1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{infobox hurling championship
| name = 1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
| dates = 26 September 1998 – 1 November 1998
| teams = 12
| sponsor = St. Canice's Credit Union
| champions = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Graigue-Ballycallan
| champions captain = Damien Cleere
| count = 1
| runners-up = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians
| runners-up captain = Matty Walsh
| relegated = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Dunnamaggin
| matches = 14
| goals = 25
| points = 285
| top scorer = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Brendan Ryan (1-19)
| previous year = 1997
| previous tournament = 1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1999
| next tournament = 1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles|title=Club titles - Kilkenny|publisher=Hogan Stand|access-date=6 October 2018}} 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
=From Championship=
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
=First round=
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| date = 26 September 1998
| round = First round
| team1 = James Stephens
| score = 1-14 - 1-07
| team2 = Young Irelands
| goals1 = B McEvoy 0-7, K Grogan 1-0, L Smith 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, P Barry 0-1, B Smith 0-1, N Brennan 0-1.
| goals2 = C Carter 1-3, T Drennan 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, O Carter 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 26 September 1998
| round = First round
| team1 = Tullaroan
| score = 0-13 - 0-09
| team2 = Erin's Own
| goals1 = J Coogan 0-5, J Norton 0-2, B Lee 0-2, D Gaffney 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1, J Walton 0-1, A O'Dea 0-1.
| goals2 = B Young 0-3, M Owens 0-2, D Buggy 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, V Smith 0-1, P Healy 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
| referee =
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| date = 27 September 1998
| round = First round
| team1 = Ballyhale Shamrocks
| score = 2-11 - 1-09
| team2 = St. Martin's
| goals1 = J Shefflin 1-2, H Shefflin 0-5, L Grant 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, B Aylward 0-1, P Farrell 0-1.
| goals2 = N Moloney 1-1, D Lawlor 0-4, P Brennan 0-3, T Cody 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 27 September 1998
| round = First round
| team1 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| score = 1-08 - 0-09
| team2 = Dunnamaggin
| goals1 = A Geoghegan 0-6, J Daly 1-0, S Dowling 0-1, J Comerford 0-1.
| goals2 = B O'Shea 0-7, M O'Neill 0-1, M Moran 0-1.
| stadium = John Locke Park, Callan
| referee =
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=Relegation play-off=
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| date = 25 October 1998
| round = Final
| team1 = St. Martin's
| score = 1-10 - 0-06
| team2 = Dunnamaggin
| goals1 = N Moloney 1-3, A Lawlor 0-2, J Dooley 0-2, J Maher 0-2, D Lawlor 0-1.
| goals2 = B O'Shea 0-4, M O'Neill 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.
| stadium = St. John's Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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=Quarter-finals=
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| date = 4 October 1998
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Tullaroan
| score = 1-11 - 0-12
| team2 = Dicksboro
| goals1 = J Coogan 0-5, B Teehan 1-1, J Norton 0-2, L O'Dea 0-1, J Walton 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.
| goals2 = G Henderson 0-5, J Treacy 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, S Kennedy 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, T Bawle 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 4 October 1998
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 2-14 - 0-13
| team2 = James Stephens
| goals1 = A Ronan 1-4, J Young 1-3, J Hoyne 0-2, J Young 0-2, T Dermody 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1.
| goals2 = B McEvoy 0-7, L O'Connor 0-2, P Larkin 0-1, P Barry 0-1, L Smith 0-1, K Grogan 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 4 October 1998
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Glenmore
| score = 0-09 - 0-09
| team2 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| goals1 = D Mullally 0-3, R Heffernan 0-2, P Mullally 0-1, R Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.
| goals2 = A Geoghegan 0-5, A Comerford 0-2, J Comerford 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc na Seamróga, Ballyhale
| referee =
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| date = 4 October 1998
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Fenians
| score = 2-18 - 2-09
| team2 = Ballyhale Shamrocks
| goals1 = Brendan Ryan 1-5, M Walsh 1-3, K Power 0-5, B Purcell 0-2, S Grehan 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1.
| goals2 = H SHefflin 1-6, C Harrington 1-0, B Aylward 0-1, L Grant 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 11 October 1998
| round = Quarter-final replay
| team1 = Glenmore
| score = 2-11 - 0-06
| team2 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| goals1 = M Mullally 1-3, J Murphy 1-2, S Vereker 0-2, J Phelan 0-2, R Heffernan 0-1, D Phelan 0-1.
| goals2 = A Geoghegan 0-3, A Comerford 0-2, J Daly 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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=Semi-finals=
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| date = 18 October 1998
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Fenians
| score = 1-08 - 0-11
| team2 = Glenmore
| goals1 = B Ryan 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, B Purcell 0-2, K Power 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.
| goals2 = R Heffernan 0-6, P Mullally 0-1, S Vereker 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Mullally 0-1, J Phelan 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 18 October 1998
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 4-12 - 2-08
| team2 = Tullaroan
| goals1 = D Byrne 2-2, D Cleere 0-7, J Hoyne 2-0, A Ronan 0-1, T Dermody 0-1, M Hoyne 0-1.
| goals2 = J Coogan 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, D Gaffney 1-1, B Teehan 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 24 October 1998
| round = Semi-final replay
| team1 = Fenians
| score = 0-08 - 1-04
| team2 = Glenmore
| goals1 = K Power 0-2, Brendan Ryan 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, D Garrett 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1.
| goals2 = R Heffernan 1-3, C Heffernan 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee = P Neary (James Stephens)
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=Final=
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| date = 1 November 1998
| round = Final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 1-14 - 0-12
| team2 = Fenians
| goals1 = D Cleere 0-8, A Ronan 1-0, Joey Young 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, M Hoyne 0-1, T Dermody 0-1.
| goals2 = Brendan Ryan 0-8, PJ Delaney 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee = P Dunphy
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Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Brendan Ryan |align=center|1-19 |align=center|22 |align=center|4 |align=center|5.50 |
| rowspan=3 align=center|2
|align=center|1-12 |align=center|15 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.75 |
| Damien Cleere
|align=center|0-15 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.00 |
| Jimmy Coogan
|align=center|0-15 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.00 |
| rowspan=3 align=center|3
|align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.00 |
| Brian McEvoy
|align=center|0-14 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.00 |
| Alan Geoghegan
|align=center|0-14 |align=center|14 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.66 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|4
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |align=center|3 |align=center|3.66 |
| Brian O'Shea
|align=center|0-11 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|5.50 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|5
|Niall Moloney |align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |align=center|2 |align=center|5.00 |
| Denis Byrne
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |align=center|3 |align=center|3.33 |
;Single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| rowspan=4 align=center|2
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
| Brendan Ryan
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
| Brendan Ryan
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| Damien Cleere
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan=5 align=center|3
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| Brian McEvoy
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| Brian O'Shea
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| Brian McEvoy
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| Damien Cleere
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |