The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.
Limerick 2-10 - 1-16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
Miscellaneousedit
Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.
Sourcesedit
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External linksedit
Referencesedit
^Slevin, Gery. . Nenagh Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
January 01, 1970
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The 1949 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887 The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949 1949 All Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampionship detailsDates15 May 4 September 1949Teams14All Ireland championsWinning teamTipperary 14th win CaptainPat StakelumAll Ireland FinalistsLosing teamLaoisCaptainPaddy RuschitzkoProvincial championsMunsterTipperaryLeinsterLaoisUlsterNot PlayedConnachtNot PlayedChampionship statisticsNo matches played14Goals total83 5 9 per game Points total223 15 9 per game Top ScorerJimmy Kennedy 6 35 All Star TeamSee here 1948 1950 Waterford were the defending champions however they were defeated in the provincial championship Tipperary won the title following a 3 11 to 0 3 defeat of Laois 1 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Team summaries 2 Provincial championships 2 1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2 2 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 3 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 3 1 All Ireland semi finals 3 2 All Ireland Final 4 Championship statistics 4 1 Top scorers 4 2 Scoring 4 3 Miscellaneous 5 Sources 6 External links 7 ReferencesTeams editTeam summaries edit Team Colours Most recent success All Ireland Provincial League Antrim Saffron and white 1946 Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945 46 Cork Red and white 1946 1947 1947 48 Dublin Navy and blue 1938 1948 1938 39 Galway Maroon and white 1923 1922 1930 31 Kilkenny Black and amber 1947 1947 1932 33 Laois Blue and white 1915 1915 Limerick Green and white 1940 1940 1946 47 Meath Green and gold Offaly Green white and gold Tipperary Blue and gold 1945 1945 1948 49 Waterford Blue and white 1948 1948 Westmeath Maroon and white Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1918Provincial championships editLeinster Senior Hurling Championship edit Wexford v Kilkenny 15 May 1949 Quarter finalWexford1 04 4 11KilkennyWexford Park WexfordKielty 1 0 T Russell 0 3 Padge Kehoe 0 1 T Leahy 0 7 J Walton 1 1 J Cahill 1 0 S Downey 1 0 M Fripps 1 0 J Langton 0 2 B Walsh 0 1 Offaly v Laois 15 May 1949 Quarter finalOffaly4 02 7 05LaoisSt Brendan s Park BirrM Ryan 1 0 Sheehan 1 0 Bermingham 1 0 Sheeran 1 0 Flannery 0 1 Grogan 0 1 P Lalor 3 2 H Gray 2 0 Forde 1 0 P Kelly 1 0 W Bohane 0 3 Meath v Westmeath 22 May 1949 Quarter finalMeath6 10 3 02WestmeathSt Loman s Park TrimJ Loughran 2 4 Kelly 2 1 M Brien 1 3 B Smyth 1 1 Lenehan 2 0 J Daly 1 1 Gaffney 0 1 Semi finals Kilkenny v Meath 19 June 1949 Semi finalKilkenny4 13 2 06MeathO Moore Park PortlaoiseJ Cahill 2 0 J Walton 1 2 J Langton 0 5 T Leahy 1 0 S Downey 0 3 S Clohessy 0 2 J Heffernan 0 1 Gerrard 1 0 Kelly 1 0 T Donnelly 0 2 Loughran 0 2 Foran 0 1 B Smyth 0 1 Laois v Dublin 26 June 1949 Semi finalLaois6 06 3 07DublinNowlan Park KilkennyP Lalor 2 1 P Hogan 1 2 V Kelly 1 0 W Dargan 1 0 D Forde 1 0 J Styles 0 2 H Gray 0 1 P Kennedy 2 1 M Williams 1 0 J Lynch 0 2 T Herbert 0 1 L Donnelly 0 1 M Lyons 0 1 N Drumgoole 0 1 Referee P Grace Kilkenny Final Kilkenny v Laois 17 July 1949 FinalKilkenny3 06 3 08LaoisNowlan Park KilkennyS Downey 2 1 J Walton 1 0 J Langton 0 2 J Kelly 0 2 D Kennedy 0 1 P O Brien 1 0 P Lalor 1 0 P Hogan 1 0 H Gray 0 3 W Dargan 0 2 J Styles 0 1 T Byrne 0 1 W Bohane 0 1 Attendance 22 000Referee E Long Carlow Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit First round Tipperary v Cork 29 May 1949 First roundTipperary3 10 3 10CorkGaelic Grounds LimerickJ Kennedy 1 7 Carroll 1 0 S Maher 1 0 J Ryan 0 1 S Bannon 0 1 M Ryan 0 1 J Lynch 1 6 B Murphy 1 2 G Murphy 1 0 WJ Daly 