1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	22 June – 6 October 1996
Teams	17
Sponsor	Auburn 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 played	17
Goals scored	38 (2.24 per match)
Points scored	334 (19.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark McKenna (1-21)
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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

To Championship

Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Ogonnelloe

From Championship

Regraded to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Broadford

Results

Preliminary round

O'Callaghan's Mills v Newmarket-on-Fergus

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

Feakle v Tubber/Ruan

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.

Inagh-Kilnamona v O'Callaghan's Mills

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.

Kilmaley v Sixmilebridge

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.

Clarecastle v Tulla

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.

Corofin v Cratloe

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.

Wolfe Tones na Sionna v Ogonnelloe

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.

Whitegate v St Joseph's Doora-Barefield

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.

Éire Óg v Scariff

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

Corofin v O'Callaghan's Mills

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.

Tubber/Ruan v Scariff

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.

Wolfe Tones na Sionna v Sixmilebridge

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.

Clarecastle v St Joseph's Doora-Barefield

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.

Tubber/Ruan v Scariff

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

Wolfe Tones na Sionna v Tubber/Ruan

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.

Clarecastle v O'Callaghan's Mills

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

Wolfe Tones na Sionna v Clarecastle

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

Top scorers

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

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.