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 [1887 Limerick (city)|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 |