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1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates5 November 1893 - 21 June 1894
Teams5
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (3rd win)
CaptainJohn 'Curtis' Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainDan Whelan
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played2
Goals total11 (5.50 per game)
Points total13 (6.50 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
1892
1894

The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 5 November 1893 and ended on 21 June 1894.

The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 6-8 to 0-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 3rd All-Ireland title.

Cork were the defending champions, thus becoming the first team to retain the title.

Teams

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General information

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Five counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: two teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and three teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Province Colours Appearance Position in 1892 Championship Provincial Titles Last provincial title Championship Titles Last championship title
Cork Munster 6th Champions 3 1892 2 1892
Dublin Leinster 7th Runners-up 2 1892 1 1889
Kerry Munster 5th Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) 1 1891 1 1891
Kilkenny Leinster 5th - 1 1888 0 -
Limerick Munster 5th - 0 - 0 -

Provincial championships

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Final

Final Kilkenny w/o – scr. Dublin

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Semi-finals

Semi-final Cork w/o – scr. Kerry

Final

5 November 1893 Final Cork 5-3 – 0-0 Limerick Charleville Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Final

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21 June 1894 Final Cork 6-8 – 0-2 Kilkenny Phoenix Park
Attendance: c.1,000
Referee: JJ Kenny (Dublin)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny is the first championship meeting between the two teams. Cork win the game making them the first team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles.

See also

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Sources

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

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.