1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship


The 1980 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.
Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by South Liberties in the [|semi-final].
The [|final] was played on 12 October 1980 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Killeedy and South Liberties, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Killeedy won the match by 2–07 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title.
Killeedy's Willie Fitzmaurice was the championship's [|top scorer] with 3–25.

Teams

ChampionshipChampionsRunners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling ChampionshipPatrickswellClaughaun
East Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipSouth LibertiesDoon
South Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipDromin/AthlaccaBruree
West Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipTournafullaKilleedy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Willie FitzmauriceKilleedy3–253448.50
2Joe McKennaSouth Liberties6–052337.66
3Richie BennisPatrickswell1–131628.00
4Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties0–141434.66
5Éamonn CreganClaughaun1–091226.00