1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season January 2022 January 2022 1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship 14 September – 12 October 1980 8 20px|Border Killeedy Pat Meehan 1 20px|Border South Liberties Walter Shanahan 8 36 158 20px|Border Willie Fitzmaurice (3–25) 1979 1979 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship 1981 1981 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The 1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.http://hoganstand.com/Limerick/ClubTitles Club titles – Limerick Hogan Stand 15 October 2018 Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by South Liberties in the semi-final.https://www.patrickswellgaa.com/history/ History Patrickswell GAA website 15 October 2018 The final was played on 12 October 1980 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Killeedy and South Liberties, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Killeedy won the match by 2–07 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30876996.html ‘It’s probably one of the greatest parish rivalries in the GAA’ Irish Examiner 20 October 2018 21 October 2018https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30706659.html Killeedy’s All-Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Championship continues to thrive Irish Examiner 20 November 2015 21 October 2018 Killeedy's Willie Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 3–25. Teams ChampionshipChampionsRunners-upLimerick City Senior Hurling ChampionshipPatrickswellClaughaunEast Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipSouth LibertiesDoonSouth Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipDromin/AthlaccaBrureeWest Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipTournafullaKilleedy Results Quarter-finals 14 September 1980 Quarter-final South Liberties 2–10 – 0–14 Bruree J McKenna 1–2, E Grimes 0–5, M Butler 1–1, J Moynihan 0–2. G Mullane 0–5, M Mullane 0–4, P O'Brien 0–2, D Deady 0–1, P Potter 0–1, F Lynch 0–1. Gaelic Grounds 14 September 1980 Quarter-final Doon 4–09 – 4–05 Dromin/Athlacca W Moore 2–0, T McGrath 1–2, M O'Donnell 0–5, M Thompson 1–0, J Quinlan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1. R Guiney 1–1, T Kenny 1–1, J O'Callaghan 1–0, W Neenan 1–0, J Neenan 0–3. Gaelic Grounds 14 September 1980 Quarter-final Patrickswell 0–16 – 2–07 Tournafulla R Bennis 0–8, T O'Brien 0–2, F Leahy 0–2, D Punch 0–2, P Foley 0–1, G Hayes 0–1. S Horgan 0–4, W Hartnett 1–0, J Guiney 1–0, D O'Connor 0–2, C Carroll 0–1. Bruff Grounds 21 September 1980 Quarter-final Killeedy 4–11 – 5–08 Claughaun W Fitzmaurice 2–4, M Scanlan 1–1, P Fitzmaurice 1–1, M Fitzmaurice 0–3, J O'Connor 0–1, D O'Connor 0–1. T Marsh 2–1, D Graham 2–0, E Cregan 1–3, D Brougham 0–1, E Tuohy 0–1, M Graham 0–1, D Fitzgerald 0–1. Bruff Grounds 28 September 1980 Quarter-final replay Killeedy 0–13 – 0–08 Claughaun W Fitzmaurice 0–8, T Mulcahy 0–2, J McGrath 0–2, D O'Connor 0–1. E Cregan 0–6, D Brougham 0–2. FitzGerald Park Semi-finals 28 September 1980 Semi-final South Liberties 6–09 – 3–10 Patrickswell J McKenna 4–3, P Hartigan 2–2, E Grimes 0–3, M Grimes 0–1. R Bennis 1–5, P Bennis 1–1, F Nolan 1–0, T O'Brien 0–2, D Punch 0–1. FitzGerald Park 5 October 1980 Semi-final Killeedy 3–14 – 0–10 Doon W Fitzmaurice 1–8, D O'Connor 1–2, T Mulcahy 1–1, M Scanlan 0–1, J McGrath 0–1, D Flynn 0–1. G McNamara 0–2, R Ryan 0–2, T McGrath 0–2, W Moore 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, J Quinlan 0–1, E Maher 0–1. FitzGerald Park Final 12 October 1980 Final Killeedy 2–07 – 1–07 South Liberties W Fitzmaurice 0–5, M Fitzmaurice 1–1, T Mulcahy 1–0, M Scanlon 0–1. E Grimes 0–6, J McKenna 1–0, M Butler 0–1. Gaelic Grounds N Duggan (Rathkeale) Championship statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Willie FitzmauriceKilleedy3–253448.502Joe McKennaSouth Liberties6–052337.663Richie BennisPatrickswell1–131628.004Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties0–141434.665Éamonn CreganClaughaun1–091226.00 References Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Category:Limerick Senior Hurling Championship