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1898 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Winning team
  
Tipperary (4th win)

Losing team
  
Kilkenny

Munster
  
Tipperary

Captain
  
Mikey Maher

Captain
  
Ned Hennessy

Leinster
  
Kilkenny

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1898 was the twelfth series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 7-13 to 3-10 in the final.

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Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a lone game which sees the winners of the Munster championship play Galway who receive a bye to this stage. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final play the winners of the Munster championship.

Miscellaneous

  • The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary had to be abandoned due to fading light. Both sides were level at the time and a replay later took place.
  • Mikey Maher of Tipperary became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland final victories.

    • References

    1898 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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