1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates5 November 1893 - 21 June 1894
Teams5
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (3rd win)
CaptainJohn 'Curtis' Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
Captain
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played2
Goals total11 (5.50 per game)
Points total13 (6.50 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
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The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 5 November 1893 and ended on 21 June 1894.

The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 6-8 to 0-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 3rd All-Ireland title.

Cork were the defending champions, thus becoming the first team to retain the title.

Results[]

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Final Kilkenny w/o – scr. Dublin

Munster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Semi-final Cork w/o – scr. Kerry
5 November 1893 Final Cork 5-3 – 0-0 Limerick Charleville Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[]

21 June 1894 Final Cork 6-8 – 0-2 Kilkenny Phoenix Park
Attendance: c.1,000
Referee: JJ Kenny (Dublin)

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny is the first championship meeting between the two teams. Cork win the game making them the first team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles.

Sources[]

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References[]

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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