1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season February 2024 February 2024 1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship 26 September – 9 November 1997 18 Auburn Lodge 20px|border Clarecastle 10 Martin Sheedy Roger McMahon 20px|border St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Kieran O'Neill Louis Mulqueen 19 61 474 20px|border Ken Ralph (4-21) 1996 1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship 1998 1998 Clare Senior Hurling Championship The 1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 26 September to 9 November 1997. Wolfe Tones na Sionna entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Sixmilebridge in the quarter-finals.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20015311.html Wolfe Tones dethrone champions Clarecastle Irish Examiner 9 October 2006 3 February 2024https://www.independent.ie/sport/lohan-on-trail-with-tones/25962138.html Lohan on trail with 'Tones Irish Independent 19 October 2005 3 February 2024 Bodyke joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year. The final was played on 9 November 1997 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Clarecastle and St Joseph's Doora-Barefield, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Clarecastle won the match by 2–11 to 0–11 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in three years.https://hoganstand.com/Clare/ClubTitles Club Titles - Clare Hogan Stand 3 February 2024https://www.independent.ie/sport/oneill-leads-rout-as-saints-stun-gunner/26133524.html O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner Irish Independent 29 November 1999 3 February 2024 Clarecastle's Ken Ralph was the championship's top scorer with 4–21. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Bodyke Results Preliminary round 27 September 1997 Preliminary round Clarecastle 2-12 - 3-09 Tulla J Pyne 0-7, V O'Loughlin 1-0, G O'Loughlin 1-0, P Healy 0-2, A Neville 0-1. J McInerney 2-5, S McInerney 1-0, D McInerney 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, J Leamy 0-1. Fr Murphy Memorial Park 27 September 1997 Preliminary round Kilmaley 1-08 - 3-08 O'Callaghan's Mills J McMahon 1-1, B Healy 0-3, C Clancy 0-2, P Healy 0-1. B McNamara 1-2, PJ O'Connell 1-0, D Donovan 1-0, B Noonan 0-2, B Madden 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1. Cusack Park 5 October 1997 Preliminary round replay Clarecastle 1-12 - 2-05 Tulla J Pyne 1-2, A Neville 0-3, K Ralph 0-3, P Healy 0-1, K Morrissey 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, J Healy 0-1. M Quinn 1-0, M Corry 1-0, J McInerney 0-3, J Littleton 0-1, S Littleton 0-1. Fr Murphy Memorial Park First round 26 September 1997 First round Wolfe Tones na Sionna 3-16 - 1-06 Feakle P Keary 1-7, Paul O'Rourke 1-2, B O'Neill 1-0, F Lohan 0-3, S Power 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-2. V Donnellan 1-4, J Punch 0-2. Páirc an Dálaigh 27 September 1997 First round Tubber/Ruan 2-12 - 2-08 Corofin M Daffy 0-4, E Taaffe 0-4, T Donoghue 1-0, C Lee 1-0, C Early 0-2, P Custy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. F Lahiffe 0-7, O O'Loughlin 1-0, M Shannon 1-0, F Kelly 0-1. Cusack Park 27 September 1997 First round Cratloe 0-14 - 1-11 Ogonnelloe D Considine 0-10, S Ryan 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, G Considine 0-1. M Sheedy 1-5, D Forde 0-3, J McKenna 0-2, N Gavin 0-1. Broadford Grounds 27 September 1997 First round Scariff 0-14 - 3-13 Éire Óg B Murphy 0-5, M McKenna 0-4, B McNamara 0-2, A Rodgers 0-2, D Murphy 0-1. C Egan 1-3, T Corbett 0-4, F Flynn 1-0, S Lyne 1-0, B Keating 0-3, C Lynch 0-1, D Tobin 0-1, S McNamara 0-1. Páirc an Dálaigh 27 September 1997 First round Whitegate 0-11 - 4-16 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield B Minogue 0-8, E Minogue 0-2, M Solan 0-1. A Whelan 1-5, C