2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	4 June – 10 October 2004
Teams	10
Sponsor	Limerick's Live 95 FM
Champions	Ahane (19th title); Cathal O'Reilly (captain); Eamon Meskall (manager)
Runners-up	Garryspillane; David Ryan (captain); Tony Considine (manager)
Relegated	Doon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	50 (2.27 per match)
Points scored	550 (25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conor Fitzgerald (0-33)
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The 2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1] The championship ran from 4 June to 10 October 2004.

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Knockainey in the quarter-finals.^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 10 October 2004 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Ahane and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ahane won the match by 1–11 to 0–13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a first title in five years.^[4]^[5] It remains their last championship title.

Adare's Conor Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 0-33.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship

Murroe/Boher

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship

Garryspillane

Group 1

Group 1 table

Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	2	1	0	62	53	9	5
Ahane	3	2	0	1	52	44	8	4
Kilmallock	3	1	1	1	64	64	0	3
Murroe/Boher	3	0	0	3	54	71	-17	0

Group 1 results

4 June 2004 Round 1	Patrickswell	1-20 - 2-11	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Grady 0-7, P O'Reilly 1-3, D O'Grady 0-3, J McDermott 0-3, B Geoghegan 0-1, B Murray 0-1, K Carey 0-1, B Foley 0-1.		E O'Neill 1-6, D Brouder 1-0, P Tobin 0-2, P McNamara 0-1, J Butler 0-1, W Walsh 0-1.

5 June 2004 Round 1	Kilmallock	2-07 - 1-16	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	E Ryan 1-0, M Cronin 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, P Tobin 0-1.		J Meskell 0-6, S O'Connor 0-4, B Healy 1-0, N Moran 0-2, A Doherty 0-2, D Laing 0-1, A Smith 0-1.

16 July 2004 Round 2	Kilmallock	2-18 - 3-15	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-3, C O'Dwyer 0-5, E Ryan 0-5, M Cronin 1-1, D O'Mahony 0-2, K O'Mahony 0-1, P Tobin 0-1.		P O'Grady 0-6, B Murray 1-2, B Geoghegan 1-2, B Mann 1-0, P O'Reilly 0-2, B Foley 0-2, E Foley 0-1.

16 July 2004 Round 2	Ahane	2-15 - 1-13	Murroe/Boher	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	S O'Connor 1-3, J Meskell 0-4, B Healy 1-0, J Moran 0-3, N Moran 0-2, O Moran 0-1, J Doheny 0-1, A Smith 0-1.		E O'Neill 1-8, P McNamara 0-2, C Brouder 0-1, P Laffan 0-1, K Tobin 0-1.

14 August 2004 Round 3	Kilmallock	3-18 - 2-15	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 3-3, C O'Dwyer 0-7, L Walsh 0-3, D O'Mahony 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, P Tobin 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.		E O'Neill 1-7, K Tobin 0-4, C Brouder 1-0, P Tobin 0-2, M Butler 0-1, J Butler 0-1.

14 August 2004 Round 3	Patrickswell	2-09 - 1-09	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	B Murray 1-2, B Foley 1-1, P O'Grady 0-3, D O'Grady 0-2, B Geoghegan 0-1.		J Meskell 1-5, O Moran 0-2, J Moran 0-1, D Laing 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Quarter-finalists Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	3	0	0	54	25	29	6
Croom	3	1	0	2	35	42	-7	2
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	42	50	-8	2
Doon	3	1	0	2	34	48	-14	2

Group 2 results

4 June 2004 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0-08 - 2-20	Adare	Mungret Grounds
	B Hartnett 0-3, C Sherlock 0-1, F McNamara 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1, D Ahern 0-1.		C Fitzgerald 0-10, M Noonan 2-1, D Sheehan 0-3, S Lavin 0-3, D Lavin 0-2, M Foley 0-1.

4 June 2004 Round 1	Croom	0-13 - 2-09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	P Cregan 0-5, T Carmody 0-2, H Flavin 0-2, S Moore 0-1, M Cregan 0-1, N Riordan 0-1, J Cahill 0-1.		M McKenna 1-5, J Ryan 1-0, D Stapelton 0-2, J Stokes 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.

16 July 2004 Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	3-12 - 1-06	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	D Breen 3-1, B Hartnett 0-6, S O'Neill 0-2, R Marsh 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, C Minihan 0-1.		J Ryan 1-0, M McKenna 0-3, P Coleman 0-2, D Anderson 0-1.

