1998 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 19 September – 15 November 1998 | ||
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Teams | 13 | ||
Sponsor | Auburn Lodge | ||
Champions | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield (3rd title) Lorcan Hassett (captain) Michael Clohessy (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Kilmaley John McMahon (captain) P. J. Kennedy (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 13 | ||
Goals scored | 23 (1.77 per match) | ||
Points scored | 256 (19.69 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Mark McKenna (0-21) | ||
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The 1998 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw was made on 19 May 1998. The championship ran from 19 September to 15 November 1998.
Clarecastle entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Éire Óg in the first round.[1]
The final was played on 15 November 1998 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between St Joseph's Doora-Barefield and Kilmaley, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the match by 3–09 to 2–07 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 40 years.[2][3][4] Scariff's Mark McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 0-21.
St Joseph's Doora-Barefield later became the second Clare club to win the All-Ireland Club SHC after beating Rathnure in the 1999 All-Ireland club final.[5]
Format change
[edit]The championship underwent a format change with the introduction of the Clare Senior B Hurling Championship. Nineteen teams were classified as senior, however, eight of these contested the B grade championship. This championship was divided into two groups of four with each team playing the other three in the group. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals of the championship proper.
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]19 September 1998 First round | O'Callaghan's Mills | 1-10 - 0-05 | Tulla | O'Garney Park |
A Duggan 0-5, B Noonan 1-1, K McNamara 0-2, B Frost 0-1, E McNamara 0-1. | J Leamy 0-2, J McInerney 0-2, M Murphy 0-1. |
19 September 1998 First round | Cratloe | 0-04 - 0-10 | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | O'Garney Park |
D Considine 0-3, R O'Hara 0-1. | Paul O'Rourke 0-5, D O'Rourke 0-2, G McPhillips 0-2, P Keary 0-1. |
20 September 1998 First round | Clonlara Gaels | 2-06 - 2-24 | Scariff | Killaloe Grounds |
A Markham 1-2, W Kennedy 1-0, G McCormack 0-2, J Callinan 0-1, D Pierce 0-1. | M McKenna 0-11, A Rodgers 1-2, D Murphy 1-2, B Murphy 0-3, P Moroney 0-2, B McNamara 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, P Minogue 0-1, G Crotty 0-1. |
20 September 1998 First round | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-17 - 2-09 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park |
S McMahon 0-4, J O'Connor 0-4, L Hassett 0-3, A Whelan 0-3, O Baker 0-2, K O'Neill 0-1. | M Conlon 0-5, S Fitzpatrick 1-0, N Gilligan 1-0, David Chaplin 0-2, J Reddan 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1. |
11 October 1998 First round | Éire Óg | 0-12 - 0-12 | Clarecastle | Cusack Park |
F Flynn 0-4, C Lynch 0-3, C Egan 0-2, S McNamara 0-1, C Shannon 0-1, D Tobin 0-1. | K Ralph 0-5, R Fitzgerald 0-4, F Tuohy 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1, J Healy 0-1. |
18 October 1998 First round | Éire Óg | 1-10 - 0-09 | Clarecastle | Cusack Park |
- Kilmaley received a bye in this round.
Quarter-finals
[edit]10 October 1998 Quarter-final | O'Callaghan's Mills | 0-07 - 2-11 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park |
A Duggan 0-4, K McNamara 0-3. | A Markham 1-6, E Kennedy 1-2, B Healy 0-2, T Kennedy 0-1. |
10 October 1998 Quarter-final | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 2-15 - 1-12 | Whitegate | Páirc an Dálaigh |
A Whelan 2-1, J O'Connor 0-6, S McMahon 0-5, C O'Neill 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, C Mullen 0-1. | B Minogue 1-5, J O'Brien 0-3, D Solon 0-2, P Minogue 0-1, T Fahy 0-1. |
18 October 1998 Quarter-final | Ogonnelloe | 0-13 - 2-08 (void) | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | Cusack Park |
26 October 1998 Quarter-final | Éire Óg | 1-07 - 1-10 | Scariff | Hennessy Memorial Park |
C Egan 0-5, F Flynn 1-1, S McNamara 0-1. | M McKenna 0-5, B Murphy 1-1, B McNamara 0-2, A Rodgers 0-2. |
1 November 1998 Quarter-final refixture | Ogonnelloe | 0-05 - 2-09 | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | Cusack Park |
D Forde 0-2, E Sheedy 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. | G McPhillips 1-2, F Carrig 1-1, Paul O'Rourke 0-3, Pat O'Rourke 0-2, P Keary 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]1 November 1998 Semi-final | Kilmaley | 0-11 - 1-05 | Scariff | Hennessy Memorial Park |
A Markham 0-5, B McMahon 0-2, T Kennedy 0-2, B Healy 0-1, É Kennedy 0-1. | M McKenna 0-5, B Murphy 1-0. |
7 November 1998 Semi-final | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-08 - 0-12 | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | O'Garney Park |
Pat O'Rourke 0-6, P Keary 0-1, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-5, O Baker 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, A Whelan 0-1. |
Final
[edit]15 November 1998 Final | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 3-09 - 2-07 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park |
A Whelan 2-1, S McMahon 1-3, J O'Connor 0-4, C Mullan 0-1. | Report | E Kennedy 1-1, A Markham 0-4, P Healy 1-0, M Murphy 0-1, T Kennedy 0-1. |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mark McKenna | Scariff | 0-21 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
2 | Jamesie O'Connor | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
3 | Andrew Whelan | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 4-06 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
Alan Markham | Kilmaley | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
5 | Seánie McMahon | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 1-13 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- A replay of the Ogonnelloe-Wolfe Tones na Sionna quarter-final was ordered after an Ogonnelloe objection to the amount of injury time (nine minutes) was upheld.
References
[edit]- ^ "O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner". Irish Independent. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Whelan brace drives Joseph's into history". Irish Independent. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Roll of honour". St Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA website. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Clare stars take final hurdle in their stride". Irish Independent. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 22 August 2013.