1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates25 April 1915 - 24 October 1915
Teams17
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLaois (1st win)
CaptainJack Finlay
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainConnie Sheehan
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterLaois
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played15
Goals total96 (6.4 per game)
Points total81 (5.4 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
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The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1915 and ended on 24 October 1915.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Laois won the championship after defeating Cork by 6-2 to 4-1 in the final.[1]

Teams

A total of seventeen teams contested the championship.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

9 May 1915 First round Wicklow 4-7 - 2-1 Carlow Jones's Road
6 June 1915 Semi-final Laois 4-1 - 2-6 Kilkenny Tullamore Sportsfield
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J Quigley
27 June 1915 First round Dublin 2-3 - 4-3 Laois Tullow
11 July 1915 Quarter-final Wexford 3-5 - 4-3 Dublin New Ross
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P Dunphy
25 July 1915 Semi-final Dublin 7-2 - 3-2 Offaly Portlaoise Sportsfield
15 August 1915 Final Laois 3-2 – 0-5 Dublin Kilkenny Sportsfield
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Lalor

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

25 April 1915 Quarter-final Kerry 2-4 - 3-9 Limerick Tralee Sportsfield
13 June 1915 Semi-final Clare 10-4 - 2-1 Waterford
20 June 1915 Quarter-final Cork 4-00 - 3-1 Tipperary Fraher Field
18 July 1915 Semi-final Cork 2-1 - 0-00 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T Ryan
26 September 1915 Final Cork 8-2 - 2-1 Clare Markets Field
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W Walsh

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

20 June 1915 Semi-final Down 2-5 - 5-1 Antrim Ardglass
12 September 1915 Final Monaghan 1-5 – 1-2 Antrim Clones Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

8 August 1915 Semi-final Laois w/o - scr. Ulster
8 August 1915 Semi-final Galway 1-1 – 2-1 Clare Gort
Referee: P Dunphy
24 October 1915 Final Laois 6-2 – 4-1 Cork Croke Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W Walsh

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The Munster semi-final between Cork and Limerick was abandoned with four minutes left in the match. Lloyd's News reported that "betting" was the cause of a dispute.
  • Monaghan retain the Ulster title for the only time in their history. It remains their last provincial triumph.
  • Due to a delay in the southern province, Clare represented Munster in the All-Ireland semi-final and defeated Galway to qualify for the All-Ireland final. Cork subsequently defeated Clare in the Munster final and claimed their place in the All-Ireland decider.
  • The All-Ireland final between Cork and Laois was the first championship meeting between the two sides. Their second championship meeting did not take place until 2011 when Cork were victorious. As a result of this, Laois were the only team that Cork had played but never beaten in the championship.
  • Laois become the 10th team to win the All-Ireland crown. It remains their only championship title.

References

  1. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

Sources

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