1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April – 24 October 1926 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (8th win) |
| Captain | Seán Óg Murphy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Dick Grace |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 12 |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1925 1927 → | |
The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 18 April 1926 and ended on 24 October 1926.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 4-6 to 2-0 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 8th All-Ireland title.
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.
Antrim won the Ulster SHC title, but at the suggestion of the Central Council, it was decided that the Ulster winners would enter the All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.[2]
Results
| 2 May 1926 Semi-final | Laois | 2-3 – 3-3 | Offaly | Portlaoise Sportsfield |
| 11 July 1926 Final | Kilkenny | 3-8 – 1-4 | Offaly | Croke Park |
| 18 April 1926 Quarter-final | Kerry | 4-6 – 2-4 | Clare | Tralee Sportsfield |
| 30 May 1926 Quarter-final | Waterford | 5-2 – 12-3 | Cork | Fraher Field |
| 15 August 1926 Semi-final | Cork | 7-7 – 1-4 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 22 August 1926 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-5 – 4-6 | Limerick | Fraher Field |
| 12 September 1926 Final | Cork | 0-0 – 1-2 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 19 September 1926 Final replay | Tipperary | 4-1 – 3-4 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield |
| 3 October 1926 Final second replay | Tipperary | 2-4 – 3-6 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield |
| 29 August 1926 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 6-2 – 5-1 | Galway | Croke Park |
| 24 October 1926 Final | Cork | 4-6 – 2-0 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| Attendance: 26,829 Referee: P McCullagh (Wexford) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary is abandoned after just ten minutes when the crowd storm the field.[citation needed]
- For the first time ever the Munster final goes to a second replay.[citation needed]
- The All-Ireland semi-final between Kilkenny and Galway is the first GAA game to be broadcast on radio. The commentator is P.D. Mehigan. It is also the first commentary on a field game to take place in Europe.[citation needed]
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
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Irish Independent 1905-current, Friday, 10 December 1926; Page: 12