0 1 C Ring 0 1 Tipperary v Cork 26 June 1949 First round replayTipperary2 08 1 09 aet CorkGaelic Grounds LimerickJ Kennedy 1 6 M Ryan 1 1 S Maher 0 1 G Riordan 1 1 J Lynch 0 3 M Riordan 0 1 W Murphy 0 1 B Murphy 0 1 WJ Daly 0 1 J Hartnett 0 1 Semi finals Limerick v Waterford 12 June 1949 Semi finalLimerick3 08 3 03WaterfordThurles Sportsfield ThurlesJ Power 2 0 G Fitzgerald 1 1 D Stokes 0 3 Mulcahy 0 2 E Stokes 0 1 T Cregan 0 1 Galvin 1 1 K O Connor 1 0 T Curran 1 0 J Keane 0 2 Tipperary v Clare 3 July 1949 Semi finalTipperary1 15 1 07ClareGaelic Grounds LimerickJ Kennedy 0 7 M Ryan 1 2 T Ryan 0 3 P Kenny 0 2 B Stakelum 0 1 W McAllister 1 2 J Minogue 0 2 M Daly 0 2 M Nugent 0 1 Final Tipperary v Limerick 17 July 1949 FinalTipperary1 16 2 10LimerickCork Athletic Grounds CorkJ Kennedy 0 11 T Ryan 0 4 S Bannon 1 0 M Ryan 0 1 D Stokes 0 5 Maher 1 1 J Power 1 1 E Stokes 0 1 Boland 0 1 Mulcahy 0 1 Attendance 35 000All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship editAll Ireland semi finals edit Tipperary v Antrim 31 July 1949 Semi finalTipperary6 18 1 4AntrimCroke Park DublinJ Kennedy 3 5 S Maher 3 3 T Ryan 0 4 M Ryan 0 4 P Shanahan 0 1 J Ryan 0 1 McDonnell 1 0 Campbell 0 2 H Sheehan 0 1 Fogarty 0 1 Laois v Galway 7 August 1949 Semi finalLaois4 6 3 5GalwayCroke Park DublinH Gray 2 2 P Kelly 2 0 J Styles 0 2 P Lalor 0 1 P Hogan 0 1 J Gallagher 1 4 F Duignan 1 0 T Moroney 1 0 J Killeen 0 1 Referee C Murphy Cork All Ireland Final edit Tipperary v Laois 4 September 1949 FinalTipperary3 11 0 3LaoisCroke Park DublinJ Kennedy 2 4 P Kenny 1 2 S Kenny 0 2 P Stakelum 0 1 P Shanahan 0 1 T Ryan 0 1 J Styles 0 2 B Dargan 0 1 Attendance 67 168Championship statistics editTop scorers edit Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average 1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 7 40 61 6 10 16 2 Paddy Lalor Laois 6 04 22 5 4 40 3 Harry Gray Laois 4 06 18 5 3 60 4 Sonny Maher Tipperary 4 04 16 6 2 66 5 Mick Ryan Tipperary 2 09 15 6 2 50 6 Shem Downey Kilkenny 3 04 13 3 4 33 7 Jim Walton Kilkenny 3 03 12 3 4 00 Jim Loughran Meath 2 06 12 2 6 00 Jack Lynch Cork 1 09 12 2 6 00 Tommy Ryan Tipperary 0 12 12 6 2 00 In a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition 1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 3 05 14 Antrim 2 Sonny Maher Tipperary 3 03 12 Antrim 3 Paddy Lalor Laois 3 02 11 Offaly Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 0 11 11 Limerick 4 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 2 04 10 Laois Jim Loughran Meath 2 04 10 Westmeath Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1 07 10 Cork 5 Jack Lynch Cork 1 06 9 Tipperary Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1 06 9 Cork 6 Harry Gray Laois 2 02 8 Galway Scoring edit Widest winning margin 29 points Tipperary 6 18 1 4 Antrim All Ireland semi final 31 July 1949 Most goals in a match 11 Offaly 4 2 7 5 Laois Leinster quarter final 15 May 1949 Most points in a match 26 Tipperary 1 16 2 10 Limerick Munster final 17 July 1949 Most goals by one team in a match 7 Laois 7 5 4 2 Offaly Leinster quarter final 15 May 1949 Most goals scored by a losing team 4 Offaly 4 2 7 5 Laois Leinster quarter final 15 May 1949 Most points scored by a losing team 10 Limerick 2 10 1 16 Tipperary Munster final 17 July 1949 Miscellaneous edit Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915 The All Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting Sources editCorry Eoghan The GAA Book of Lists Hodder Headline Ireland 2005 Donegan Des The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games DBA Publications Limited 2005 Sweeney Eamonn Munster Hurling Legends The O Brien Press 2002 External links edit1949 All Ireland Hurling Championship resultsReferences edit Slevin Gery Happy days fifty four years ago Nenagh Guardian Archived from the original on 14 April 2014 Retrieved 13 April 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1949 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship amp oldid 1173839879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,