3 August 2004 Round 2	Adare	0-14 - 0-07	Croom	FitzGerald Park
	C Fitzgerald 0-6, S Lavin 0-3, M Noonan 0-2, P Keane 0-1, T Houlihan 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1.		M Cregan 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, J Cahill 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.

14 August 2004 Round 3	Doon	0-10 - 0-14	Adare	FitzGerald Park
	M McKenna 0-5, D Anderson 0-2, T Hayes 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.		C Fitzgerald 0-8, S Lavin 0-2, M Noonan 0-1, J Foley 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1.

14 August 2004 Round 3	Croom	0-15 - 1-10	Na Piarsaigh	Mungret Grounds
	M Cregan 0-6, J Cahill 0-3, S Moore 0-2, N O'Riordan 0-1, P Cregan 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1, T Carmody 0-1.		B Hartnett 1-3, S O'Neill 0-3, D Breen 0-2, K Ryan 0-2.

Group 2 playoff

29 August 2004 Playoff	Na Piarsaigh	3-12 - 0-11	Croom	Mungret Grounds
	D Breen 1-4, S O'Neill 1-1, B Hartnett 0-3, C Sherlock 0-3, K Ryan 0-1.		M Cregan 0-7, J Cahill 0-2, P Cregan 0-2.

4 September 2004 Playoff	Croom	1-15 - 1-14	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Cregan 0-8, L Ryan 1-1, N Riordan 0-3, J Cahill 0-2, N Lenihan 0-1.		M McKenna 0-9, P Coleman 1-1, T Hayes 0-2, D Stapleton 0-1, D Anderson 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

4 September 2004 Quarter-final	Knockainey	4-10 - 1-12	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	P Kirby 2-1, J Leo 1-2, D O'Brien 0-5, M Ryan 1-0, B O'Shea 0-1, E Mulcahy 0-1.		B Murray 0-6, E Foley 1-0, P O'Grady 0-3, B Geoghegan 0-2, B Mann 0-1.

5 September 2004 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1-16 - 0-10	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, M Cronin 1-1, D O'Mahony 0-4, E Ryan 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-3, C Sherlock 0-3, D Breen 0-1, B Hartnett 0-1, K Bermingham 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.

5 September 2004 Quarter-final	Adare	1-12 - 1-12	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-5, A O'Connell 1-0, B Foley 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, S Lavin 0-1, M Foley 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		Donie Ryan 1-3 F Carroll 0-4, David Ryan 0-2, C Hickey 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.

12 September 2004 Quarter-final	Ahane	0-18 - 0-13	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0-6, J Moran 0-3, O Moran 0-3, B Healy 0-3, J Meskell 0-1, D Laing 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.		N O'Riordan 0-5, M Cregan 0-4, P Cahill 0-2, J Cahill 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.

12 September 2004 Quarter-final replay	Garryspillane	0-17 - 1-07	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	Donie Ryan 0-5, M O'Donnell 0-4, TJ Ryan 0-2, M O'Brien 0-2, David Ryan 0-2, F Carroll 0-2.		M Foley 1-2, C Fitzgerald 0-4, D Sheehan 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 September 2004 Semi-final	Garryspillane	1-13 - 2-07	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 1-6, David Ryan 0-2, D O'Dea 0-1, E Burke 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1, T O'Donnell 0-1.		M Houlihan 1-1, M Cronin 1-0, E Ryan 0-3, P Connery 0-1, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.

19 September 2004 Semi-final	Ahane	1-12 - 0-05	Knockainey	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0-6, J Meskell 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, A Doherty 0-1, O Moran 0-1, J Moran 0-1, B Healy 0-1.		D O'Brien 0-3, E Mulcahy 0-1, P McNamara 0-1.

Final

10 October 2004 Final	Ahane	1-11 - 0-13	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 0-6 (0-5f), B Healy 1-1, J Meskell 0-2 (0-1f), D Laing, J Moran 0-1 each.		F Carroll 0-6 (all frees), Donie Ryan 0-3, TJ Ryan 0-2 (0-1f), David Ryan 0-2 (0-2 frees).	Referee: M Mann (Ballybrown)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Fitzgerald	Adare	0-33	33	5	6.50
2	Eoin O'Neill	Murroe/Boher	3-21	30	3	10.00
3	Marcus Cregan	Croom	0-29	29	6	4.83#
4	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Kilmallock	4-15	27	5	5.40
5	Mike McKenna	Doon	1-22	25	4	6.25

References

^ "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Knockainey shock champions". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "Ahane kingpins win 19th title". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[1] "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "Knockainey shock champions". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[4] "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[5] "Ahane kingpins win 19th title". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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