1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates1 June - 7 September 1947
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team
1948
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the

final at Croke Park, Dublin
.

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.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Wexford3-12 – 2-10Laois
T Russell 1-7, Padge Kehoe 1-3, Doolin 1-0, Murphy 0-2. J Styles 1-1, Ryan 0-4, Dunne 1-0, Baggott 0-3, Cranny 0-1, Aherne 0-1.
Kilkenny
Offaly7-2 – 2-6Westmeath
Purcell 3-0, Sheeran 2-0, Parlon 2-0, Burke 0-2, Leonard 1-2, Daly 1-2, Fitzsimons 0-2.
St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Kilkenny5-11 – 3-8Wexford
P O'Brien 2-2, J Kelly 2-0, J Langton 1-2, S Downey 0-3, T Walton 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1, L Reidy 0-1. T Murphy 2-0, T Russell 0-5, Darcy 1-0, M Heffernan 0-3.
Kilkenny
Dublin5-6 – 0-3Offaly
F Cummins 2-0, J Prior 1-0, T Herbert 1-0, J Gargan 1-2, J Kennedy 0-2, A O'Dwyer 0-1, S Óg Ceallacháin 0-1. Dillon 0-1, Walsh 0-1, Sheerin 0-1.
Kilkenny7-10 – 3-6Dublin
T Leahy 3-3, P Lennon 2-0, T Walton 1-2, S Downey 0-4, P O'Brien 1-0, J Heffernan 0-1. M Hassett 0-6, J Prior 1-0, J Kennedy 1-0, F Cummins 1-0.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork4-9 – 0-4Clare
M O'Riordan 3-1, C Ring 0-6, C Murphy 1-0, P Healy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. Daly 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Solan 0-1, Frost 0-1.
Limerick6-8 – 2-3Tipperary
D Stokes 0-7, T O'Brien 2-0, J Mackey 2-0, D McCarthy 1-1, J Power 1-0. J Coffey 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, J Dwyer 0-3.
Cork3-10 – 1-5Waterford
C Ring 2-7, J Kelly 1-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, V Baston 0-4, Daly 1-0, Feeney 0-1.
Cork2-6 – 2-3Limerick
J Kelly 1-0, C Ring 1-1, S Condon 0-4, W Murphy 0-1. T O'Brien 1-0, D Stokes 1-3.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kilkenny2-9 – 1-11Galway
T. Walton (0-4), J. Langton (0-4), L. Reidy (1-0), P. O'Brien (1-0), T. Leahy (0-1). J. Gallagher (1-6), H. Gordon (0-2), J. Killeen (0-2), Gardiner (0-1).
St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Cork7-10 – 0-5Antrim
S Condon 3-5, J Young 2-0, G. O'Riordan 1-1, M O'Riordan 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, J Lynch 0-2. J Cormican 0-1, F Fleming 0-1, McAllister 0-1, J Bateson 0-1, J Mullan 0-1.

All-Ireland Final

Kilkenny0-14 - 2-7Cork
T Leahy 0-6, J Langton 0-3, T Walton 0-2, S Downey 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, L Reidy 0-1. J Kelly 1-1, S Condon 0-4, M O'Riordan 1-0, J Lynch 0-1, C Ring 0-1.
Attendance: 61,510
Referee: P. Purcell (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total
1 Christy Ring Cork 3-15 24
2 Seán Condon Cork 3-13 22
3 Mossy O'Riordan Cork 5-01 16
Terry Leahy Kilkenny 3-10 16
4 Tim Russell Wexford 1-12 15
5 Paddy O'Brien Kilkenny 4-02 14
6 Dick Stokes Limerick 1-10 13
7 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-09 12
8 Joe Kelly Cork 3-02 11
9 Tom Walton Kilkenny 1-10 13
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Seán Condon Cork 3-05 14 Antrim
2 Christy Ring Cork 2-07 13 Waterford
3 Terry Leahy Kilkenny 3-03 12 Dublin
4 Mossy O'Riordan Cork 3-01 10 Clare
Tim Russell Wexford 1-07 10 Laois
5 Séamus Purcell Offaly 3-00 9 Westmeath
Josie Gallagher Galway 1-06 9 Kilkenny
6 Paddy O'Brien Kilkenny 2-02 8 Wexford
7 Dick Stokes Limerick 0-07 7 Tipperary

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
  • 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
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 11

Debutantes

The following players made their debut in the 1947 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Joe Kenny Cork June 15 Clare Munster quarter-final

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

See also

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