1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	1 June - 7 September 1947
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (13th win)
Captain	Dan Kennedy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Seán Condon
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	12
Goals total	69 (5.30 per game)
Points total	178 (13.69 per game)
Top Scorer	Christy Ring (3-15)
All-Star Team	See here
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 0-14 to 2-7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two provincial winners were paired on opposite sides with Galway and Antrim making up the four semi-final teams. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

June 1
First round

Wexford	3-12 – 2-10	Laois
T Russell 1-7, Padge Kehoe 1-3, Doolin 1-0, Murphy 0-2.		J Styles 1-1, Ryan 0-4, Dunne 1-0, Baggott 0-3, Cranny 0-1, Aherne 0-1.

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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June 8
First round

Offaly	7-2 – 2-6	Westmeath
Purcell 3-0, Sheeran 2-0, Parlon 2-0, Burke 0-2,		Leonard 1-2, Daly 1-2, Fitzsimons 0-2.

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

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June 29
Semi-final

Kilkenny	5-11 – 3-8	Wexford
P O'Brien 2-2, J Kelly 2-0, J Langton 1-2, S Downey 0-3, T Walton 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1, L Reidy 0-1.		T Murphy 2-0, T Russell 0-5, Darcy 1-0, M Heffernan 0-3.

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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June 29
Semi-final

Dublin	5-6 – 0-3	Offaly
F Cummins 2-0, J Prior 1-0, T Herbert 1-0, J Gargan 1-2, J Kennedy 0-2, A O'Dwyer 0-1, S Óg Ceallacháin 0-1.		Dillon 0-1, Walsh 0-1, Sheerin 0-1.

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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July 13
Final

Kilkenny	7-10 – 3-6	Dublin
T Leahy 3-3, P Lennon 2-0, T Walton 1-2, S Downey 0-4, P O'Brien 1-0, J Heffernan 0-1.		M Hassett 0-6, J Prior 1-0, J Kennedy 1-0, F Cummins 1-0.

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

June 15
Quarter-final

Cork	4-9 – 0-4	Clare
M O'Riordan 3-1, C Ring 0-6, C Murphy 1-0, P Healy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.		Daly 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Solan 0-1, Frost 0-1.

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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June 22
Semi-final

Limerick	6-8 – 2-3	Tipperary
D Stokes 0-7, T O'Brien 2-0, J Mackey 2-0, D McCarthy 1-1, J Power 1-0.		J Coffey 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, J Dwyer 0-3.

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

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June 29
Semi-final

Cork	3-10 – 1-5	Waterford
C Ring 2-7, J Kelly 1-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1,		V Baston 0-4, Daly 1-0, Feeney 0-1.

Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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July 20
Final

Cork	2-6 – 2-3	Limerick
J Kelly 1-0, C Ring 1-1, S Condon 0-4, W Murphy 0-1.		T O'Brien 1-0, D Stokes 1-3.

Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

	Semi-finals 27 July / 3 August					All-Ireland final 7 September
	Kilkenny		2–09
	Galway		1–11
						Kilkenny		0–14
						Cork		2–07
	Cork		7–10
	Antrim		0–05

All-Ireland semi-finals

July 27
Semi-final

Kilkenny	2-9 – 1-11	Galway
T. Walton (0-4), J. Langton (0-4), L. Reidy (1-0), P. O'Brien (1-0), T. Leahy (0-1).		J. Gallagher (1-6), H. Gordon (0-2), J. Killeen (0-2), Gardiner (0-1).

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

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August 3
Semi-final

Cork	7-10 – 0-5	Antrim
S Condon 3-5, J Young 2-0, G. O'Riordan 1-1, M O'Riordan 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, J Lynch 0-2.		J Cormican 0-1, F Fleming 0-1, McAllister 0-1, J Bateson 0-1, J Mullan 0-1.

Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Final

September 7
Final

Kilkenny	0-14 - 2-7	Cork
T Leahy 0-6, J Langton 0-3, T Walton 0-2, S Downey 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, L Reidy 0-1.		J Kelly 1-1, S Condon 0-4, M O'Riordan 1-0, J Lynch 0-1, C Ring 0-1.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 61,510

Referee: P. Purcell (Tipperary)

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total
1	Christy Ring	Cork	3-15	24
2	Seán Condon	Cork	3-13	22
3	Mossy O'Riordan	Cork	5-01	16
	Terry Leahy	Kilkenny	3-10	16
4	Tim Russell	Wexford	1-12	15
5	Paddy O'Brien	Kilkenny	4-02	14
6	Dick Stokes	Limerick	1-10	13
7	Jim Langton	Kilkenny	1-09	12
8	Joe Kelly	Cork	3-02	11
9	Tom Walton	Kilkenny	1-10	13

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Condon	Cork	3-05	14	Antrim
2	Christy Ring	Cork	2-07	13	Waterford
3	Terry Leahy	Kilkenny	3-03	12	Dublin
4	Mossy O'Riordan	Cork	3-01	10	Clare
	Tim Russell	Wexford	1-07	10	Laois
5	Séamus Purcell	Offaly	3-00	9	Westmeath
	Josie Gallagher	Galway	1-06	9	Kilkenny
6	Paddy O'Brien	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Wexford
7	Dick Stokes	Limerick	0-07	7	Tipperary

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 26 points
  • Cork 7-10 : 0-5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947)
• Most goals in a match: 10
  • Kilkenny 7-10 : 3-6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
• Most points in a match: 22
  • Wexford 3-12 : 2-10 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 1 June 1947)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Offaly 7-2 : 2-6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 8 June 1947)
  • Kilkenny 7-10 : 3-6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
  • Cork 7-10 : 0-5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Wexford 3-8 : 5-11 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 29 June 1947)
  • Dublin 3-6 : 7-10 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 11
  • Galway 1-11 : 2-9 Kilkenny (All-Ireland semi-final, 27 July 1947)

Debutantes

The following players made their debut in the 1947 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Joe Kenny	Cork	June 15	Clare	Munster quarter-final

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).