1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 26 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.

1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	26 September 1998 – 1 November 1998
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Graigue-Ballycallan (1st title) Damien Cleere (captain)
Runners-up	Fenians Matty Walsh (captain)
Relegated	Dunnamaggin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	25 (1.79 per match)
Points scored	285 (20.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brendan Ryan (1-19)
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Dunnamaggin were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the first round. They were eventually relegated after losing to St. Martin's in a play-off.

On 1 November 1998, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Fenians in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title.

Brendan Ryan from the Fenians club was the championship's top scorer with 1–19.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Ballyhale Shamrocks

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mooncoin

Results

First round

James Stephens v Young Irelands

26 September 1998 First round	James Stephens	1-14 - 1-07	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B McEvoy 0-7, K Grogan 1-0, L Smith 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, P Barry 0-1, B Smith 0-1, N Brennan 0-1.		C Carter 1-3, T Drennan 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, O Carter 0-1.

Tullaroan v Erin's Own

26 September 1998 First round	Tullaroan	0-13 - 0-09	Erin's Own	Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
	J Coogan 0-5, J Norton 0-2, B Lee 0-2, D Gaffney 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1, J Walton 0-1, A O'Dea 0-1.		B Young 0-3, M Owens 0-2, D Buggy 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, V Smith 0-1, P Healy 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Martin's

27 September 1998 First round	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-11 - 1-09	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Shefflin 1-2, H Shefflin 0-5, L Grant 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, B Aylward 0-1, P Farrell 0-1.		N Moloney 1-1, D Lawlor 0-4, P Brennan 0-3, T Cody 0-1.

O'Loughlin Gaels v Dunnamaggin

27 September 1998 First round	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-08 - 0-09	Dunnamaggin	John Locke Park, Callan
	A Geoghegan 0-6, J Daly 1-0, S Dowling 0-1, J Comerford 0-1.		B O'Shea 0-7, M O'Neill 0-1, M Moran 0-1.

Relegation play-off

St. Martin's v Dunnamaggin

25 October 1998 Final	St. Martin's	1-10 - 0-06	Dunnamaggin	St. John's Park, Kilkenny
	N Moloney 1-3, A Lawlor 0-2, J Dooley 0-2, J Maher 0-2, D Lawlor 0-1.		B O'Shea 0-4, M O'Neill 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Tullaroan v Dicksboro

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Tullaroan	1-11 - 0-12	Dicksboro	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Coogan 0-5, B Teehan 1-1, J Norton 0-2, L O'Dea 0-1, J Walton 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.		G Henderson 0-5, J Treacy 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, S Kennedy 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, T Bawle 0-1.

Graigue-Ballycallan v James Stephens

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-14 - 0-13	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 1-4, J Young 1-3, J Hoyne 0-2, J Young 0-2, T Dermody 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1.		B McEvoy 0-7, L O'Connor 0-2, P Larkin 0-1, P Barry 0-1, L Smith 0-1, K Grogan 0-1.

Glenmore v O'Loughlin Gaels

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Glenmore	0-09 - 0-09	O'Loughlin Gaels	Páirc na Seamróga, Ballyhale
	D Mullally 0-3, R Heffernan 0-2, P Mullally 0-1, R Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.		A Geoghegan 0-5, A Comerford 0-2, J Comerford 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.

Fenians v Ballyhale Shamrocks

4 October 1998 Quarter-final	Fenians	2-18 - 2-09	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	Brendan Ryan 1-5, M Walsh 1-3, K Power 0-5, B Purcell 0-2, S Grehan 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1.		H SHefflin 1-6, C Harrington 1-0, B Aylward 0-1, L Grant 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.

Glenmore v O'Loughlin Gaels

11 October 1998 Quarter-final replay	Glenmore	2-11 - 0-06	O'Loughlin Gaels	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Mullally 1-3, J Murphy 1-2, S Vereker 0-2, J Phelan 0-2, R Heffernan 0-1, D Phelan 0-1.		A Geoghegan 0-3, A Comerford 0-2, J Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fenians v Glenmore

18 October 1998 Semi-final	Fenians	1-08 - 0-11	Glenmore	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Ryan 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, B Purcell 0-2, K Power 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.		R Heffernan 0-6, P Mullally 0-1, S Vereker 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1.

Graigue-Ballycallan v Tullaroan

18 October 1998 Semi-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	4-12 - 2-08	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Byrne 2-2, D Cleere 0-7, J Hoyne 2-0, A Ronan 0-1, T Dermody 0-1, M Hoyne 0-1.		J Coogan 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, D Gaffney 1-1, B Teehan 0-1.

Fenians v Glenmore

24 October 1998 Semi-final replay	Fenians	0-08 - 1-04	Glenmore	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	K Power 0-2, Brendan Ryan 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, D Garrett 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1.		R Heffernan 1-3, C Heffernan 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

Final

Graigue-Ballycallan v Fenians

1 November 1998 Final	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-14 - 0-12	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Cleere 0-8, A Ronan 1-0, Joey Young 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1, T Dermody 0-1.		Brendan Ryan 0-8, PJ Delaney 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brendan Ryan	Fenians	1-19	22	4	5.50
2	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	1-12	15	4	3.75
	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-15	15	3	5.00
	Jimmy Coogan	Tullaroan	0-15	15	3	5.00
3	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Brian McEvoy	James Stehens	0-14	14	2	7.00
	Alan Geoghegan	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-14	14	3	4.66
4	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-05	11	3	3.66
	Brian O'Shea	Dunnamaggin	0-11	11	2	5.50
5	Niall Moloney	St. Martin's	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Denis Byrne	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-04	10	3	3.33

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-06	9	Fenians
2	Denis Byrne	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-02	8	Tullaroan
	Brendan Ryan	Fenians	1-05	8	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	Brendan Ryan	Fenians	0-08	8	Graigue-Ballycallan
	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-08	8	Fenians
3	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-04	7	James Stehens
	Brian McEvoy	James Stehens	0-07	7	Young Irelands
	Brian O'Shea	Dunnamaggin	0-07	7	O'Loughlin Gaels
	Brian McEvoy	James Stehens	0-07	7	Graigue-Ballycallan
	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-07	7	Tullaroan