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1974 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
13

Captain
  
Nicky Orr

Captain
  
Seán Foley

Winning team
  
Kilkenny (19th win)

Losing team
  
Limerick

Dates
  
9 June - 1 September 1974

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1974 was the 88th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 3-19 to 1-13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

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Format

Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Preliminary round: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between London and the winners of the preliminary round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Munster champions contest this game.

Miscellaneous

  • In the Munster final Clare's Seán Stack scores a remarkable own goal for Limerick.
  • The All-Ireland 'B' champions were allowed to participate in the All-Ireland series for the first time. Kildare are the first team to benefit from this new format.
  • In the All-Ireland quarter-final between Galway and London, brothers Michael and John Connolly line out for opposing teams.
  • The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was attended by the Soviet Union ambassador to Ireland.

    • References

    1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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