List of Limerick senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the Limerick county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

Year	Player	Club	National titles	Provincial titles
1927	Micky Cross	Claughaun
1928	Willie Gleeson	Fedamore
1929	Bob McConkey	Young Irelands
1930
1931	Bob McConkey	Young Irelands
1932	Timmy Ryan	Ahane
1933	Micky Fitzgibbon	Young Irelands		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1934	Timmy Ryan	Ahane	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1935	Timmy Ryan	Ahane		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1936	Mick Mackey	Ahane	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1937	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1938	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1939	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1940	Mick Mackey	Ahane	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1941	Jim Roche	Croom
1942		Croom
1943		Ahane
1944	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1945	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1946	Mick Mackey	Ahane
1947		Ahane
1948	Jackie Power	Ahane
1949	Seán Herbert	Ahane
1950
1951	Dick Stokes	Pallasgreen
1952	Dick Stokes	Pallasgreen
1953
1954
1955	Liam Ryan	Cappamore		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1956	Tommy Casey
1957	Séamus Ryan	Cappamore
1958	Mick Tynan	Claughaun
1959	Jim Keogh	Claughaun
1960	Séamus Ryan	Cappamore
1961
1962
1963	Kevin Long	Feenagh-Kilmeedy
1964	Kevin Long	Feenagh-Kilmeedy
1965	Johnny Hayes	Cappamore
1966	Phil Bennis	Patrickswell
1967	Phil Bennis	Patrickswell
1968	Mossie Dowling	Kilmallock
1969	Éamonn Cregan	Claughaun
1970	Phil Bennis	Patrickswell
1971	Tony O'Brien	Patrickswell
1972	Jim Hogan	Claughaun
1973	Éamonn Grimes	south Liberties	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1974	Seán Foley	Patrickswell		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1975	Éamonn Grimes	South Liberties
1976	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock
1977	Éamonn Grimes	South Liberties
1978	Seán Foley	Patrickswell
1979	Pat Hartigan	South Liberties
1980	Seán Foley	Patrickswell		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1981	Paudie Fitzmaurice	Killeedy		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1982	Joe McKenna	South Liberties
1983	Leonard Enright	Patrickswell
1984	Leonard Enright	Patrickswell
1985	Leonard Enright	Patrickswell
1986	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock
1987	Danny Fitzgerald	Claughaun
1988	Leonard Enright	Patrickswell
1989	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell
1990	Terence Kenny	Ballybrown
1991	Anthony Carmody	Patrickswell
1992	Joe O'Connor	Ballybrown
1993	Mike Houlihan	Kilmallock
1994	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1995	Mike Houlihan	Kilmallock
1996	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1997	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell
1998	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell
1999	Ollie Moran	Ahane
2000	Ollie Moran	Ahane
2001	Barry Foley	Patrickswell
2002	Mark Foley	Adare
2003	Mark Foley	Adare
2004	Ciarán Carey	Patrickswell
	T.J. Ryan	Garryspillane
2005	Ollie Moran	Ahane
2006	T.J. Ryan	Garryspillane
	Damian Reale	Hospital-Herbertstown
2007	James O'Brien	Bruree
2008	Mark Foley	Adare
2009	Mark Foley	Adare
2010	Bryan O'Sullivan	Kilmallock
2011	Gavin O'Mahony	Kilmallock
2012	David Breen	Na Piarsaigh
2013	Donal O'Grady	Granagh-Ballingarry		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2014	Donal O'Grady	Granagh-Ballingarry
2015	Donal O'Grady	Granagh-Ballingarry
2016	Nickie Quaid	Effin
2017	James Ryan	Garryspillane
2018	Declan Hannon	Adare	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
2019	Declan Hannon	Adare		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2020	Declan Hannon	Adare	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2021	Declan Hannon	Adare	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2022	Declan Hannon	Adare	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2023	Cian Lynch	Patrickswell	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2024	Declan Hannon	Adare		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2025	Cian Lynch	Patrickswell
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