1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1942 and ended on 3 September 1942.

1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	3 May – 3 September 1942
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Cork (13th win)
Captain	Jack Lynch
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	Frank White
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	11
Goals total	82 (7.45 per game)
Points total	124 (11.27 per game)
Top Scorer	Christy Ring (0–19)
All-Star Team	See here
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The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 2–14 to 3–4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their 13th All-Ireland title.

Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the fifth time in their history.

Teams

Overview

Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932
Cork	Red and white	1941	1931	1940–41
Dublin	Navy and blue	1938	1941	1938–39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	1922	1930–31
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1939	1940	1932–33
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1915
Limerick	Green and white	1940	1940	1937–38
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1937	1941	1927–28
Waterford	Blue and white		1938
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1910	1918

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Offaly v Westmeath

3 May 1942 Quarter-final

Offaly

6–5 – 4–3

Westmeath

O'Connor Park

Laois v Wexford

3 May 1942 Quarter-final

Laois

5–3 – 6–2

Wexford

O'Moore Park

Wexford v Kilkenny

31 May 1942 Semi-final

Wexford

4–4 – 5–5

Kilkenny

O'Kennedy Park

Offaly v Dublin

31 May 1942 Semi-final

Offaly

1–4 – 4–7

Dublin

St. Brendan's Park

Kilkenny v Dublin

28 June 1942 Final	Kilkenny	1–4 – 4–8	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	J Phelan 1–0, J Walsh 0–2, J Heffernan 0–1, J Kelly 0–1.		M McDonnell 1–6, P McMahon 1–1, J Hickey 1–0, P Kennedy 1–0, S Skehal 0–1.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Waterford v Limerick

31 May 1942 First round	Waterford	2–05 – 4–04	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	Duggan 1–1, Goode 1–0, Campbell 0–2, Galvin 0–1, W Barron 0–1.		J Roche 2–0, M Mackey 1–1, Foley 1–0, D Stokes 0–2, J Mackey 0–1.

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Clare

17 May 1942 Semi-final	Tipperary	5–13 – 1–03	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	D Doorley 2–2, J Looby 1–2, B O'Donnell 1–1, M Bourke 0–4, P Flanagan 1–0, T Treacy 0–3, J Ryan 0–1.		Fleming 1–0, R McNamara 0–2, M O'Halloran 0–1.

Limerick v Cork

21 June 1942 Semi-final	Limerick	5–03 – 4–08	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	D Stokes 2–0, J Roche 1–0, Fitzgerald 1–0, J Mackey 1–0, M Mackey 0–2, P Cregan 0–1.		J Quirke 3–0, D Beckett 1–0, C Ring 0–3, S Condon 0–1, DJ Buckley 0–1, C Tobin 0–1, M Kennefick 0–1.	Attendance: 6,030

Final

Cork v Tipperary

12 July 1942 Final	Cork	4–15 – 4–01	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 0–8, C Tobin 2–1, J Quirke 1–1, M Kennefick 1–1, S Condon 0–2, D Beckett 0–1, J Young 0–1.		T Treacy 2–1, J Ryan 1–0, M Bourke 1–0.	Attendance: 24.320

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Cork v Galway

26 July 1942 Semi-final	Cork	6–08 – 2–04	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
			Forde 1–1, Flaherty 1–0, S Thornton 0–1, Boyle 0–1, P Thornton 0–1,	Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)

Final

Cork v Dublin

6 September 1942 Final	Cork	2–14 – 3–04	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Quirke 1–2, D Beckett 1–0, C Ring 0–3, J Lynch 0–3, S Condon 0–2, M Kennefick 0–2, DJ Buckley 0–1, C Tobin 0–1.		M McDonnell 1–1, D Davitt 1–0, E O'Brien 1–0, N Wade 0–2, S Skehal 0–1.	Attendance: 27,313 Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)

Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 22 points
  • Tipperary 5–13 : 1–3 Clare (Munster semi-final, 17 May 1942)
• Most goals in a match: 11
  • Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
• Most points in a match: 18
  • Cork 2–14 : 3–4 Dublin (All-Ireland final, 3 September 1942)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Offaly 6–5 : 4–3 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 2 May 1942)
  • Wexford 6–2 : 5–3 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
  • Cork 6–8 : 2–4 Galway (Leinster quarter-final, 26 July 1942)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
  • Limerick 5–3 : 4–8 Cork (Munster semi-final, 21 June 1942)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 4
  • Wexford 4–4 : 5–5 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 31 May 1942)
  • Offaly 1–4 : 4–7 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 31 May 1942)
  • Galway 2–4 : 6–8 Cork (All-Ireland semi-final, 26 July 1942)
  • Dublin 3–4 : 2–14 Cork (All-Ireland final, 3 September 1942)

Roll of Honour

• Cork – 13 (1942)
• Kilkenny – 12 (1939)
• Tipperary – 12 (1937)
• Limerick – 6 (1940)
• Dublin – 6 (1938)
• Galway – 1 (1923)
• Laois – 1 (1915)
• Clare – 1 (1914)
• Wexford – 1 (1910)
• London – 1 (1901)
• Kerry – 1 (1891)

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
• Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).