-4, E Ryan 0-2, R Egan 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1.		M Deegan 0-10, K O'Connor 1-1, A Murphy 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: D O'Driscoll

14 June 2013 Round 2	Ballybrown	1-14 - 4-08	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Connor 1-8, D Byrnes 0-2, S Kenny 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.		K O'Donnell 2-5, P O'Brien 1-0, G Mulcahy 1-0, R Egan 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: S Hourigan

16 June 2013 Round 2	Hospital-Herbertstown	1-03 - 2-16	Effin Grounds	Michael Fox Park
	B Ryan 1-0, J Fitzgerald 0-3.		T Quaid 0-7, J Quaid 1-2, E Kiely 0-4, C Kearney 1-0, D Moloney 0-3.	Referee: D Richardson

1 August 2013 Round 3	Ballybrown	3-15 - 0-06	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruree Grounds
	A O'Connor 1-10, D Byrnes 1-1, D Hall 1-1, P McCarthy 0-1, R Griffin 0-1, B Griffin 0-1.		J Fitzgerald 0-4, A Murphy 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: D Richardson

1 August 2013 Round 3	Kilmallock	3-11 - 0-09	Effin	Michael Fox Park
	E Ryan 1-3, G O'Mahony 1-2, K O'Donnell 0-5, G Mulcahy 1-1.		T Quaid 0-8, S O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

31 August 2013 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	0-18 - 0-03	Knockainey	Bruff Grounds
	E Ryan 0-8 (2frees), K O’Donnell 0-5 (3frees), P O’Brien 0-2, G Mulcahy, J Mulcahy, G O’Mahony (free) 0-1 each.	Report	M Cleary 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: S Hourigan (St Mary’s/Sean Finn’s)

31 August 2013 Quarter-final	Doon	1-18 - 0-09	South Liberties	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Ryan 0-6 (three frees), D Coleman 1-1, N Maher, D O’Donovan, C McNamara (both frees) and R Ryan 0-2 each, R English, P Ryan and M Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Report	M Keane 0-8 (five frees), B Slattery 0-1.	Referee: T Mann (Ballybrown)

1 September 2013 Quarter-final	Adare	2-24 - 1-13	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	D Hannon 1-9 (6f), J Fitzgibbon 0-7, W Griffin 1-2, C Fitzgerald, D Sexton 0-2 each, J Hannon, D Sheehan 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Connor 0-10 (6f, 2 65), S Kenny 1-0, D Hall 0-2, B Griffin 0-1.	Referee: M Meade (Glenroe)

1 September 2013 Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	3-16 - 0-07	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling (0-7, three frees, one 65); K Downes (2-1); A Breen (1-1); K Kennedy, A Dempsey, C King, K Ryan, W O’Donoghue, D Sheppard, B Hartnett (0-1 each).	Report	R Ryan (0-3, two frees, one 65); N Moran (0-2, one sideline); P O’Halloran, O Moran (0-1 each).	Referee: J Mullins (St Kieran's, Ardagh)

Semi-finals

15 September 2013 Semi-final	Adare	2-17 - 2-15	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	D Hannon (1-9, 5 frees, one sideline), W Griffin (1-3), J Fitzgibbon (0-2), D Sexton, C Fitzgerald, D Sheehan (0-1 each).	Report	M Ryan (1-4, 2 frees), P Cummins 0-4, P Ryan (1-0), R Ryan (0-3), M Fitzgerald (0-2), C McNamara 0-2 (0-2f).	Referee: R Moloney (Bruff)

15 September 2013 Semi-final	Na Piarsaigh	2-13 - 2-12	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling (1-7, 3 frees, one 65), K Ryan (1-0), A Breen, K Downes (0-2 each), J O’Brien, D Dempsey (0-1 each).	Report	G O’Mahony (1-1, 1-0 pen), K O’Donnell (2 frees, one 65), B O’Sullivan (0-3 each), E Ryan (0-2, one 65), J Mulcahy, G Mulcahy, P O’Brien (0-1 each); K Breen (1-0, Na Piarsaigh own goal).	Referee: S Hourigan (St Mary’s/Sean Finn’s)

Final

6 October 2013 Final	Na Piarsaigh	0-14 - 0-12	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	K Downes, S Dowling (4fs) (0-4 each), A Breen, A Dempsey (0-2 each), D Dempsey, D Sheppard (0-1 each).	Report	D Hannon (0-7, 6fs), J Fitzgibbon, D Sexton (0-2 each), C Fitzgerald (0-1).	Referee: J Murphy (Ballylanders/Glenroe)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Hannon	Adare	4-39	51	6	8.50
2	Alan O'Connor	Ballybrown	2-39	45	4	11.25
3	Shane Dowling	Na Piarsaigh	4-31	43	6	7.16
4	Kevin O'Donnell	Kilmallock	3-23	32	5	6.40
5	Michael Ryan	Doon	2-22	28	5	5.60

References

^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (8 October 2012). "Kilmallock stand up to torrid test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^ "Mulcahy strikes to secure spoils for gritty Kilmallock". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 October 2013). "Na Piarsaigh young guns dig it out and come of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

[1] O'Flynn, Diarmuid (8 October 2012). "Kilmallock stand up to torrid test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

[2] "Mulcahy strikes to secure spoils for gritty Kilmallock". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[3] O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 October 2013). "Na Piarsaigh young guns dig it out and come of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

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