1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 1 June - 7 September 1947
Teams 13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Kilkenny (13th win)
Captain Dan Kennedy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Cork
Captain Seán Condon
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 12
Goals total 69 (5.30 per game)
Points total 178 (13.69 per game)
Top Scorer Christy Ring (4-17)
All-Star Team See here
1946
1948

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 0-14 to 2-7 in 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.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

June 1
Quarter-final
Wexford 3-12 2-10 Laois

June 8
Quarter-final
Offaly 7-2 2-6 Westmeath

June 29
Semi-final
Kilkenny 5-11 3-8 Wexford

June 29
Semi-final
Dublin 5-6 0-3 Offaly
Cummins 2-0,Prior 1-0, Herbert 1-0, Gargan 1-2, Kennedy 0-2, Dwyer 0-1, Sean O'Callaghan 0-1. Dillon 0-1, Walsh 0-1, Sheerin 0-1.

July 13
Final
Kilkenny 7-10 3-6 Dublin
Leahy 3-3, Lennon 2-0, Walton 1-2, Downey 0-4, O'Brien 1-0, Heffernan 0-1. Hassett 0-6, Prior 1-0, Kennedy 1-0, Cummins 1-0.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

June 15
Quarter-final
Cork 4-9 0-4 Clare

June 22
Semi-final
Limerick 6-8 2-3 Tipperary

June 29
Semi-final
Cork 3-10 1-5 Waterford

July 20
Final
Cork 2-6 2-3 Limerick
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

July 27
Semi-final
Kilkenny 2-9 1-11 Galway
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).

August 3
Semi-final
Cork 7-10 0-5 Antrim
J. Young (2-0), S. Condon (3-5), 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).

September 7
Final
Kilkenny 0-14 - 2-7 Cork
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).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 61,510
Referee: P. Purcell (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Scoring

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

See also

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