The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3-7 to 1-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions .
Teams [ ]
Overview [ ]
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship .
Team summaries [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
League
Clare
Saffron and blue
1914
1932
Cork
Red and white
1931
1931
1939-40
Dublin
Navy and blue
1938
1938
1938-39
Galway
Maroon and white
1923
1922
1930-31
Kilkenny
Black and amber
1939
1939
1932-33
Laois
Blue and white
1915
1915
Limerick
Green and white
1936
1936
1937-38
Meath
Green and gold
Offaly
Green, white and gold
Tipperary
Blue and gold
1937
1937
1927-28
Waterford
Blue and white
1938
Westmeath
Maroon and white
Wexford
Purple and gold
1910
1918
Results [ ]
First round
Westmeath v Meath
5 May 1940 First round Westmeath 5-07 - 2-01 Meath Cusack Park , Mullingar
Raleigh 1-1, McNiece 1-1, S Hegarty 0-4, O'Brien 1-0, Dixon 1-0, Leonard 1-0, Smith 0-1.
McGrath 1-1, Clarke 1-0.
Quarter-finals
Westmeath v Wexford
26 May 1940 Quarter-final Westmeath 2-05 - 2-04 Wexford Croke Park , Dublin
T Colbert 2-0, S Hegarty 0-2, J Raleigh 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1, F White 0-1.
A Kealy 1-1, G Butler 1-0, J Duggan 0-1, P Boggan 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.
Referee: E McMahon (Dublin)
Semi-finals
Dublin v Laois
9 June 1940 Semi-final Dublin 2-08 - 1-08 Laois Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
N Wade 0-4, M McSweeney 1-0, M Brophy 1-0, D Devitt 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1.
D Griffin 1-2, T Fitzpatrick 0-3, D Cranny 0-2, P Norton 0-1.
Kilkenny v Westmeath
14 June 1940 Semi-final Kilkenny 3-16 - 1-05 Westmeath Geraldine Park , Athy
J Phelan 1-3, J Langton 1-2, J Kelly 1-2, P Phelan 1-2, J O'Brien 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, M Gargan 0-1, B Hinks 0-1.
S Hegarty 0-4, R Colbert 1-0, C Boland 0-1.
Final
Kilkenny v Dublin
21 July 1940 Final Kilkenny 3-06 - 2-05 Dublin Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
J Langton 1-2, J Mulcahy 1-2, J Phelan 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1, M Gargan 0-1.
M McSweeney 1-0, M Brophy 1-0, C Downes 0-1, H Gray 0-1, M Maher 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, N Wade 0-1.
Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)
Quarter-final
Tipperary v Cork
2 June 1940 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-06 - 6-03 Cork Thurles Sportsfield , Thurles
J Looby 2-0, J Cooney 0-2, J Maher 0-1, T Mason 0-1, P Flanagan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1.
T O'Sullivan 2-0, D Moylan 1-1, J Barrett 1-0, W Campbell 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, J Quirke 0-2.
Referee: J Roche (Limerick)
Semi-finals
Limerick v Waterford
16 June 1940 Semi-final Limerick 4-02 - 3-05 Waterford FitzGerald Stadium , Killarney
P McMahon 1-0, J Power 1-0, D Stokes 1-0, J Mackey 1-0, M Mackey 0-1, P Clohessy 0-1.
Greene 2-0, Wyse 1-0, C Moylan 0-3, M Hickey 0-2.
Cork v Clare
7 July 1940 Semi-final Cork 7-06 - 3-05 Clare Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
T O'Sullivan 4-0, J Lynch 1-4, B Dineen 1-0, D Moylan 1-0, M Brennan 0-1, C Ring 0-1.
Halloran 0-4, Flynn 1-0, P Loughnane 1-0, P Moloney 1-0, O'Grady 0-1.
Limerick v Waterford
14 July 1940 Semi-final replay Limerick 3-05 - 3-03 Waterford Clonmel Sportsfield , Clonmel
J Roche 2-0, J Power 1-2, M Mackey 0-2, T Ryan 0-1.
W Barron 1-1, D Goode 1-0, S Wyse 1-0, J Rheinish 0-1, T Greaney 0-1.
Referee: S Bourke (Clare)
Final
Limerick v Cork
28 July 1940 Final Limerick 4-03 - 3-06 Cork Thurles Sportsfield , Thurles
P McMahon 3-0, J Mackey 1-0, D Stokes 0-2, J Roche 0-1.
J Quirke 1-2, T O'Sullivan 1-0, J Young 1-0, C Ring 0-2, C Buckley 0-1, W Campbell 0-1.
Referee: D Ryan (Kerry)
Limerick v Cork
4 August 1940 Final replay Limerick 3-03 - 2-04 Cork Thurles Sportsfield , Thurles
P McMahon 2-0, D Stoke 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, J Mackey 0-1,
J Lynch 1-1, T O'SUllivan 1-0, J Quirke 0-2, C Ring 0-1.
Referee: D Ryan (Kerry)
Semi-final
Limerick v Galway
11 August 1940 Semi-final Limerick 3-06 - 0-05 Galway Cusack Park , Ennis
M Mackey 1-3, P McMahon 1-2, N Chawke 1-1.
C Boyle 0-2, MJ Flaherty 0-2, M Loughnane 0-1.
Referee: J Regan (Cork)
Final
Limerick v Kilkenny
1 September 1940 Final Limerick 3-07 - 1-07 Kilkenny Croke Park , Dublin
J Power 1-2, D Stokes 1-0, J Mackey 1-0, M Mackey 0-3, P Clohessy 0-1, T Ryan 0-1,
T Leahy 1-1, J Langton 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.
Referee: JJ Callanan (Tipperary)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Paddy McMahon
Limerick
7-02
23
6
3.83
2
Ted O'Sullivan
Cork
7-00
21
3
7.00
3
Mick Mackey
Limerick
1-11
14
6
2.33
4
Jackie Power
Limerick
3-04
13
6
2.16
5
Jim Langton
Kilkenny
2-06
12
3
4.00
Sources [ ]
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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