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| Dates | 28 May – 18 October 2009 | ||
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| Teams | 16 | ||
| Sponsor | Live 95fm | ||
| Champions |  Adare (5th title)Donncha Sheehan (captain) Ger O'Loughlin (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Na PiarsaighPa Guinane (captain) Timmy O'Connor (manager) | ||
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The 2009 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2009.
Adare entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 18 October 2009, Adare won the championship after a 1–17 to 0–03 defeat of Na Piarsaigh in the final.[3] It was their fifth championship title overall and their third title in succession. It remains their last championship triumph.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
[edit]Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]| 13 September 2009 Quarter-final | Adare | 2–16 – 2–11 | Doon | Gaelic Grounds |
| 13 September 2009 Quarter-final | Murroe/Boher | 1–17 – 0–11 | Patrickswell | Gaelic Grounds |
| 19 September 2009 Quarter-final | Na Piarsaigh | 1–14 – 1–05 | Croom | Gaelic Grounds |
| 24 September 2009 Quarter-final | Emmets | 3–17 – 1–16 | Ahane | Gaelic Grounds |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 4 October 2009 Semi-final | Adare | 1–14 – 1–10 | Murroe/Boher | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Hannon 0–6 (0–5 frees, 0–1 ‘65); D Sheehan 1–1; D Sexton 0–3; C Fitzgerald 0–2; L Costello and A O’Connell 0–1 each. | Report | K Tobin 0–6 frees; S Tobin 1–1; S Hickey 0–2; J Butler 0–1. |
| 4 October 2009 Semi-final | Na Piarsaigh | 4–16 – 2–20 | Emmets | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Breen 2–3, K Downes 1–6, K Ryan 1–4, S O'Neill 0–2, D Lynch 0–1. | Report | A McAuliffe 1–7, Donie Reale 1–3, Damien Moloney 0–5, R mcCarthy 0–1, B Moloney 0–1, E O'Leary 0–1, N Quaid 0–1, S Walsh 0–1. |
Final
[edit]| 18 October 2009 Final | Adare | 1–17 – 0–03 | Na Piarsaigh | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Sexton 1–3, D Sheehan 0–4, D Hannon 0–3 (0-1f), M Foley 0–2 (0-2f), B Foley, L Costello, W McNamara, J Fitzgibbon, A O'Connell 0–1 each | Report | K Downes 0–3 (0-2f) | Referee: P Coffey (Cappamore) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Powerful Adare keep grip on title". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Adare swat Na Piarsaigh aside to claim Limerick title". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Reeling in the Years: Limerick GAA's 2008". Sporting Limerick. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.