2021 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 30 June 2021. The championship began on 3 September 2021 and ended on 24 October 2021.

2021 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates2 September - 24 October 2021
Teams12
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
Champions Kilmallock (12th title)
Philip O'Loughlin (captain)
Tony Considine (manager)
Runners-up Patrickswell
Diarmaid Byrnes (captain)
Jonathan O'Meara (manager)
Relegated Monaleen
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Points scored787 (39.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Micheál Houlihan (1-52)
2020 (Previous) (Next) 2022

Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Patrickswell in the semi-final.[1][2] Monaleen were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Blackrock.[3]

The final was played on 24 October 2020 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kilmallock and Patrickswell, in what was their first meeting in a final in 29 years. Kilmallock won the match by 1–24 to 0–19 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 2014.[4]

Kilmallock's Micheál Houlihan was the championship's top scorer with 1-52.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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Section A

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Group 1 table

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  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to sectional relegation final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Na Piarsaigh 2 2 0 0 5-39 0-30 24 2
Kilmallock 2 1 0 1 0-42 5-36 -9 2
Ballybrown 2 0 0 2 2-35 2-50 -15 0

Group 1 results

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4 September 2021 Round 1 Na Piarsaigh 3-16 - 0-15 Kilmallock TUS Gaelic Grounds
D Dempsey 1-2, W Henn 0-5, C Boylan 1-1, A Breen 1-1, R Lynch 0-3, K Dempsey 0-1, A McNamara 0-1, K Downes 0-1, S Long 0-1. M Houlihan 0-5, D Woulfe 0-4, O O'Reilly 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, R Hanley 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 2 Ballybrown 2-20 - 0-27 Kilmallock TUS Gaelic Grounds
A O'Connor 1-6, C Coughlan 1-2, K Gavin 0-5, L O'Connor 0-4, J Adams 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, L Doolan 0-1. M Houlihan 0-16, O O'Reilly 0-3, P O'Reilly 0-2, B Hennessy 0-1, R Hanley 0-1, D Woulfe 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, K O'Donnell 0-1.
18 September 2021 Round 3 Ballybrown 0-15 - 2-23 Na Piarsaigh TUS Gaelic Grounds
A O'Connor 0-8, D Hartnett 0-2, C Coughlan 0-2, B Griffin 0-1, J Adams 0-1, K Gavin 0-1. D Dempsey 2-4, R Lynch 0-4, W Henn 0-3, C Boylan 0-3, S Long 0-2, K Downes 0-2, K Dempsey 0-2, T Grimes 0-1, M Foley 0-1, E McEvoy 0-1.

Group 2 table

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  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to sectional relegation final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Doon 2 2 0 0 2-45 2-39 6 4
Patrickswell 2 1 0 1 4-44 0-44 12 2
Ahane 2 0 0 2 1-33 5-39 -18 0

Group 2 results

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5 September 2021 Round 1 Patrickswell 1-23 - 0-27 Doon TUS Gaelic Grounds
D Byrnes 0-8, A Gillane 0-7, C Lynch 1-2, J Kirby 0-2, C Carroll 0-1, M Carmody 0-1, N Foley 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1. A English 0-16, P Ryan 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, E Stokes 0-1, M Barry 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.
12 September 2021 Round 2 Ahane 0-17 - 3-21 Patrickswell TUS Gaelic Grounds
T Morrissey 0-12, C Barry 0-3, R Fox 0-1, P O'Halloran 0-1. A Gillane 2-9, T O'Brien 1-2, J Considine 0-4, J Gillane 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1, M Carmody 0-1.
19 September 2021 Round 3 Ahane 1-16 - 2-18 Doon TUS Gaelic Grounds
T Morrissey 1-6, N Moran 0-3, R Fox 0-2, C Barry 0-2, M Donnellan 0-2, D Minehan 0-1. A English 0-8, P Ryan 1-3, J Ryan 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2, D Coleman 0-2.

Relegation final

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2 October 2021 Final Ahane 1-21 - 1-15 Ballybrown Páirc Uí Dromgúil
T Morrissey 1-12 (six frees); R Fox 0-2; A O’Brien (free), P O’Halloran, M O’Halloran, K Enright, C Carroll, P Harnett, N Moran 0-1 each. Report A O’Connor 0-8 (four frees, one 65’); J Adams 1-1 (one free); L O’Connor 0-3; C Coughlan, K Gavin, R Kenny 0-1 each.

