1977 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship


The 1977 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 11 September to 13 November 1977.
South Liberties entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Patrickswell in a [|semi-final replay].
The [|final] was played on 13 November 1977 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Killleedy, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Patrickswell won the match by 3–07 to 0–07 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in seven years.
Éamonn Grimes was the championship's [|top scorer] with 1–19.

Teams

ChampionshipChampionsRunners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling ChampionshipPatrickswellClaughaun
East Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipSouth LibertiesKilteely-Dromkeen
South Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipBrureeBruff
West Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipKilleedyTournafulla

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties1–192237.33
2Richie BennisPatrickswell0–191944.75
3Dan O'ConnorTournafulla2–121836.00
4Willie FitzmauriceKilleedy1–141744.25
5Peter BennisPatrickswell2–041042.50
5Paudie FitzmauriceKilleedy2–041042.25