2021 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Explained

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.

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

• Kildimo-Pallaskenry^[5]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Murroe-Boher

Results

Section A

Group 1 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	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 2 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	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

Relegation final

Section B

Group 1 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	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 2 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	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

Promotion final

Knockout stage

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

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

Notes and References

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