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.
Dates | 2 September - 24 October 2021 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Bon 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 played | 20 | ||
Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) | ||
Points scored | 787 (39.35 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Micheál Houlihan (1-52) | ||
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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
To Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
Group 1 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Advance to sectional relegation final
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
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
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Advance to sectional relegation final
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
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
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. |
Group 1 table
Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals Advance to championship relegation final
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
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
Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals Advance to championship relegation final
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
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
16 October 2021 Final | South Liberties | 1-14 - 0-20 | Adare | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
Relegation final
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
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
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
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
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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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 |
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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
- Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Patrickswell dethrone Na Piarsaigh to seal Limerick SHC final spot". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- 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.
- Moynihan, Michael (24 October 2021). "Limerick SHC: Micheal Houlihan hits 0-11 as Kilmallock secure deserved title win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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