Championship details | |
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Dates | 25 April 1915 – 24 October 1915 |
Teams | 17 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Laois (1st win) |
Captain | Jack Finlay |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Cork |
Captain | Connie Sheehan |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Laois |
Ulster | Monaghan |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 15 |
Goals total | 96 (6.4 per game) |
Points total | 81 (5.4 per game) |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1914 1916 → |
The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1915 and ended on 24 October 1915. [1]
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Laois won the championship after defeating Cork by 6–2 to 4–1 in the final. [2]
A total of seventeen teams contested the championship.
9 May 1915First round | Wicklow | 4–7 to 2–1 | Carlow | Jones's Road |
6 June 1915Semi-final | Laois | 4–1 to 2–6 | Kilkenny | Tullamore Sportsfield |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Quigley |
25 July 1915Semi-final | Dublin | 7–2 to 3–2 | Offaly | Portlaoise Sportsfield |
15 August 1915Final | Laois | 3–2 to 0–5 | Dublin | Kilkenny Sportsfield |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Lalor |
25 April 1915Quarter-final | Kerry | 2–4 to 3–9 | Limerick | Tralee Sportsfield |
20 June 1915Quarter-final | Cork | 4–00 to 3–1 | Tipperary | Fraher Field |
18 July 1915Semi-final | Cork | 2–1 to 0–00 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Ryan |
26 September 1915Final | Cork | 8–2 to 2–1 | Clare | Markets Field |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Walsh |
12 September 1915Final | Monaghan | 1–5 to 1–2 | Antrim | Clones Sportsfield |
24 October 1915Final | Laois | 6–2 to 4–1 | Cork | Croke Park |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Walsh |