1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 September 1998 – 1 November 1998
Teams12
SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union
ChampionsBorder Graigue-Ballycallan (1st title)
Damien Cleere (captain)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
Matty Walsh (captain)
RelegatedBorder Dunnamaggin
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored25 (1.79 per match)
Points scored285 (20.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Brendan Ryan (1-19)
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The 1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 26 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.

Dunnamaggin were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the first round. They were eventually relegated after losing to St. Martin's in a play-off.

On 1 November 1998, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Fenians in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Brendan Ryan from the Fenians club was the championship's top scorer with 1–19.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Ballyhale Shamrocks

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Mooncoin

Results

First round

James Stephens v Young Irelands
26 September 1998 First round James Stephens 1-14 - 1-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B McEvoy 0-7, K Grogan 1-0, L Smith 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, P Barry 0-1, B Smith 0-1, N Brennan 0-1. C Carter 1-3, T Drennan 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, O Carter 0-1.
Tullaroan v Erin's Own
26 September 1998 First round Tullaroan 0-13 - 0-09 Erin's Own Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
J Coogan 0-5, J Norton 0-2, B Lee 0-2, D Gaffney 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1, J Walton 0-1, A O'Dea 0-1. B Young 0-3, M Owens 0-2, D Buggy 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, V Smith 0-1, P Healy 0-1.
Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Martin's
27 September 1998 First round Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 - 1-09 St. Martin's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Shefflin 1-2, H Shefflin 0-5, L Grant 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, B Aylward 0-1, P Farrell 0-1. N Moloney 1-1, D Lawlor 0-4, P Brennan 0-3, T Cody 0-1.
O'Loughlin Gaels v Dunnamaggin
27 September 1998 First round O'Loughlin Gaels 1-08 - 0-09 Dunnamaggin John Locke Park, Callan
A Geoghegan 0-6, J Daly 1-0, S Dowling 0-1, J Comerford 0-1. B O'Shea 0-7, M O'Neill 0-1, M Moran 0-1.

Relegation play-off

St. Martin's v Dunnamaggin
25 October 1998 Final St. Martin's 1-10 - 0-06 Dunnamaggin St. John's Park, Kilkenny
N Moloney 1-3, A Lawlor 0-2, J Dooley 0-2, J Maher 0-2, D Lawlor 0-1. B O'Shea 0-4, M O'Neill 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Tullaroan v Dicksboro
4 October 1998 Quarter-final Tullaroan 1-11 - 0-12 Dicksboro Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Coogan 0-5, B Teehan 1-1, J Norton 0-2, L O'Dea 0-1, J Walton 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1. G Henderson 0-5, J Treacy 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, S Kennedy 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, T Bawle 0-1.
Graigue-Ballycallan v James Stephens
4 October 1998 Quarter-final Graigue-Ballycallan 2-14 - 0-13 James Stephens Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
A Ronan 1-4, J Young 1-3, J Hoyne 0-2, J Young 0-2, T Dermody 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1. B McEvoy 0-7, L O'Connor 0-2, P Larkin 0-1, P Barry 0-1, L Smith 0-1, K Grogan 0-1.
Glenmore v O'Loughlin Gaels
4 October 1998 Quarter-final Glenmore 0-09 - 0-09 O'Loughlin Gaels Páirc na Seamróga, Ballyhale
D Mullally 0-3, R Heffernan 0-2, P Mullally 0-1, R Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, S Dollard 0-1. A Geoghegan 0-5, A Comerford 0-2, J Comerford 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.
Fenians v Ballyhale Shamrocks
4 October 1998 Quarter-final Fenians 2-18 - 2-09 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Brendan Ryan 1-5, M Walsh 1-3, K Power 0-5, B Purcell 0-2, S Grehan 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1. H SHefflin 1-6, C Harrington 1-0, B Aylward 0-1, L Grant 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.
Glenmore v O'Loughlin Gaels
11 October 1998 Quarter-final replay Glenmore 2-11 - 0-06 O'Loughlin Gaels Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Mullally 1-3, J Murphy 1-2, S Vereker 0-2, J Phelan 0-2, R Heffernan 0-1, D Phelan 0-1. A Geoghegan 0-3, A Comerford 0-2, J Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fenians v Glenmore
18 October 1998 Semi-final Fenians 1-08 - 0-11 Glenmore Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Ryan 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, B Purcell 0-2, K Power 0-1, S Grehan 0-1. R Heffernan 0-6, P Mullally 0-1, S Vereker 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1.
Graigue-Ballycallan v Tullaroan
18 October 1998 Semi-final Graigue-Ballycallan 4-12 - 2-08 Tullaroan Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Byrne 2-2, D Cleere 0-7, J Hoyne 2-0, A Ronan 0-1, T Dermody 0-1, M Hoyne 0-1. J Coogan 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, D Gaffney 1-1, B Teehan 0-1.
Fenians v Glenmore
24 October 1998 Semi-final replay Fenians 0-08 - 1-04 Glenmore Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
K Power 0-2, Brendan Ryan 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, D Garrett 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1. R Heffernan 1-3, C Heffernan 0-1. Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

Final

Graigue-Ballycallan v Fenians
1 November 1998 Final Graigue-Ballycallan 1-14 - 0-12 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Cleere 0-8, A Ronan 1-0, Joey Young 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1, T Dermody 0-1. Brendan Ryan 0-8, PJ Delaney 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brendan Ryan Fenians 1-19 22 4 5.50
2 Ray Heffernan Glenmore 1-12 15 4 3.75
Damien Cleere Graigue-Ballycallan 0-15 15 3 5.00
Jimmy Coogan Tullaroan 0-15 15 3 5.00
3 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-11 14 2 7.00
Brian McEvoy James Stehens 0-14 14 2 7.00
Alan Geoghegan O'Loughlin Gaels 0-14 14 3 4.66
4 Adrian Ronan Graigue-Ballycallan 2-05 11 3 3.66
Brian O'Shea Dunnamaggin 0-11 11 2 5.50
5 Niall Moloney St. Martin's 2-04 10 2 5.00
Denis Byrne Graigue-Ballycallan 2-04 10 3 3.33
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-06 9 Fenians
2 Denis Byrne Graigue-Ballycallan 2-02 8 Tullaroan
Brendan Ryan Fenians 1-05 8 Ballyhale Shamrocks
Brendan Ryan Fenians 0-08 8 Graigue-Ballycallan
Damien Cleere Graigue-Ballycallan 0-08 8 Fenians
3 Adrian Ronan Graigue-Ballycallan 1-04 7 James Stehens
Brian McEvoy James Stehens 0-07 7 Young Irelands
Brian O'Shea Dunnamaggin 0-07 7 O'Loughlin Gaels
Brian McEvoy James Stehens 0-07 7 Graigue-Ballycallan
Damien Cleere Graigue-Ballycallan 0-07 7 Tullaroan

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.