The 1977 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 11 September to 13 November 1977.
South Liberties entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Patrickswell in a semi-final replay.
The final was played on 13 November 1977 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Killleedy, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Patrickswell won the match by 3–07 to 0–07 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in seven years.
Éamonn Grimes was the championship's top scorer with 1–19.
Teams
ChampionshipChampionsRunners-upLimerick City Senior Hurling ChampionshipPatrickswellClaughaunEast Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipSouth LibertiesKilteely-DromkeenSouth Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipBrureeBruffWest Limerick Senior Hurling ChampionshipKilleedyTournafulla
Results Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Éamonn GrimesSouth Liberties1–192237.332Richie BennisPatrickswell0–191944.753Dan O'ConnorTournafulla2–121836.004Willie FitzmauriceKilleedy1–141744.255Peter BennisPatrickswell2–041042.50Paudie FitzmauriceKilleedy2–041042.25
References