O'Connor 1-3, F O'Sullivan 1-1, S McMahon 0-4, D Daly 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, G Baker 0-1. Páirc an Dálaigh 28 September 1997 First round Sixmilebridge 0-18 - 1-03 Inagh-Kilnamona M Conlon 0-7, David Chaplin 0-3, N Gilligan 0-3, A White 0-2, N Earley 0-2, J Chaplin 0-1. P McGuane 1-0, F Barry 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1. Fr Murphy Memorial Park 4 October 1997 First round Bodyke 0-08 - 3-14 O'Callaghan's Mills S Doyle 0-6, L Doyle 0-1, PJ Kelleher 0-1. K McNamara 2-0, J Cleary 1-3, B Noonan 0-3, B McNamara 0-3, M Deasy 0-2, D Donovan 0-1, B Madden 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1. Páirc an Dálaigh 5 October 1997 First round replay Cratloe 1-15 - 0-13 Ogonnelloe D Considine 1-1, G Considine 0-3, N McMahon 0-2, M O'Gorman 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1. M Sheedy 0-7, D Forde 0-4, J McKenna 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1. Broadford Grounds 11 October 1997 First round Clarecastle 2-16 - 1-03 Newmarket-on-Fergus J Pyne 0-6, A Neville 1-2, K Ralph 1-1, V O'Loughlin 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, P Healy 0-1. E Marren 1-0, B Clancy 0-2, G Cleary 0-1. Cusack Park Quarter-finals 12 October 1997 Quarter-final Sixmilebridge 1-17 - 0-14 Wolfe Tones na Sionna N Gilligan 1-3, M Conlon 0-4, J Reddan 0-4, David Chaplin 0-4, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1. P Keary 0-3, B O'Neill 0-3, D Collins 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Riordan 0-2, F Carrig 0-1, M Lennon 0-1. Cusack Park 18 October 1997 Quarter-final O'Callaghan's Mills 2-13 - 1-15 Éire Óg B Madden 0-8, B McNamara 1-4, P McKeogh 1-0, B Noonan 0-1. F Flynn 1-1, S McNamara 0-3, C Egan 0-3, T Corbett 0-3, B Keating 0-2, D Tobin 0-2, C Lynch 0-1. Cusack Park 19 October 1997 Quarter-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-11 - 4-04 Cratloe F O'Sullivan 2-2, J O'Connor 0-4, O Baker 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, N Brodie 0-1. K Galvin 3-0, S Ryan 0-4, N McMahon 1-0. O'Garney Park 19 October 1997 Quarter-final Clarecastle 2-20 - 2-12 Tubber/Ruan K Ralph 1-7, A Neville 1-3, R Fitzgerald 0-5, V O'Loughlin 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1. E Taaffe 0-7, C Lyons 1-2, E Scanlan 1-0, O Clancy 0-1, C Lee 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1. Cusack Park Semi-finals 26 October 1997 Semi-final Clarecastle 3-17 - 3-09 O'Callaghan's Mills K Ralph 1-5, A Neville 1-1, P Healy 0-4, V O'Loughlin 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-3, D Scanlan 0-2, F Tuohy 0-2. B Madden 1-4, B Noonan 1-1, P McKeogh 1-0, B McNamara 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1. Cusack Park 26 October 1997 Semi-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-12 - 1-13 Sixmilebridge S McMahon 0-6, A Whelan 1-1, O Baker 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. M Conlon 0-5, J Chaplin 1-1, N Gilligan 0-2, David Chaplin 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McInerney 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1, J Reddan 0-1. Cusack Park Final 9 November 1997 Final Clarecastle 2-11 - 0-11 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield K Ralph 1-5, R Fitzgerald 1-1, F Tuohy 0-2, P Healy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A Neville 0-1. S McMahon 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, L Hassett 0-1, N Brody 0-1. Cusack Park S McMahon Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Ken RalphClarecastle4-213356.602Alan NevilleClarecastle3-112063.663John PyneClarecastle1-151863.004Brian MaddenO'Callaghan's Millsy4-213356.605Seánie McMahonSt Joseph's Doora-Barefield0-161644.00Martin ConlonSixmilebridge0-161635.33 References Clare Senior Hurling Championship Category:Clare Senior Hurling Championship