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1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 September – 9 November 1997
Teams18
SponsorAuburn Lodge
Champions Clarecastle (10th title)
Martin Sheedy (captain)
Roger McMahon (manager)
Runners-up St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Kieran O'Neill (captain)
Louis Mulqueen (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored61 (3.21 per match)
Points scored474 (24.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ken Ralph (4-21)
1996 (Previous) (Next) 1998

The 1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 26 September to 9 November 1997.

Wolfe Tones na Sionna entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Sixmilebridge in the quarter-finals.[1][2] Bodyke joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year.

The final was played on 9 November 1997 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Clarecastle and St Joseph's Doora-Barefield, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Clarecastle won the match by 2–11 to 0–11 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[3][4]

Clarecastle's Ken Ralph was the championship's top scorer with 4–21.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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Preliminary round

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27 September 1997 Preliminary round Clarecastle 2-12 - 3-09 Tulla Fr Murphy Memorial Park
J Pyne 0-7, V O'Loughlin 1-0, G O'Loughlin 1-0, P Healy 0-2, A Neville 0-1. J McInerney 2-5, S McInerney 1-0, D McInerney 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, J Leamy 0-1.
27 September 1997 Preliminary round Kilmaley 1-08 - 3-08 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
J McMahon 1-1, B Healy 0-3, C Clancy 0-2, P Healy 0-1. B McNamara 1-2, PJ O'Connell 1-0, D Donovan 1-0, B Noonan 0-2, B Madden 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.
5 October 1997 Preliminary round replay Clarecastle 1-12 - 2-05 Tulla Fr Murphy Memorial Park
J Pyne 1-2, A Neville 0-3, K Ralph 0-3, P Healy 0-1, K Morrissey 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, J Healy 0-1. M Quinn 1-0, M Corry 1-0, J McInerney 0-3, J Littleton 0-1, S Littleton 0-1.

First round

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26 September 1997 First round Wolfe Tones na Sionna 3-16 - 1-06 Feakle Páirc an Dálaigh
P Keary 1-7, Paul O'Rourke 1-2, B O'Neill 1-0, F Lohan 0-3, S Power 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-2. V Donnellan 1-4, J Punch 0-2.
27 September 1997 First round Tubber/Ruan 2-12 - 2-08 Corofin Cusack Park
M Daffy 0-4, E Taaffe 0-4, T Donoghue 1-0, C Lee 1-0, C Early 0-2, P Custy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. F Lahiffe 0-7, O O'Loughlin 1-0, M Shannon 1-0, F Kelly 0-1.
27 September 1997 First round Cratloe 0-14 - 1-11 Ogonnelloe Broadford Grounds
D Considine 0-10, S Ryan 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, G Considine 0-1. M Sheedy 1-5, D Forde 0-3, J McKenna 0-2, N Gavin 0-1.
27 September 1997 First round Scariff 0-14 - 3-13 Éire Óg Páirc an Dálaigh
B Murphy 0-5, M McKenna 0-4, B McNamara 0-2, A Rodgers 0-2, D Murphy 0-1. C Egan 1-3, T Corbett 0-4, F Flynn 1-0, S Lyne 1-0, B Keating 0-3, C Lynch 0-1, D Tobin 0-1, S McNamara 0-1.
27 September 1997 First round Whitegate 0-11 - 4-16 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Páirc an Dálaigh
B Minogue 0-8, E Minogue 0-2, M Solan 0-1. A Whelan 1-5, C O'Connor 1-3, F O'Sullivan 1-1, S McMahon 0-4, D Daly 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, G Baker 0-1.
28 September 1997 First round Sixmilebridge 0-18 - 1-03 Inagh-Kilnamona Fr Murphy Memorial Park
M Conlon 0-7, David Chaplin 0-3, N Gilligan 0-3, A White 0-2, N Earley 0-2, J Chaplin 0-1. P McGuane 1-0, F Barry 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1.
4 October 1997 First round Bodyke 0-08 - 3-14 O'Callaghan's Mills Páirc an Dálaigh
S Doyle 0-6, L Doyle 0-1, PJ Kelleher 0-1. K McNamara 2-0, J Cleary 1-3, B Noonan 0-3, B McNamara 0-3, M Deasy 0-2, D Donovan 0-1, B Madden 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.
5 October 1997 First round replay Cratloe 1-15 - 0-13 Ogonnelloe Broadford Grounds
D Considine 1-1, G Considine 0-3, N McMahon 0-2, M O'Gorman 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1. M Sheedy 0-7, D Forde 0-4, J McKenna 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1.
11 October 1997 First round Clarecastle 2-16 - 1-03 Newmarket-on-Fergus Cusack Park
J Pyne 0-6, A Neville 1-2, K Ralph 1-1, V O'Loughlin 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, P Healy 0-1. E Marren 1-0, B Clancy 0-2, G Cleary 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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12 October 1997 Quarter-final Sixmilebridge 1-17 - 0-14 Wolfe Tones na Sionna Cusack Park
N Gilligan 1-3, M Conlon 0-4, J Reddan 0-4, David Chaplin 0-4, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1. P Keary 0-3, B O'Neill 0-3, D Collins 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Riordan 0-2, F Carrig 0-1, M Lennon 0-1.
18 October 1997 Quarter-final O'Callaghan's Mills 2-13 - 1-15 Éire Óg Cusack Park
B Madden 0-8, B McNamara 1-4, P McKeogh 1-0, B Noonan 0-1. F Flynn 1-1, S McNamara 0-3, C Egan 0-3, T Corbett 0-3, B Keating 0-2, D Tobin 0-2, C Lynch 0-1.
19 October 1997 Quarter-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-11 - 4-04 Cratloe O'Garney Park
F O'Sullivan 2-2, J O'Connor 0-4, O Baker 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, N Brodie 0-1. K Galvin 3-0, S Ryan 0-4, N McMahon 1-0.
19 October 1997 Quarter-final Clarecastle 2-20 - 2-12 Tubber/Ruan Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-7, A Neville 1-3, R Fitzgerald 0-5, V O'Loughlin 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1. E Taaffe 0-7, C Lyons 1-2, E Scanlan 1-0, O Clancy 0-1, C Lee 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1.

Semi-finals

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26 October 1997 Semi-final Clarecastle 3-17 - 3-09 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-5, A Neville 1-1, P Healy 0-4, V O'Loughlin 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-3, D Scanlan 0-2, F Tuohy 0-2. B Madden 1-4, B Noonan 1-1, P McKeogh 1-0, B McNamara 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.
26 October 1997 Semi-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-12 - 1-13 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park
S McMahon 0-6, A Whelan 1-1, O Baker 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. M Conlon 0-5, J Chaplin 1-1, N Gilligan 0-2, David Chaplin 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McInerney 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1, J Reddan 0-1.

Final

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9 November 1997 Final Clarecastle 2-11 - 0-11 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-5, R Fitzgerald 1-1, F Tuohy 0-2, P Healy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A Neville 0-1. S McMahon 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, L Hassett 0-1, N Brody 0-1. Referee: S McMahon

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ken Ralph Clarecastle 4-21 33 5 6.60
2 Alan Neville Clarecastle 3-11 20 6 3.66
3 John Pyne Clarecastle 1-15 18 6 3.00
4 Brian Madden O'Callaghan's Millsy 4-21 33 5 6.60
5 Seánie McMahon St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 0-16 16 4 4.00
Martin Conlon Sixmilebridge 0-16 16 3 5.33

References

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  1. ^ "Wolfe Tones dethrone champions Clarecastle". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lohan on trail with 'Tones". Irish Independent. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner". Irish Independent. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2024.