1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship


The 1988 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in [1887 Limerick (city)|Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1887]. The championship ran from 1 July to 16 October 1988.
Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions.
The [|final], a replay, was played on 16 October 1988 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Cappamore, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Patrickswell won the match by 4–10 to 2–06 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's [|top scorer] with 2–30.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Gary KirbyPatrickswell2–303657.20
2Liam O'BrienCappamore3–263557.00
3Leo O'ConnorClaughaun4–142638.66
4Ciarán CareyPatrickswell3–101953.80
5Mike RealeBruff0–181829.00
6Frankie NolanPatrickswell3–051452.80
6Brian StapeltonGarryspillane0–141427.00
6James DonovanDoon0–141434.66
9Seán FoleyPatrickswell3–021152.20
9Michael LonerganCappamore3–021152.20
9Pat HeffernanBlackrock1–0811111.00

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Leo O'ConnorClaughaun2–0511Adare
1Pat HeffernanBlackrock1–0811Newcastle West
3Liam O'BrienCappamore2–0410Patrickswell
3Liam O'BrienCappamore1–0710Claughaun
3Gary KirbyPatrickswell0–1010Garryspillane
6Paddy KellyKilmallock1–069Bruff
6Mike RealeBruff0–099Kilmallock
6Mike RealeBruff0–099Doon
6Brian StapeltonGarryspillane0–099Tournafulla
10Ciarán CareyPatrickswell2–028Garryspillane
10Gary KirbyPatrickswell1–058Ballybrown
10Leo O'ConnorClaughaun1–058Killeedy
10Christy KeyesBallybrown0–088Patrickswell
10Liam O'BrienCappamore0–088Newcastle West