The 2005 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 29 May to 16 October 2005.
Ahane entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title after failing to qualify from the group stage. Ballybrown's relegation brought an end to 38 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The final was played on 16 October 2005 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Garryspillane and Kilmallock, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Garryspillane won the match by 2–15 to 2–12 to claim their first ever championship title.
Kilmallock's Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the championship's top scorer with 8–26.
Format change
A new format was introduced which resulted in the abolition of the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship after two years in existence. All 16 senior clubs now contested the A-grade competition. These teams were divided into four groups of four. After the group stage the top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group played off in a series of relegation matches.
Group 1 Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffMurroe/Boher33006939306Na Piarsaigh3111474703Monaleen30204757−102Killeedy30123959−201
Group 1 results
Group 2 Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKilmallock33007046246Croom31024244−22Bruree31024447−32Knockainey31023655−192
Group 2 results
Group 2 playoffs
Group 3 Group 3 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffGarryspillane3300544286Patrickswell32015440144Ahane3102524842Ballybrown30034373−300
Group 3 Group 3 results
Group 4 Group 4 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffAdare33006440246Tournafulla32015058−84Doon31024952−32Dromin/Athlacca30034760−130
Group 4 results
Relegation playoffs Relegation semi-finals
Relegation final
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Andrew O'ShaughnessyKilmallock8–265066.402Alan O'ConnorBallybrown4–304258.403Barry FoleyPatrickswell3–293857.604Frankie CarrollGarryspillane1–303365.505Patrick KirbyKnockainey3–233265.336Paul NeenanDromin/Athlacca1–262947.257Michael FitzgeraldDoon2–222839.338John MeskellAhane1–202337.669Kevin TobinMurroe/ Boher1–192245.5010Marcus CreganCroom3–101944.75Peter CreganCroom0–191944.75
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