1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1914 and ended on 18 October 1914.^[1]

1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	10 May – 18 October 1914
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Clare (1st win)
Captain	Amby Power
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Laois
Captain	Jack Carroll
Provincial champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Goals total	88 (6.2 per game)
Points total	75 (5.3 per game)
All-Star Team	See here
← 1913 1915 →

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster final. Clare won the title following a 5–1 to 1–0 defeat of Laois in the final.^[2]

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue		1889
Cork	Red and white	1903	1912
Dublin	Navy and blue	1889	1908
Galway	Maroon and white		1912
Kerry	Green and gold	1891	1891
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1913	1913
Laois	Blue and white
Limerick	Green and white	1897	1911
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Roscommon	Blue and saffron		1913
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1908	1913
Waterford	Blue and white
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1910	1910

Results

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

Roscommon v Galway

23 August Final

Roscommon

1–1 – 4–2 Abandoned

Galway

Roscommon

Roscommon v Galway

27 September Final refixture

Roscommon

2–1 – 5–1

Galway

Roscommon

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Monaghan v Antrim

6 December Final

Monaghan

2–0 – 2–0

Antrim

Shaun's Park, Belfast

Monaghan v Antrim

3 January 1915 Final Replay

Monaghan

4–3 – 2–0

Antrim

Clones Sportsfield

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Laois v Wexford

24 May Quarter-final

Laois

4–3 – 1–4

Wexford

Kilkenny

Dublin v Offaly

7 June Quarter-final

Dublin

4–4 – 2–1

Offaly

Portlaoise

Kilkenny v Westmeath

14 June Semi-final

Kilkenny

7–6 – 0–1

Westmeath

Croke Park

Laois v Dublin

12 July Semi-final

Laois

4–3 – 3–5

Dublin

Tullamore

Kilkenny v Laois

2 August Final

Kilkenny

2–4 – 3–2

Laois

Kilkenny

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Kerry v Clare

10 May Quarter-final

Kerry

4–1 – 7–3

Clare

Listowel

Waterford v Cork

21 June Semi-final

Waterford

1–1 – 4–2

Cork

Waterford

Limerick v Tipperary

5 July Quarter-final

Limerick

8–0 – 3–1

Tipperary

Fraher Field

Clare v Limerick

30 August Semi-final

Clare

4–2 – 0–2

Limerick

Clare v Cork

20 September Final

Clare

3–2 – 3–1

Cork

Thurles Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Clare v Galway

6 September Semi-final

Clare

6–6 – 0–0

Galway

Portlaoise

Clare v Laois

18 October Final

Clare

5–1 – 1–0

Laois

Croke Park

Main article: 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Monaghan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. They then opt to play in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship for the conclusion of the 1914 season.
• Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.
• The All-Ireland final is the first ever championship meeting of Clare and Laois. Clare win the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.

Sources

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