2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2001 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1887]. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 13 February 2001.
Patrickswell were the defending champions.
The final was played on 21 October 2001 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Adare and Patrickswell, in what was their fourth meeting in the [|final] overall and a first final meeting in five years. Adare won the match by 2–17 to 2–08 to claim their first ever championship title.
Garryspillane's Frankie Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 3–30.
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 | Frankie Carroll | Garryspillane | 3–30 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
| 2 | Conor Fitzgerald | Adare | 0–36 | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Séamus O'Connell | Bruree | 4–23 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 4 | Mike Galligan | Claughaun | 1–28 | 31 | 5 | 6.16 |
| 5 | Owen O'Neill | Murroe/Boher | 6–10 | 28 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1–24 | 27 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 7 | Liam Garvey | Hospital-Herbertstown | 6–08 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Shane Mullane | Monaleen | 2–20 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Turlough Herbert | Ahane | 1–21 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Enda Kiely | Na Piarsaigh | 1–21 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |