1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates20 September 1891 - 28 February 1892
Teams7
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Kerry (1st win)
Captain John Mahony
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Wexford
Captain Nicholas Daly
Provincial champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played5
Goals total11 (1.5 per game)
Points total30 (4.2 per game)
All-Star Team See here
1890
1892

The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 20 September 1891 and ended on 28 February 1892.

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Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Kerry won the All-Ireland following a 2–3 to 1–5 defeat of Wexford in the final. [1]

Teams

A total of seven teams contested the championship.

The Leinster championship was contested by four teams: Dublin (Raparees), Kildare (Maynooth), Laois and Wexford (Crossabeg).

Three counties contested the Munster championship: Cork (Blackrock), Kerry (Ballyduff) and Limerick (Treaty Stones).

There were no provincial championships in either Connacht or Ulster.

General information

Seven counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: four teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and three teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County ClubProvinceColoursAppearancePosition in 1890 ChampionshipProvincial TitlesLast provincial titleChampionship TitlesLast championship title
Colours of Limerick.svg Cork Blackrock Munster 4thChampions2 1890 1 1890
Colours of Cork.svg Dublin Raparees Leinster 5thSemi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)1 1889 1 1889
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Ballyduff Munster 3rdRunners-Up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)0-0-
Colours of Laois.svg Kildare Maynooth Leinster 3rdSemi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)0-0-
Colours of Cork.svg Laois Leinster 4thRunners-Up (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)0-0-
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Treaty Stones Munster 4thQuarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)0-0-
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Crossabeg Leinster -3rdRunners-up1 1890 0-

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

25 October 1891Semi-final Wexford w/o - scr. Kildare Clonturk Park
25 October 1891Semi-final Dublin w/o - scr. Laois Clonturk Park
25 October 1891Semi-final (refixture) Dublin 0-1 - 2-3 Wexford Clonturk Park

Final

8 November 1891Final Wexford w/o - scr. Laois Clonturk Park

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

20 September 1891Semi-final Kerry 2-7 0-3 Cork Killarney
Attendance: 8,000

Final

1 November 1891Final Limerick 1-2 1-1 Kerry Newcastle West
Referee: J Sheehy
6 December 1891Final (refixture) Limerick Postponed Kerry Mallow
24 January 1892Final (refixture) Limerick Postponed Kerry Abbeyfeale
31 January 1892Final (refixture) Limerick 0-1 2-4 Kerry Abbeyfeale
Referee: J Sheehy

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

28 February 1892Final Kerry 2-3 1-5 (a.e.t.) Wexford Clonturk Park
Attendance: c.2,000
Referee: P Tobin (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Roll of Honour

Sources

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References

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