This article lists players who have captained the Limerick county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
List of captains YearPlayerClubNational titlesProvincial titles1927Micky CrossClaughaun1928Willie GleesonFedamore1929Bob McConkeyYoung Irelands19301931Bob McConkeyYoung Irelands1932Timmy RyanAhane1933Micky FitzgibbonYoung IrelandsMunster Hurling Final winning captain1934Timmy RyanAhaneAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1935Timmy RyanAhaneMunster Hurling Final winning captain1936Mick MackeyAhaneAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1937Mick MackeyAhane1938Mick MackeyAhane1939Mick MackeyAhane1940Mick MackeyAhaneAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1941Jim RocheCroom1942Croom1943Ahane1944Mick MackeyAhane1945Mick MackeyAhane1946Mick MackeyAhane1947Ahane1948Jackie PowerAhane1949Seán HerbertAhane19501951Dick StokesPallasgreen1952Dick StokesPallasgreen195319541955Liam RyanCappamoreMunster Hurling Final winning captain1956Tommy Casey1957Séamus RyanCappamore1958Mick TynanClaughaun1959Jim KeoghClaughaun1960Séamus RyanCappamore196119621963Kevin LongFeenagh-Kilmeedy1964Kevin LongFeenagh-Kilmeedy1965Johnny HayesCappamore1966Phil BennisPatrickswell1967Phil BennisPatrickswell1968Mossie DowlingKilmallock1969Éamonn CreganClaughaun1970Phil BennisPatrickswell1971Tony O'BrienPatrickswell1972Jim HoganClaughaun1973Éamonn Grimessouth LibertiesAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1974Seán FoleyPatrickswellMunster Hurling Final winning captain1975Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties1976Paddy KellyKilmallock1977Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties1978Seán FoleyPatrickswell1979Pat HartiganSouth Liberties1980Seán FoleyPatrickswellMunster Hurling Final winning captain1981Paudie FitzmauriceKilleedyMunster Hurling Final winning captain1982Joe McKennaSouth Liberties1983Leonard EnrightPatrickswell1984Leonard EnrightPatrickswell1985Leonard EnrightPatrickswell1986Paddy KellyKilmallock1987Danny FitzgeraldClaughaun1988Leonard EnrightPatrickswell1989Gary KirbyPatrickswell1990Terence KennyBallybrown1991Anthony CarmodyPatrickswell1992Joe O'ConnorBallybrown1993Mike HoulihanKilmallock1994Gary KirbyPatrickswellMunster Hurling Final winning captain1995Mike HoulihanKilmallock1996Ciarán CareyPatrickswellMunster Hurling Final winning captain1997Gary KirbyPatrickswell1998Ciarán CareyPatrickswell1999Ollie MoranAhane2000Ollie MoranAhane2001Barry FoleyPatrickswell2002Mark FoleyAdare2003Mark FoleyAdare2004Ciarán CareyPatrickswellT.J. RyanGarryspillane2005Ollie MoranAhane2006T.J. RyanGarryspillaneDamian RealeHospital-Herbertstown2007James O'BrienBruree2008Mark FoleyAdare2009Mark FoleyAdare2010Bryan O'SullivanKilmallock2011Gavin O'MahonyKilmallock2012David BreenNa Piarsaigh2013Donal O'GradyGranagh-BallingarryMunster Hurling Final winning captain2014Donal O'GradyGranagh-Ballingarry2015Donal O'GradyGranagh-Ballingarry2016Nickie QuaidEffin2017James RyanGarryspillane2018Declan HannonAdareAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain2019Declan HannonAdareMunster Hurling Final winning captain2020Declan HannonAdareAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain2021Declan HannonAdareAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain2022Declan HannonAdareAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain2023Cian LynchPatrickswellAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain2024Declan HannonAdareMunster Hurling Final winning captain2025Cian LynchPatrickswell2026