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1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 July – 11 October 1998
Teams11
SponsorAIB
Champions Causeway (7th title)
Maurice O'Carroll (captain)
Francie Dineen (manager)
Runners-up Crotta O'Neill's
Brendan Mahony (captain)
Tom Cronin (manager)
Tom Kenny (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored36 (3.6 per match)
Points scored216 (21.6 per match)
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.

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.

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.
Lixnaw v Crotta O'Neill's
3 August 1998 Preliminary round Lixnaw 1-07 - 2-17 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Galvin 1-3, J Maher 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, P Cronin 0-1. M Carlton 0-11, P Cronin 1-2, P McGarth 1-0, V Dooley 0-1, D Fuller 0-1, T Stack 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Abbeydorney v Causeway
31 July 1998 Quarter-final Abbeydorney 1-08 - 4-07 Causeway Austin Stack Park
I Maunsell 1-3, L O'Sullivan 0-2, T Maunsell 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1, B Fealy 0-1. C Dineen 2-1, JJ Canty 1-2, S Harty 1-0, JM Dooley 0-2, H McEnery 0-2.
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.
Crotta O'Neill's v St Brendan's
28 August 1998 Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 3-09 - 1-08 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Twomey 1-2, M Carlton 0-5, P McGrath 1-0, V Dooley 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2. D Leen 1-1, S Flaherty 0-2, T Healy 0-2, S Synott 0-1, E Leen 0-1, L O'Connor 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

Causeway v Crotta O'Neill's
11 October 1998 Final Causeway 1-14 - 2-10 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
C Dineen 1-1, JJ Canty 0-4, T Burke 0-3, H McEnry 0-2, C Harty 0-2, JM Dooley 0-2. M Carlton 1-5, D Fitzmaurice 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, P Cronin 0-2, V Dooley 0-1. Referee: B Dunne (Ballyheigue)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 1-23 26 4 6.50
2 Cyril Dineen Causeway 4-03 15 3 5.00
3 Philip Healy St Brendan's 2-08 14 1 14.00
4 Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-13 13 2 6.50
5 Seán Twomey Crotta O'Neill's 2-05 11 4 2.75
Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 0-11 11 2 5.50
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Philip Healy St Brendan's 2-08 14 St Pat's
2 Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 11 Lixnaw
3 Ollie Diggins Kilmoyley 0-09 9 Ballyduff
4 Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 1-05 8 Causeway
5 Cyril Dineen Causeway 2-01 7 Abbeydorney
Gary Frehill Ballyheigue 1-04 7 Kenmare
Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 0-07 7 Kenmare
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-07 7 Crotta O'Neill's

Miscellaneous

  • Causeway claim a first title in 11 years.

References

  1. "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. "The 1997 County Senior Hurling Final". Radio Kerry. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. "Causeway - 1-14, Crotta O'Neills - 2-10". Irish Times. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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