Section B

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Group 1 table

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  Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals   Advance to championship relegation final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
South Liberties 2 1 0 1 5-42 2-36 15 2
Garryspillane 2 1 0 1 3-37 2-42 -2 2
Blackrock 2 1 0 1 1-34 5-45 -13 2

Group 1 results

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2 September 2021 Round 1 South Liberties 4-19 - 0-15 Blackrock TUS Gaelic Grounds
K Byrnes 1-6, B Garry 2-1, B Cooney 0-4, B McSweeney 1-0, A Nash 0-3, M Keane 0-2, B Nash 0-2, B Ryan 0-1. D Dawson 0-6, P Leahy 0-5, B Moloney 0-1, J Quilty 0-1, D Heffernan 0-1, K Palmer 0-1.
12 September 2021 Round 2 Garryspillane 1-16 - 1-19 Blackrock TUS Gaelic Grounds
D O'Shea 0-8, M Quinlan 1-0, C Sheehan 0-3, E Sheehan 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2, M Bourke 0-1. P Leahy 1-11, D Dawson 0-3, K Palmer 0-3, S O'Neill 0-1, D Moloney 0-1.
17 September 2021 Round 3 South Liberties 1-23 - 2-21 Garryspillane TUS Gaelic Grounds
K Byrnes 0-6, B Cooney 0-5, D O'Neill 0-5, B Nash 1-0, B Ryan 0-2, A Nash 0-1, S Kilcoyne 0-1, M Keane 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, B Garry 0-1. D O'Shea 0-10, E Sheehan 2-1, C Sheehan 0-3, M Bourke 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, G Power 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, D Barry 0-1, E O'Mahony 0-1.

Group 2 table

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  Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals   Advance to championship relegation final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Adare 2 2 0 0 3-48 2-35 16 4
Kildimo-Pallaskenry 2 1 0 1 1-39 1-36 3 2
Monaleen 2 0 0 2 1-31 2-47 -19 0

Group 2 results

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3 September 2021 Round 1 Adare 2-27 - 1-16 Monaleen TUS Gaelic Grounds
W Griffin 0-11, M Connolly 1-2, M Keane 1-1, D Hannon 0-4, J Fitzgibbon 0-3, W McNamara 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, J Hannon 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, D Lyons 0-1. M O'Dwyer 0-6, D Ó Dálaigh 1-2, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-3, L Lyons 0-2, L McHale 0-1, R Lyons 0-1, L Murphy 0-1.
10 September 2021 Round 2 Kildimo-Pallaskenry 0-20 - 0-15 Monaleen TUS Gaelic Grounds
S Barry 0-5, J O'Keeffe 0-4, D O'Connell 0-3, L Griffin 0-2, K Hayes 0-2, B O'Connell 0-2, P Hartigan 0-1, C Downes 0-1. M O'Dwyer 0-7, D Ó Dálaigh 0-3, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-2, C Nicholas 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.
19 September 2021 Round 3 Adare 1-21 - 1-19 Kildimo-Pallaskenry TUS Gaelic Grounds
W Griffin 0-8, D Hannon 1-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, J Hannon 0-1, M Keane 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1. S Barry 0-7, D O'Connell 1-1, K Hayes 0-4, L Griffin 0-3, C Downes 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-2.

Promotion final

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Knockout stage

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Relegation final

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2 October 2021 Final Monaleen 0-18 - 0-20 Blackrock Bruff GAA Grounds
M O'Dwyer 0-10, D Ó Dálaigh 0-4, R Lyons 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-1. P Leahy 0-9, K Palmer 0-4, R O'Shaughnessy 0-3, D Dawson 0-2, B Moloney 0-1, J Quilty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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3 October 2021 Quarter-final Kilmallock 1-33 - 5-17 South Liberties TUS Gaelic Grounds
M Houlihan 0-13 (0-8f), O O’Reilly 0-7, G Mulcahy 1-4, B Hennessy (0-2f), G O’Mahony, K O’Donnell, D Woulfe 0-2 each, R Hanley 0-1. Report B Ryan 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), D O’Neill, B Nash (1-0f) 2-1 each, A Nash (0-3f), T Ryan (0-1f) 0-3 each, K Byrnes 1-0, J Hickey 0-1. Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)
3 October 2021 Quarter-final Patrickswell 0-20 - 0-18 Adare TUS Gaelic Grounds
D Byrnes (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), J Gillane 0-5 each, C Lynch 0-3, T O’Brien, A Gillane (0-2f) 0-2 each, J Considine, P Kirby, C Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Report W Griffin 0-7 (0-5f), J Fitzgibbon 0-3 (0-3f), C McCarthy 0-2, R Connolly, J Hannon, W McNamara, D O’Mahony, M Connolly, D Hannon 0-1 each. Referee: E Stapleton (Doon)

