1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick Kilkenny
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3-42-4
Date20 November 1898
Venue Tipperary GAA Field, Tipperary
Referee J. J. McCabe (Dublin)
Attendance5,000
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The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 10th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at the Tipperary GAA Field, on 20 November 1898 between Kilkenny, represented by club side Tullaroan, and Limerick, represented by club side Kilfinane. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3–4 to 2–4. [1]

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Match details

Limerick 3-4 – 2-4 Kilkenny
Tipperary GAA Field, Tipperary
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J. J. McCabe (Dublin)

Aftermath

The great-great-grandson of one of the winning Limerick players was association football player Andy O'Brien. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Bellew, Ronnie; Crowe, Dermot (2014). Hell for Leather: A Journey Through Hurling in 100 Games. Hachette Books. ISBN   9781444789928 . Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Doyle, Garry (21 April 2005). "Football: Croke Park? No problem! I've won there before.. as a left corner-forward". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 May 2012– via NewsBank.


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