The 1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 26 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.
Dunnamaggin were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the first round. They were eventually relegated after losing to St. Martin's in a play-off.
On 1 November 1998, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Fenians in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title.
Brendan Ryan from the Fenians club was the championship's top scorer with 1–19.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballyhale Shamrocks
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Mooncoin
Results First round
Relegation play-off
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Brendan RyanFenians1-192245.502Ray HeffernanGlenmore1-121543.75Damien CleereGraigue-Ballycallan0-151535.00Jimmy CooganTullaroan0-151535.003Henry ShefflinBallyhale Shamrocks1-111427.00Brian McEvoyJames Stehens0-141427.00Alan GeogheganO'Loughlin Gaels0-141434.664Adrian RonanGraigue-Ballycallan2-051133.66Brian O'SheaDunnamaggin0-111125.505Niall MoloneySt. Martin's2-041025.00Denis ByrneGraigue-Ballycallan2-041033.33
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Henry ShefflinBallyhale Shamrocks1-069Fenians2Denis ByrneGraigue-Ballycallan2-028TullaroanBrendan RyanFenians1-058Ballyhale ShamrocksBrendan RyanFenians0-088Graigue-BallycallanDamien CleereGraigue-Ballycallan0-088Fenians3Adrian RonanGraigue-Ballycallan1-047James StehensBrian McEvoyJames Stehens0-077Young IrelandsBrian O'SheaDunnamaggin0-077O'Loughlin GaelsBrian McEvoyJames Stehens0-077Graigue-BallycallanDamien CleereGraigue-Ballycallan0-077Tullaroan
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