1995 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1995 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 July – 29 October 1995
Teams	17
Sponsor	Auburn Lodge
Champions	Sixmilebridge (8th title) Ian Mulready (captain) Jim Fawl (manager)
Runners-up	Scariff Donal Moloney (captain) Pat Minogue (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	45 (2.81 per match)
Points scored	333 (20.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gerry McInerney (3-13)
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The 1995 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw took place on 27 February 1995. The championship ran from 8 July to 29 October 1995.

Clarecastle entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cratloe in the quarter-finals.^[1] Cratloe joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year. Tubber and Ruan amalgamated and contested the championship as Tubber/Ruan.

The final was played on 29 October 1995 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Sixmilebridge and Scariff, in what was their second meeting overall in the final and a first meeting in 43 years. Sixmilebridge won the match by 2–10 to 0–15 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title in two years.^[2][3][4] Sixmilebridge's Gerry McInerney was the championship's top scorer with 3–13.

Sixmilebridge later became the first Clare club to win the All-Ireland Club SHC after beating Dunloy in the 1996 All-Ireland club final.^[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cratloe^[6]

Results

Preliminary round

Kilmaley v Corofin

15 July 1995 Preliminary round	Kilmaley	5-12 - 0-08	Corofin	Cusack Park
	A Markham 2-3, B Healy 0-8, J McMahon 2-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.

First round

Broadford v Feakle

8 July 1995 First round F	Broadford	0-08 - 2-11	Feakle	Scariff Grounds
	K Ryan 0-7, M O'Brien 0-1.		V Donnellan 0-8.

Sixmilebridge v Newmarket-on-Fergus

15 July 1995 First round E	Sixmilebridge	2-08 - 0-06	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Wolfe Tone Park
	Danny Chaplin 2-0, J Chaplin 0-3, A Mulready 0-2, M Conlon 0-1, D McInerney 0-1.		B Enright 0-2, B Cullinan 0-1, M Daly 0-1, K Arthur 0-1.

O'Callaghan's Mills v Whitegate

15 July 1995 First round G	O'Callaghan's Mills	1-14 - 1-07	Whitegate	Broadford Grounds
	PJ O'Connell 1-4, B McNamara 0-7, K McNamara 0-2, D Cooney 0-1.		P Doyle 0-6, P Minogue 1-0, G Malone 0-1.

Tulla v Wolfe Tones

9 September 1995 First round	Tulla	1-14 - 0-03	Wolfe Tones	Fr Murphy Memorial Park
	J McInerney 1-4, S Littleton 0-4, M Littleton 0-2, D McInerney 0-2, M Corry 0-1, R McInerney 0-1.		D Collins 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1.

Cratloe v Inagh-Kilnamona

9 September 1995 First round	Cratloe	4-11 - 3-11	Inagh-Kilnamona	Fr Murphy Memorial Park
	J O'Gorman 2-0, S Ryan 0-6, D Ryan 1-0, K Galvin 1-0, R O'Hara 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, N McMahon 0-1, E Wall 0-1.		P McInerney 2-1, D Woods 1-0, F Hegarty 0-3, S Barry 0-3, E Garvey 0-2, B Hegarty 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.

Tubber/Ruan v Éire Óg

10 September 1995 First round	Tubber/Ruan	1-12 - 1-10	Éire Óg	Cusack Park
	M Daffy 0-4, E Taaffe 1-0, T Donoghue 0-3, P Taaffe 0-3, C Lyons 0-1, E Scanlan 0-1.		G Logue 1-2, M Nugent 0-1, C Shannon 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, F Flynn 0-1.

Clarecastle v St Joseph's Doora-Barefield

10 September 1995 First round	Clarecastle	0-09 - 0-08	St Joseph's Doora-Barefield	Cusack Park
	J Healy 0-7, K Power 0-1, A Neville 0-1.		J O'Connor 0-3, G Baker 0-2, P Collins 0-2, L Hassett 0-1.

Scariff v Kilmaley

10 September 1995 First round	Scariff	2-11 - 0-12	Kilmaley	O'Garney Park
	D Murphy 1-2, B Murphy 1-2, M McKenna 0-5, K Minogue 0-2.		B Healy 0-5, T Kennedy 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, E Kennedy 0-1, N Romer 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Cratloe v Clarecastle

16 September 1995 Quarter-final	Cratloe	0-13 - 0-11	Clarecastle	Fr Murphy Memorial Park
	S Ryan 0-8, M Deegan 0-3, M O'Gorman 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1.		J Healy 0-4, A Neville 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, P Healy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1.

