1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.

1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	15 May – 4 September 1949
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (14th win)
Captain	Pat Stakelum
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Laois
Captain	Paddy Ruschitzko
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Goals total	83 (5.9 per game)
Points total	223 (15.9 per game)
Top Scorer	Jimmy Kennedy (6–35)
All-Star Team	See here
← 1948 1950 →

Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3–11 to 0–3 defeat of Laois.^[1]

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Antrim	Saffron and white		1946
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932	1945–46
Cork	Red and white	1946	1947	1947–48
Dublin	Navy and blue	1938	1948	1938–39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	1922	1930–31
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1947	1947	1932–33
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1915
Limerick	Green and white	1940	1940	1946–47
Meath	Green and gold
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1945	1945	1948–49
Waterford	Blue and white	1948	1948
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1910	1918

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Wexford v Kilkenny

15 May 1949 Quarter-final	Wexford	1–04 – 4–11	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	Kielty 1–0, T Russell 0–3, Padge Kehoe 0–1.		T Leahy 0–7, J Walton 1–1, J Cahill 1–0, S Downey 1–0, M Fripps 1–0, J Langton 0–2, B Walsh 0–1,

Offaly v Laois

15 May 1949 Quarter-final	Offaly	4–02 – 7–05	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	M Ryan 1–0, Sheehan 1–0, Bermingham 1–0, Sheeran 1–0, Flannery 0–1, Grogan 0–1.		P Lalor 3–2, H Gray 2–0, Forde 1–0, P Kelly 1–0, W Bohane 0–3.

Meath v Westmeath

22 May 1949 Quarter-final	Meath	6–10 – 3–02	Westmeath	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	J Loughran 2–4, Kelly 2–1, M Brien 1–3, B Smyth 1–1.		Lenehan 2–0, J Daly 1–1, Gaffney 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Meath

19 June 1949 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4–13 – 2–06	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Cahill 2–0, J Walton 1–2, J Langton 0–5, T Leahy 1–0, S Downey 0–3, S Clohessy 0–2, J Heffernan 0–1.		Gerrard 1–0, Kelly 1–0, T Donnelly 0–2, Loughran 0–2, Foran 0–1, B Smyth 0–1,

Laois v Dublin

26 June 1949 Semi-final	Laois	6–06 – 3–07	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Lalor 2–1, P Hogan 1–2, V Kelly 1–0, W Dargan 1–0, D Forde 1–0, J Styles 0–2, H Gray 0–1.		P Kennedy 2–1, M Williams 1–0, J Lynch 0–2, T Herbert 0–1, L Donnelly 0–1, M Lyons 0–1, N Drumgoole 0–1.	Referee: P Grace (Kilkenny)

Final

Kilkenny v Laois

17 July 1949 Final	Kilkenny	3–06 – 3–08	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	S Downey 2–1, J Walton 1–0, J Langton 0–2, J Kelly 0–2, D Kennedy 0–1.		P O'Brien 1–0, P Lalor 1–0, P Hogan 1–0, H Gray 0–3, W Dargan 0–2, J Styles 0–1, T Byrne 0–1, W Bohane 0–1.	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: E Long (Carlow)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Tipperary v Cork

29 May 1949 First round	Tipperary	3–10 – 3–10	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Kennedy 1–7, Carroll 1–0, S Maher 1–0, J Ryan 0–1, S Bannon 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		J Lynch 1–6, B Murphy 1–2, G Murphy 1–0, WJ Daly 0–1, C Ring 0–1.

Tipperary v Cork

26 June 1949 First round replay	Tipperary	2–08 – 1–09 (aet)	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Kennedy 1–6, M Ryan 1–1, S Maher 0–1.		G Riordan 1–1, J Lynch 0–3, M Riordan 0–1, W Murphy 0–1, B Murphy 0–1, WJ Daly 0–1, J Hartnett 0–1.

Semi-finals

Limerick v Waterford

12 June 1949 Semi-final	Limerick	3–08 – 3–03	Waterford	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Power 2–0, G Fitzgerald 1–1, D Stokes 0–3, Mulcahy 0–2, E Stokes 0–1, T Cregan 0–1.		Galvin 1–1, K O'Connor 1–0, T Curran 1–0, J Keane 0–2.

Tipperary v Clare

3 July 1949 Semi-final	Tipperary	1–15 – 1–07	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Kennedy 0–7, M Ryan 1–2, T Ryan 0–3, P Kenny 0–2, B Stakelum 0–1.		W McAllister 1–2, J Minogue 0–2, M Daly 0–2, M Nugent 0–1.

Final

Tipperary v Limerick

17 July 1949 Final	Tipperary	1–16 – 2–10	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Kennedy 0–11, T Ryan 0–4, S Bannon 1–0, M Ryan 0–1.		D Stokes 0–5, Maher 1–1, J Power 1–1, E Stokes 0–1, Boland 0–1, Mulcahy 0–1.	Attendance: 35,000

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Tipperary v Antrim

31 July 1949 Semi-final	Tipperary	6–18 – 1–4	Antrim	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Kennedy 3–5, S Maher 3–3, T Ryan 0–4, M Ryan 0–4, P Shanahan 0–1, J Ryan 0–1.		McDonnell 1–0, Campbell 0–2, H Sheehan 0–1, Fogarty 0–1.

Laois v Galway

7 August 1949 Semi-final	Laois	4–6 – 3–5	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Gray 2–2, P Kelly 2–0, J Styles 0–2, P Lalor 0–1, P Hogan 0–1.		J Gallagher 1–4, F Duignan 1–0, T Moroney 1–0, J Killeen 0–1.	Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

All-Ireland Final

Tipperary v Laois

4 September 1949 Final	Tipperary	3–11 – 0–3	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Kennedy 2–4, P Kenny 1–2, S Kenny 0–2, P Stakelum 0–1, P Shanahan 0–1, T Ryan 0–1.		J Styles 0–2, B Dargan 0–1.	Attendance: 67,168

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	7–40	61	6	10.16
2	Paddy Lalor	Laois	6-04	22	5	4.40
3	Harry Gray	Laois	4-06	18	5	3.60
4	Sonny Maher	Tipperary	4-04	16	6	2.66
5	Mick Ryan	Tipperary	2-09	15	6	2.50
6	Shem Downey	Kilkenny	3-04	13	3	4.33
7	Jim Walton	Kilkenny	3-03	12	3	4.00
	Jim Loughran	Meath	2-06	12	2	6.00
	Jack Lynch	Cork	1-09	12	2	6.00
	Tommy Ryan	Tipperary	0–12	12	6	2.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	3-05	14	Antrim
2	Sonny Maher	Tipperary	3-03	12	Antrim
3	Paddy Lalor	Laois	3-02	11	Offaly
	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	0–11	11	Limerick
4	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	2-04	10	Laois
	Jim Loughran	Meath	2-04	10	Westmeath
	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	1-07	10	Cork
5	Jack Lynch	Cork	1-06	9	Tipperary
	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	1-06	9	Cork
6	Harry Gray	Laois	2-02	8	Galway

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 29 points
  • Tipperary 6–18 – 1–4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949)
• Most goals in a match: 11
  • Offaly 4–2 – 7–5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
• Most points in a match: 26
  • Tipperary 1–16 – 2–10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Laois 7–5 – 4–2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Offaly 4–2 – 7–5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 10
  • Limerick 2–10 – 1–16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)

Miscellaneous

• Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
• The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

External links

• 1949 All-Ireland Hurling Championship results