1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	10 July – 11 October 1998
Teams	11
Sponsor	AIB
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 played	10
Goals scored	36 (3.6 per match)
Points scored	216 (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.[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.

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.