All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_1899

1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Edition of the Tournament

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1899 was the 13th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Wexford 3-12 to 1–4 in the final.[1]

Quick Facts All-Ireland champions, Winning team ...

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions play in this game to determine the All-Ireland champions.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

More information Wexford, 4-7 – 0-1 ...
More information Wexford, 2-12 – 1-4 ...

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

More information Tipperary, w.o. – scr. ...
More information Cork, 3-4 – 2-9 ...
More information Tipperary, 5-16 – 0-8 ...

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Final

More information Tipperary, 3-12 – 1-4 ...
Attendance: c.3,500
Referee: A. McKeogh (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Wexford was abandoned near the end. Since Tipperary were winning by a considerable margin at that stage it was decided to award them the championship title.
  • Tipperary win their 5th All-Ireland title to become outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour. It is a position they will retain until 1942.

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

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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