1948 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1948
All Ireland Champions
Winners Waterford (2nd win)
Captain Mick Flannelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
Provincial Champions
Munster Waterford
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Galway
1947
1949

The 1948 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

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Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the Munster final.

On 5 September 1948 Waterford won the championship following a 3-8 to 4-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in 16 championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

1 August 1948Semi-final Kilkenny 2-11 - 1-07 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
15 August 1948Semi-final Waterford 8-12 - 3-02 Galway Croke Park, Dublin

Final

5 September 1948Final Waterford 3-08 - 4-02 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous


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