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1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates22 June – 6 October 1996
Teams17
SponsorAuburn Lodge
Champions Wolfe Tones na Sionna (1st title)
Brian Lohan (captain)
Alan Cunningham (manager)
Runners-up Clarecastle
Tom Howard (captain)
John Callinan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored38 (2.24 per match)
Points scored334 (19.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mark McKenna (1-21)
1995 (Previous) (Next) 1997

The 1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw took place on 12 March 1996. The championship ran from 22 June to 6 October 1996.

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

The final was played on 6 October 1996 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Wolfe Tones na Sionna and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wolfe Tones na Sionna won the match by 1–11 to 0–08 to claim their first ever championship title.[3][4][5]

Scariff's Mark McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Regraded to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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Preliminary round

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22 June 1996 Preliminary round O'Callaghan's Mills 1-14 - 0-03 Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park
B Madden 0-6, A Walsh 1-1, PJ O'Connell 0-4, T Canny 0-3. B Enright 0-2, R Woods 0-1.

First round

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13 July 1996 First round Feakle 1-06 - 1-09 Tubber/Ruan Cusack Park
T Guilfoyle 1-1, V Donnellan 0-3, G Collins 0-1, H McMahon 0-1. E Taaffe 0-5, D O'Brien 1-1, P Custy 0-1, M Daffy 0-1.
13 July 1996 First round Inagh-Kilnamona 0-06 - 1-18 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
P McInerney 0-2, S Barry 0-1, P McGuane 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, MJ Wynne 0-1. A Walsh 0-5, B Madden 1-3, PJ O'Connell 0-2, D Cooney 0-2, K McNamara 0-2, T Canny 0-2, G Moroney 0-1, B Noonan 0-1.
14 July 1996 First round Kilmaley 1-11 - 2-12 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park
B Healy 0-5, A Markham 1-0, M Daly 0-2, P Healy 0-2, C Clancy 0-2. Danny Chaplin 1-1, G McInerney 0-4, N Gilligan 1-0, M Conlon 0-2, David Chaplin 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1, J Chaplin 0-1.
20 July 1996 First round Clarecastle 3-16 - 1-04 Tulla Cusack Park
V O'Loughlin 2-1, J Healy 1-3, K Ralph 0-3, A Neville 0-3, A Daly 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, G O'Loughlin 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1. P Tuohy 1-0, B Quinn 0-2, M Littleton 0-1, R McInerney 0-1.
20 July 1996 First round Corofin 2-06 - 0-10 Cratloe Cusack Park
D Daly 1-2, J Clancy 1-0, O Nagle 0-2, M O'Dell 0-1, F Lahiniffe 0-1. D Considine 0-6, N McMahon 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.
27 July 1996 First round Wolfe Tones na Sionna 3-10 - 1-11 Ogonnelloe Hamilton Park
J O'Riordan 2-1, P Keary 0-6, D Collins 1-0, F Carrig 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. J McKenna 0-6, F Forde 0-5, M Sheedy 1-0.
28 July 1996 First round Whitegate 2-04 - 1-16 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Páirc an Dálaigh
B Minogue 1-2, K Doyle 1-1, C Turner 0-1. J O'Connor 1-7, F O'Sullivan 0-2, A Whelan 0-2, O Baker 0-2, J Considine 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, M Baker 0-1.
28 July 1996 First round Éire Óg 0-16 - 1-16 Scariff Páirc an Dálaigh
C Egan 0-8, B Keating 0-3, S McNamara 0-3, F Flynn 0-1, S Lyne 0-1. M McKenna 0-10, T McMahon 1-1, B Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-2.

Quarter-finals

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10 August 1996 Quarter-final Corofin 0-02 - 0-14 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
J Cahill 0-1, O Nagle 0-1. T Canny 0-5, B McNamara 0-5, K McNamara 0-2, M Deasy 0-2.
10 August 1996 Quarter-final Tubber/Ruan 2-11 - 2-11 Scariff Cusack Park
E Taaffe 1-5, C Lyons 0-4, P Custy 1-0, M Daffy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. M McKenna 1-7, B Murphy 1-3, J Horan 0-1.
17 August 1996 Quarter-final Wolfe Tones na Sionna 3-09 - 1-07 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park
P Keary 1-6, D Collins 1-0, J O'Riordan 1-0, P Lee 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-1. David Chaplin 1-0, J Chaplin 0-3, G McInerney 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, D McInerney 0-1.
17 August 1996 Quarter-final Clarecastle 2-08 - 1-09 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Cusack Park
J Healy 1-5, G O'Loughlin 1-1, F Tuohy 0-1, A Daly 0-1. J O'Connor 0-6, F O'Sullivan 1-0, K O'Neill 0-1, A Whelan 0-1, P Collins 0-1.
24 August 1996 Quarter-final replay Tubber/Ruan 2-08 - 0-09 Scariff Cusack Park
D O'Brien 2-0, E Taaffe 0-4, C Lyons 0-3, D Quinn 0-1. M McKenna 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, T McMahon 0-1, J Horan 0-1.

Semi-finals

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7 September 1996 Semi-final Wolfe Tones na Sionna 1-14 - 0-10 Tubber/Ruan Cusack Park
D Collins 1-3, P Keary 0-4, P Lee 0-3, J Riordan 0-2, F Lohan 0-1, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. C Lyons 0-4, E Taaffe 0-3, D Quinn 0-1, M Daffy 0-1, M Clancy 0-1.
7 September 1996 Semi-final Clarecastle 1-10 - 1-05 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
G O'Loughlin 1-1, J Healy 0-3, K Ralph 0-2, P Healy 0-1, S Sheedy 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, V O'Loughlin 0-1. A Walsh 1-1, B Madden 0-2, M Deasy 0-1, B McNamara 0-1.

Final

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6 October 1996 Final Wolfe Tones na Sionna 1-11 - 0-08 Clarecastle Cusack Park
D Collins 1-1, P Keary 0-3, Pat O'Rourke 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-2, P Meaney 0-1, F Carrig 0-1, P Lee 0-1. G O'Loughlin 0-2, J Healy 0-2, K Ralph 0-1, A Neville 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark McKenna Scariff 1-21 24 3 8.00
2 Paul Keary Wolfe Tones 1-19 22 4 5.50
3 Éamonn Taaffe Tubber/Ruan 1-17 20 4 5.00
4 James Healy Clarecastle 2-13 19 4 4.75
5 Derek Collins Wolfe Tones 4-04 16 4 4.00
Jamesie O'Connor St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-13 16 2 8.00
7 Brian Madden O'Callaghan's Mills 1-11 14 4 3.50
8 Andrew Walsh O'Callaghan's Mills 2-07 13 4 3.25
9 John O'Riordan Wolfe Tones 3-03 12 4 3.00
10 David O'Brien Tubber/Ruan 3-02 11 3 3.66
Ger O'Loughlin Clarecastle 2-05 11 4 2.75
Cyril Lyons Tubber/Ruan 0-11 11 3 3.66
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jamesie O'Connor St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-07 10 Whitegate
Mark McKenna Scariff 1-07 10 Tubber/Ruan
Mark McKenna Scariff 0-10 10 Éire Óg
4 Paul Keary Wolfe Tones 1-06 9 Sixmilebridge
5 Éamonn Taaffe Tubber/Ruan 1-05 8 Scariff
James Healy Clarecastle 1-05 8 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Cathal Egan Éire Óg 0-08 8 Scariff
8 Victor O'Loughlin Clarecastle 2-01 7 Tulla
John O'Riordan Wolfe Tones 2-01 7 Ogonnelloe

References

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