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1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.

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Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3-11 to 0-3 defeat of Laois.[1]

Teams

Team summaries

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Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

15 May 1949 Quarter-final Wexford 1-04 - 4-11 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
Kielty 1-0, T Russell 0-3, Padge Kehoe 0-1. T Leahy 0-7, J Walton 1-1, J Cahill 1-0, S Downey 1-0, M Fripps 1-0, J Langton 0-2, B Walsh 0-1,
15 May 1949 Quarter-final Offaly 4-02 – 7-05 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
M Ryan 1-0, Sheehan 1-0, Bermingham 1-0, Sheeran 1-0, Flannery 0-1, Grogan 0-1. P Lalor 3-2, H Gray 2-0, Forde 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, W Bohane 0-3.
22 May 1949 Quarter-final Meath 6-10 - 3-02 Westmeath St. Loman's Park, Trim
J Loughran 2-4, Kelly 2-1, M Brien 1-3, B Smyth 1-1. Lenehan 2-0, J Daly 1-1, Gaffney 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 June 1949 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-13 – 2-06 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Cahill 2-0, J Walton 1-2, J Langton 0-5, T Leahy 1-0, S Downey 0-3, S Clohessy 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1. Gerrard 1-0, Kelly 1-0, T Donnelly 0-2, Loughran 0-2, Foran 0-1, B Smyth 0-1,
26 June 1949 Semi-final Laois 6-06 – 3-07 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Lalor 2-1, P Hogan 1-2, V Kelly 1-0, W Dargan 1-0, D Forde 1-0, J Styles 0-2, H Gray 0-1. P Kennedy 2-1, M Williams 1-0, J Lynch 0-2, T Herbert 0-1, L Donnelly 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, N Drumgoole 0-1. Referee: P Grace (Kilkenny)

Final

17 July 1949 Final Kilkenny 3-06 – 3-08 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Downey 2-1, J Walton 1-0, J Langton 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, D Kennedy 0-1. P O'Brien 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, P Hogan 1-0, H Gray 0-3, W Dargan 0-2, J Styles 0-1, T Byrne 0-1, W Bohane 0-1. Attendance: 22,000
Referee: E Long (Carlow)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

29 May 1949 First round Tipperary 3-10 – 3-10 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Kennedy 1-7, Carroll 1-0, S Maher 1-0, J Ryan 0-1, S Bannon 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. J Lynch 1-6, B Murphy 1-2, G Murphy 1-0, WJ Daly 0-1, C Ring 0-1.
26 June 1949 First round replay Tipperary 2-08 – 1-09
(aet)		 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Kennedy 1-6, M Ryan 1-1, S Maher 0-1. G Riordan 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, M Riordan 0-1, W Murphy 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 June 1949 Semi-final Limerick 3-08 – 3-03 Waterford Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J Power 2-0, G Fitzgerald 1-1, D Stokes 0-3, Mulcahy 0-2, E Stokes 0-1, T Cregan 0-1. Galvin 1-1, K O'Connor 1-0, T Curran 1-0, J Keane 0-2.
3 July 1949 Semi-final Tipperary 1-15 – 1-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Kennedy 0-7, M Ryan 1-2, T Ryan 0-3, P Kenny 0-2, B Stakelum 0-1. W McAllister 1-2, J Minogue 0-2, M Daly 0-2, M Nugent 0-1.

Final

17 July 1949 Final Tipperary 1-16 – 2-10 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Kennedy 0-11, T Ryan 0-4, S Bannon 1-0, M Ryan 0-1. D Stokes 0-5, Maher 1-1, J Power 1-1, E Stokes 0-1, Boland 0-1, Mulcahy 0-1. Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

31 July 1949 Semi-final Tipperary 6-18 – 1-4 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
J Kennedy 3-5, S Maher 3-3, T Ryan 0-4, M Ryan 0-4, P Shanahan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. McDonnell 1-0, Campbell 0-2, H Sheehan 0-1, Fogarty 0-1.
7 August 1949 Semi-final Laois 4-6 – 3-5 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
H Gray 2-2, P Kelly 2-0, J Styles 0-2, P Lalor 0-1, P Hogan 0-1. J Gallagher 1-4, F Duignan 1-0, T Moroney 1-0, J Killeen 0-1. Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

All-Ireland Final

4 September 1949 Final Tipperary 3-11 – 0-3 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
J Kennedy 2-4, P Kenny 1-2, S Kenny 0-2, P Stakelum 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1, T Ryan 0-1. J Styles 0-2, B Dargan 0-1. Attendance: 67,168

Championship statistics

Top scorers

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Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 29 points
    • Tipperary 6-18 - 1-4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
    • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points in a match: 26
    • Tipperary 1-16 - 2-10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
    • Laois 7-5 - 4-2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
    • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 10
    • Limerick 2-10 - 1-16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)

Miscellaneous

  • Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
  • The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

References

  1. [1]
    Slevin, Gery. "Happy days...fifty four years ago". Nenagh Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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