Semi-finals

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10 October 2021 Semi-final Na Piarsaigh 1-22 - 3-21 Patrickswell TUS Gaelic Grounds
K Downes 0-7 (5f), K Dempsey 1-0, T Grimes, R Lynch (0-2f and 0-1 ‘65), D Dempsey 0-3 each, W O’Donoghue 0-2, M Foley, W Henn, C Boylan, A Breen 0-1 each. Report A Gillane 0-8 (0-5f), T O’Brien 1-2, D Byrnes 0-4 (0-3f), K O’Brien, P Kirby 1-1 each, C Lynch and J Gillane (0-1 sideline), 0-2 each, J Considine 0-1. Referee: M Sexton (Bruree)
10 October 2021 Semi-final Doon 2-16 - 4-20 Kilmallock TUS Gaelic Grounds
A English 0-7 (7f), P Cummins and R English 1-2 each, J Ryan 0-3, D O’Donovan and P Ryan 0-1 each Report O O’Reilly 2-4, M Houlihan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), K O’Donnell 1-2, D Woulfe 0-3, P O’Koughlin 0-2, G Mulcahy and R Hanley 0-1

Final

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24 October 2021 Final Patrickswell 0-19 - 1-24 Kilmallock TUS Gaelic Grounds
A Gillane (0-7, 5 frees); D Byrnes (0-5, 3 frees, 1 65); P Kirby (0-3, 1 sl); J Gillane (0-2, 1 sl); T O’Brien, J Kelleher (0-1 each). Report M Houlihan (0-11, 9 frees); G Mulcahy (0-7); O O’Reilly (1-0); K O’Donnell (0-2); C Hanley, C Staunton, A Costello, D Woulfe (0-1 each). Referee: E Stapleton (Doon)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 1-52 55 5 11.00
2 Aaron Gillane Patrickswell 2-33 39 5 7.80
3 Tom Morrissey Ahane 2-30 36 3 12.00
4 Adam English Doon 0-31 31 3 10.33
5 Paudie Leahy Blackrock 1-25 28 3 9.33
6 Willie Griffin Adare 0-26 26 3 8.66
7 Oisín O'Reilly Kilmallock 3-16 25 5 5.00
Aidan O'Connor Ballybrown 1-22 25 3 8.33
9 Mark O'Dwyer Monaleen 0-23 23 3 7.66
10 Diarmaid Byrnes Patrickswell 0-22 22 5 4.40
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 0-16 16 Ballybrown
Adam English Doon 0-16 16 Patrickswell
3 Aaron Gillane Patrickswell 2-09 15 Ahane
4 Paudie Leahy Blackrock 1-11 14 Garryspillane
5 Tom Morrissey Ahane 2-09 15 Patrickswell
Tom Morrissey Ahane 1-12 15 Ballybrown
7 Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 0-13 13 South Liberties
8 Willie Griffin Adare 0-11 11 Monaleen
Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 0-11 11 Patrickswell
10 David Dempsey Na Piarsaigh 2-04 10 Ballybrown
Oisín O'Reilly Kilmallock 2-04 10 Doon
Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 1-07 10 Doon
Dylan O'Shea Garryspillane 0-10 10 South Liberties
Mark O'Dwyer Monaleen 0-10 10 Blackrock

References

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  1. ^ Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Patrickswell dethrone Na Piarsaigh to seal Limerick SHC final spot". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (2 October 2021). "Monaleen relegated after five years in Limerick senior hurling ranks as Blackrock survive". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ Moynihan, Michael (24 October 2021). "Limerick SHC: Micheal Houlihan hits 0-11 as Kilmallock secure deserved title win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ Buckley, Brendan (13 September 2020). "Kyle Hayes leads Kildimo-Pallaskenry to senior ranks in Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 September 2020.