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1947 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
13

Captain
  
Dan Kennedy

Captain
  
Seán Condon

Winning team
  
Kilkenny (13th win)

Losing team
  
Cork

Dates
  
1 June - 7 September 1947

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 0-14 to 2-7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Contents

Format

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two provincial winners were paired on opposite sides with Galway and Antrim making up the four semi-final teams. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 26 points
  • Cork 7-10 : 0-5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947)
  • Most goals in a match: 10
  • Kilkenny 7-10 : 3-6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
  • Most points in a match: 22'
  • Wexford 3-12 : 2-10 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 1 June 1947)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Offaly 7-2 : 2-6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 8 June 1947)
  • Kilkenny 7-10 : 3-6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
  • Cork 7-10 : 0-5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Wexford 3-8 : 5-11 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 29 June 1947)
  • Dublin 3-6 : 7-10 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 13 July 1947)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 11
  • Galway 1-11 : 2-9 Kilkenny (All-Ireland semi-final, 27 July 1947)

    • Debutantes

    The following players made their debut in the 1947 championship:

    References

    1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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