Tulla v Sixmilebridge

16 September 1995 Quarter-final	Tulla	4-09 - 3-13	Sixmilebridge	Fr Murphy Memorial Park
	J McInerney 3-0, S Littleon 0-6, M Corry 1-0, B Quinn 0-2, F Culloo 0-1.		G McInerney 2-3, D McInerney 1-2, J Chaplin 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, A White 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1, David Chaplin 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1.

Tubber/Ruan v Scariff

17 September 1995 Quarter-final	Tubber/Ruan	1-11 - 1-12	Scariff	Cusack Park
	M Daffy 0-6, C Lyons 1-2, E Taaffe 0-1, M Clancy 0-1, P Taaffe 0-1.		M McKenna 1-2, B Murphy 0-5, D Murphy 0-2, P Minogue 0-2, T McMahon 0-1.

O'Callaghan's Mills v Feakle

17 September 1995 Quarter-final	O'Callaghan's Mills	5-08 - 2-11	Feakle	Whitegate Grounds
	B McNamara 1-4, D Cooney 2-0, B Madden 1-1, PJ O'Connell 1-0, D Moroney 0-1, T Canny 0-1, B Noonan 0-1.		V Donnellan 0-5, T Guilfoyle 1-1, M O'Grady 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3, J Punch 0-1, B McMahon 0-1.

Semi-finals

Sixmilebridge v Cratloe

8 October 1995 Semi-final	Sixmilebridge	1-23 - 0-04	Cratloe	Cusack Park
	G McInerney 0-7, D McInerney 1-1, J Chaplin 0-4, M Conlon 0-4, A Mulready 0-2, N Earley 0-2, Danny Chaplin 0-1, David Chaplin 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1.		S Ryan 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, N McMahon 0-1.

Scariff v O'Callaghan's Mills

8 October 1995 Semi-final	Scariff	2-09 - 1-09	O'Callaghan's Mills	Cusack Park
	M McKenna 0-5, M Minogue 1-1, T McMahon 1-0, P Minogue 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.		B McNamara 0-5, F Marsh 1-1, B Madden 0-1, T Canny 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.

Final

Sixmilebridge v Scariff

29 October 1995 Final	Sixmilebridge	2-10 - 0-15	Scariff	Cusack Park
	G McInerney 1-3, David Chaplin 1-0, M Conlon 0-2, A Mulready 0-2, D McInerney 0-1, N Earley 0-1, J Chaplin 0-1.		M McKenna 0-6, B Murphy 0-5, M Minogue 0-1, B McNamara 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, T McMahon 0-1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan (Wolfe Tones)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gerry McInerney	Sixmilebridge	3-13	22	4	5.50
2	Mark McKenna	Scariff	1-18	21	4	5.25
3	Brendan McNamara	O'Callaghan's Mills	1-16	19	3	6.33
4	Barry Murphy	Scariff	1-14	17	4	4.25
5	Jim McInerney	Tulla	4-04	16	2	8.00
6	Seán Ryan	Cratloe	0-15	15	3	5.00
7	Val Donnellan	Feakle	0-13	13	2	6.50
8	Declan McInerney	Sixmilebridge	2-05	11	4	2.75
	James Healy	Clarecastle	0-11	11	2	5.50
10	P. J. O'Connell	O'Callaghan's Mills	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Mike Daffy	Tubber/Ruan	0-10	10	2	5.00
	John Chaplin	Sixmilebridge	0-10	10	4	2.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jim McInerney	Tulla	3-00	9	Sixmilebridge
	Gerry McInerney	Sixmilebridge	2-03	9	Tulla
	Alan Markham	Kilmaley	2-03	9	Corofin
4	Val Donnellan	Feakle	0-08	8	Broadford
	Seán Ryan	Cratloe	0-08	8	Clarecastle
6	Paul McInerney	Inagh-Kilnamona	2-01	7	Cratloe
	P. J. O'Connell	O'Callaghan's Mills	1-04	7	Whitegate
	Brendan McNamara	O'Callaghan's Mills	1-04	7	Feakle
	Jim McInerney	Tulla	1-04	7	Wollfe Tones
	Gerry McInerney	Sixmilebridge	0-07	7	Cratloe
	Brendan McNamara	O'Callaghan's Mills	0-07	7	Whitegate
	James Healy	Clarecastle	0-07	7	St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
	Kevin Ryan	Broadford	0-07	7	Feakle

Miscellaneous

• Sixmilebridge's Flan Quilligan became the first player from the club to win eight Clare SHC titles.

References

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2. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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4. "Club history". Sixmilebridge GAA website. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. "Hard-working Claremen aim to 'Bridge that gap". Irish Independent. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
6. "New generation schooled for success in Clare". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2021.