1991 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1991 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	13 October – 10 November 1991
Teams	8
Champions	Cashel King Cormacs (1st title); Colm Bonnar (captain); Justin McCarthy (manager)
Runners-up	Holycross-Ballycahill; Phil Dwyer (captain); Francis Loughnane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Points scored	170 (21.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tommy Grogan (1-18)
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The 1991 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 October 1991 and ended on 10 November 1991.

Holycross-Ballycahill were the defending champions.^[1]

On 10 November 1991, Cashel King Cormacs won the title after a 2–08 to 1–05 defeat of Holycross-Ballycahill in the final at Semple Stadium.^[2] It remains their only championship title.

Participating teams

Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Holycross-Ballycahill	Moycarkey-Borris
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Toomevara	Nenagh Éire Óg
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Killenaule	Carrick Swans
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Cashel King Cormacs	Cappawhite

Results

Quarter-finals

29 September 1991 Quarter-final	Cappawhite	2-18 - 0-13	Killenaule	Golden
	J O'Neill 2-2, P O'Neill 0-8, G O'Neill 0-3, A O'Neill 0-3, S Carroll 0-1, D Quirke 0-1.		T Shelly 0-6, J O'Dwyer 0-3, D Ahern 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, J Lyons 0-1, M Hassett 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Roscrea)

29 September 1991 Quarter-final	Cashel King Cormacs	4-18 - 1-07	Carrick Swans	Golden
	T Grogan 0-11, M Perdue 1-1, J Grogan 1-0, D McGrath 1-0, B Fitzelle 1-0, Colm Bonnar 0-3, J O'Donoghue 0-2, TJ Connolly 0-1.		T Waters 1-0, M O'Halloran 0-3, MJ Russell 0-2, G Walsh 0-1, D Hogan 0-1.	Referee: PJ Kelly (Ballinahinch)

13 October 1991 Quarter-final	Toomevara	2-09 - 1-10	Moycarkey-Borris	Semple Stadium
	Tommy Dunne 0-5, P King 1-0, Tony Dunne 1-0, T Delaney 0-2, M Nolan 0-1, L Flaherty 0-1.		K Ralph 0-6, J Caesar 1-1, J Corcoran 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, L Hackett 0-1.	Referee: T Lonergan (Kilsheelan)

13 October 1991 Quarter-final	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-03 - 0-09	Nenagh Éire Óg	Semple Stadium
	P Slattery 1-1, P Cahill 1-0, T Lannigan 0-1, D Carr 0-1.		M Cleary 0-4, E Tucker 0-2, J Kennedy 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

19 October 1991 Quarter-final replay	Holycross-Ballycahill	4-06 - 1-14	Nenagh Éire Óg	Semple Stadium
	T Lanigan 2-0, T Fogarty 1-1, W Ryan 1-0, D Carr 0-3, P Maher 0-2.		M Cleary 0-4, R Tomlinson 0-4, N Corbett 1-0, E Tucker 0-3, P Kennedy 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Semi-finals

27 October 1991 Semi-final	Cashel King Cormacs	2-10 - 0-13	Toomevara	Semple Stadium
	Cormac Bonnar 2-1, TJ Connolly 0-4, T Grogan 0-3, R Ryan 0-1, P Fitzelle 0-1.		M Nolan 0-4, T Dunne 0-3, T Carroll 0-2, L Flaherty 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, P King 0-1.	Referee: M Greene (Upperchurch-Drombane)

27 October 1991 Semi-final	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-17 - 3-10	Cappawhite	Semple Stadium
	D Carr 0-7, T Lanigan 0-5, P Cahill 1-0, P Slattery 0-3, T Fogarty 0-2.		G O'Neill 1-3, P O'Neill 1-2, A O'Neill 1-1, M McDermott 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.	Referee: M Cahill (Kilruane MacDonaghs)

Final

10 November 1991 Final	Cashel King Cormacs	2-08 - 1-05	Holycross-Ballycahill	Semple Stadium
	T Grogan 1-4, Cormac Bonnar 1-0, TJ Connolly 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, Conal Bonnar 0-1.		P Cahill 1-0, D Carr 0-3, P Slattery 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Roscrea)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tommy Grogan	Cashel King Cormacs	1-18	21	3	7.00
2	Declan Carr	Holycross-Ballycahill	0-14	14	4	3.50
3	Pa O'Neill	Cappawhite	1-10	13	2	6.50
4	Tony Lanigan	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-06	12	4	3.00
5	Tommy Grogan	Cashel King Cormacs	3-01	10	3	3.33
6	Pat Cahill	Holycross-Ballycahill	3-00	9	4	2.25
6	Ger O'Neill	Cappawhite	1-06	9	2	4.50
8	John O'Neill	Cappawhite	2-02	8	2	4.00
	Paul Slattery	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-05	8	4	2.00
	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	0-08	8	2	4.00
	Michael Cleary	Nenagh Éire Óg	0-08	8	2	4.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tommy Grogan	Cashel King Cormacs	0-11	11	Carrick Swans
2	John O'Neill	Cappawhite	2-02	8	Killenaule
2	Pa O'Neill	Cappawhite	0-08	8	Killenaule
4	Cormac Bonnar	Cashel King Cormacs	2-01	7	Toomevara
	Tommy Grogan	Cashel King Cormacs	1-04	7	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Declan Carr	Holycross-Ballycahill	0-07	7	Cappawhite
7	Tony Lanigan	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-00	6	Nenagh Éire Óg
	Ger O'Neill	Cappawhite	1-03	6	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Tony Shelly	Cappawhite	0-06	6	Killenaule
	Ken Ralph	Moycarkey-Borris	0-06	6	Toomevara

References

^ Fogarty, John (27 September 2014). "Laid back Barrett 'has savage belief in his capabilities'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ Dundon, Noel (6 October 2016). "Cashel King Cormacs set to be honoured on Tipperary county final day". Tipperary Star. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

External links

The Senior Hurling Championship (1991)

[1] Fogarty, John (27 September 2014). "Laid back Barrett 'has savage belief in his capabilities'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[2] Dundon, Noel (6 October 2016). "Cashel King Cormacs set to be honoured on Tipperary county final day". Tipperary Star. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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