1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage was made on 17 February 1998. The championship ran from 26 June to 20 September 1998.
Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions.
The [|final] was played on 20 September 1998 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Ahane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ahane won the match by 1–11 to 0–09 to claim a record-breaking 17th championship title overall and a first title in 43 years.
Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's [|top scorer] with 4–54.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipFrom Championship
Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipChampionship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 4–54 | 66 | 7 | 9.42 |
| 2 | Frankie Carroll | Garryspillane | 4–28 | 40 | 6 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Pat Davoren | Ballybrown | 2–32 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 4 | Mike Galligan | Claughaun | 3–26 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 5 | Turlough Herbert | Ahane | 1–28 | 31 | 6 | 5.16 |