1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Teams	27
Champions	Kilmallock (6th title); Mike Carroll (captain); Willie O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	South Liberties; Joe McKenna (manager)
← 1984 (Previous)	(Next) 1986 →

Annual hurling competition season

The 1985 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1]

Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Hospital-Herbertstown in the first round.^[2]

On 8 September 1985, Kilmallock won the championship after a 3–12 to 1–13 defeat of South Liberties in the final. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in ten championship seasons.^[3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Claughaun v Drom/Athlacca

21 July 1985 Quarter-final	Claughaun	1–10 – 1–04	Drom/Athlacca	FitzGerald Park
	J Brown 1–1, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, D Fitzgerald 0–2, J Rea 0–1, M Rea 0–1.		W Neenan 1–1, R Herlihy 0–1, M Moynihan 0–1, G Mulcahy 0–1.

Kilmallock v Ardpatrick

21 July 1985 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	4–09 – 1–04	Ardpatrick	Bruff
	P Kelly 2–5, D O'Riordan 1–1, J Neenan 1–1, E Wylie 0–1, D Barry 0–1.		P Heffernan 1–0, E McGrath 0–2, P McCarthy 0–1, E O'Keeffe 0–1.

Feohanagh-Castlemahon v Old Christians

28 July 1985 Quarter-final	Feohanagh-Castlemahon	1–21 – 2–03	Old Christians	FitzGerald Park
	T Quaid 0–14, T Quaid 1–0, G Quaid 0–3, J Lenihan 0–2, O Flanagan 0–1, P O'Mahony 0–1.		P Howard 1–1, T Kennedy 1–0, T Sheehan 0–2.

South Liberties v Bruff

28 July 1985 Quarter-final	South Liberties	2–12 – 2–09	Bruff	FitzGerald Park
	L Dooley 2–4, E Grimes 0–2, J McKenna 0–2, N Nash 0–2, B Finn 0–1, M Nash 0–1.		R O'Leary 0–5, A Gubbins 1–0, P Reale 1–0, P Barrett 0–3, A Madden 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kilmallock v Feohanagh-Castlemahon

17 August 1985 Semi-final	Kilmallock	3–11 – 2–11	Feohanagh-Castlemahon	Bruff Grounds
	P Kelly 1–5, B Guiney 2–0, L Tobin 0–2, D Barry 0–1, J Neenan 0–1, D Riordan 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.		T Quaid 1–7, S Quaid 1–1, P O'Mahony 0–1, M McSweeney 0–1, J Lynch 0–1.

South Liberties v Claughaun

18 August 1985 Semi-final	South Liberties	3–08 – 1–10	Claughaun	Bruff Grounds
	J McKenna 2–1, M Nash 1–1, L Dooley 0–3, B Finn 0–2, P Donnelly 0–1.		D Fitzgerald 1–2, G Ryan 0–3, A Walsh 0–2, J Hannon 0–2, M Rea 0–1.

Final

Kilmallock v South Liberties

8 September 1985 Final	Kilmallock	3–12 – 1–13	South Liberties	Gaelic Grounds
	J Neenan 2–4, P Kelly 0–6, G O'Brien 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1, B Savage 0–1.		P Donnelly 1–2, L Dooley 0–5 E Grimes 0–3, J McKenna 0–1, M Nash 0–1, M Grimes 0–1.	Referee: T Murray (Patrickswell)

References

^ "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "South Liberties bid to deny Na Piarsaigh another Limerick club hurling final appearance". Limerick Live. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[1] "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "History". Patrickswell GAA website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "South Liberties bid to deny Na Piarsaigh another Limerick club hurling final appearance". Limerick Live. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2018.