The 2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 May 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.
Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.
The final was played on 23 October 2016 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Ballybrown, in what was their fourth meeting the final overall and first meeting in the final in 21 years. Patrickswell won the match by 1–26 to 1–07 to claim a record-equalling 19th championship title overall and a first title in 13 years.
Ballybrown's Alan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2–66.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Bruree Knockainey
From Championship
Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Croom Effin
Group 1 Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKilmallock541013288449Ballybrown541012589369Doon53021009286Na Piarsaigh520314198434South Liberties510492116−242Bruree500545156−1110
Group 1 results
Group 2 Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffAdare5500124715310Patrickswell541011973469Ahane52038384−14Bruff520371116−454Knockainey511368102−343Murroe-Boher50147897−191
Group 2 results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Alan O'ConnorBallybrown2–667298.002Willie GriffinAdare2–5460610.00]3Shane DowlingBallybrown3–4554510.804Aaron GillanePatrickswell3–425186.375Brian RyanSouth Liberties2–374358.60Paudie McNamaraMurroe/Boher2–374358.607Tom MorrisseyAhane2–313766.168Barry MurphyDoon1–313465.669John FitzgibbonPatrickswell2–253165.1610Diarmaid ByrnesPatrickswell0–282883.50
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