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1939 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
13

Captain
  
Jimmy Walsh

Captain
  
Jack Lynch

Winning team
  
Kilkenny (12th win)

Losing team
  
Cork

Dates
  
7 May – 3 September 1939

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1939 was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 7 May 1939 and ended on 3 September 1939.

Contents

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were eliminated in the provincial stages. Kilkenny won the title following a 2-7 to 3-3 victory over Cork in the thunder and lightning final.

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1938 championship. Wexford re-entered the championship after a one-year absence.

Miscellaneous

  • Kilkenny's victory over Cork in the All-Ireland final is the fourth time that Kilkenny have beaten their great rivals by just a single point. Previous one-point wins came in 1904, 1907 and 1912. Among the attendance was the poet Louis McNeice who was visiting Dublin.

    • References

    1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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