1998 Kerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 10 July – 11 October 1998 |
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Teams | 11 |
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Sponsor | AIB |
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Champions | Causeway (7th title) Maurice O'Carroll (captain) Francie Dineen (manager) |
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Runners-up | Crotta O'Neill's Brendan Mahony (captain) Tom Cronin (manager) Tom Kenny (manager) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 10 |
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Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) |
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Points scored | 216 (21.6 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Michael Carlton (1-23) |
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The 1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 24 February 1998. The championship ran from 10 July to 11 October 1998.
Ballyheigue entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in the semi-finals.[1][2]
The final was played on 11 October 1998 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Crotta O'Neill's, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 19 years. Causeway won the match by 1–14 to 2–10 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 11 years.[3]
Michael Carlton was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.
Results
Preliminary round
Austin Stacks v Kenmare 10 July 1998 Preliminary round | Austin Stacks | 1-07 - 3-16 | Kenmare | FitzGerald Stadium |
| P Teehan 0-5, B Shanahan 1-0, K Kennedy 0-2. | | W Creedon 1-3, P Healy 1-2, L Hussey 1-1, M Foley 0-4, S O'Shea 0-3, L Lynch 0-2, TP O'Connor 0-1. | |
St Pat's v St Brendan's 24 July 1998 Preliminary round | St Pat's | 0-07 - 2-12 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| M Flynn 0-2, T Dunphy 0-1, B Darcy 0-1, L Moloney 0-1, T Hourigan 0-1, L Morris 0-1. | | P Healy 2-8, M Casey 0-2, D Leen 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1. | |
Quarter-finals
Kenmare v Ballyheigue 1 August 1998 Quarter-final | Kenmare | 0-04 - 2-22 | Ballyheigue | FitzGerald Stadium |
| L Hussey 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, M Foley 0-1, T Healy 0-1. | | G Frehill 1-4, M Slattery 0-7, J Griffin 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-3, G Lucid 0-3, M Lucid 0-2, L O'Mahony 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Kilmoyley v Ballyduff 7 August 1998 Quarter-final | Kilmoyley | 3-11 - 4-10 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| O Diggins 0-9, C Walsh 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, M Murnane 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-1. | | K Boyle 2-0, B O'Sullivan 0-6, P O'Rourke 1-1, M Murphy 1-0, M Hennessy 0-2, A O'Grady 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Causeway v Ballyheigue 6 September 1998 Semi-final | Causeway | 2-11 - 2-09 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| C Dineen 1-1, C Harty 1-1, S Sheehan 0-2, JM Dooley 0-2, L Harty 0-2, T Burke 0-1, G Barrett 0-1, S Harty 0-1. | | M Slattery 0-4, M Lucid 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-2, G Lucid 0-1, G Frehill 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Crotta O'Neill's v Ballyduff 20 September 1998 Semi-final | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-13 - 0-14 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| S Twomey 1-3, P McGrath 1-1, JP Hickey 0-3, B O'Mahony 0-2, M Carlton 0-2, V Dooley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. | | B O'Sullivan 0-7, L Boyle 0-3, M Hennessy 0-2, K Boyle 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1. | |
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- Single game
Miscellaneous
- Causeway claim a first title in 11 years.
References
- ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "The 1997 County Senior Hurling Final". Radio Kerry. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Causeway - 1-14, Crotta O'Neills - 2-10". Irish Times. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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