Teams 13 Captain Mick Hickey | ||
Dates 1 May 1938 - 4 September 1938 | ||
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1938 and ended on 4 September 1938.
Contents
- Overview
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship
- All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- Miscellaneous
- References
Tipperary were the defending champions but were disqualified from the championship after fielding an ineligible player in their Munster semi-final defeat of Clare.
On 4 September 1938, Dublin won the championship following a 2-5 to 1-6 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.
Waterford's Locky Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-5.
Overview
The 1938 championship featured no new entrants to the competition. Kerry, a team who had fielded a team throughout much of the 1930s, declined to participate in the Munster Championship.
Galway were the sole representatives from the Conancht Championship and received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship.
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Finals
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final