1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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The 1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 11 October 1998 and ended on 17 March 1999.
Quick Facts Championship Details, Dates ...
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 11 October 1998 – 17 March 1999 |
Teams | 27 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | St Josephs Doora-Barefield (1st win) |
Captain | Lorcan Hassett |
Manager | Michael Clohessy |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Rathnure |
Captain | Joe Mooney |
Manager | Don Quigley |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | St Josephs Doora-Barefield |
Leinster | Rathnure |
Ulster | Ballygalget |
Connacht | Athenry |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 26 |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
← 1997–98 |
Close
Birr were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the county championship and failed to qualify.[1]
On 17 March 1999, St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the championship following a 2-14 to 0-8 defeat of Rathnure in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It remains their only championship title.
Rathnure's Paul Codd was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.