1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none May 2025 October 2020 October 2020 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny 40px 2-5 Limerick 40px 2-4 1 September 1935 Croke Park Dublin Tommy Daly (Clare) 46,591 1934 1936 The 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 48th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September 1935, between Limerick and Kilkenny. The Munster champions narrowly lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 2–5 to 2–4.Bellew Ronnie Crowe Dermot 2014 Hell for Leather: A Journey Through Hurling in 100 Games https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hell_for_Leather/wjfuBQAAQBAJ Hachette Books 9781444789928 May 20, 2025 Match report At 3:15pm the former Clare hurler and match referee Tommy Daly got the game underway in earnest. Limerick, after coming through a tough provincial campaign in Munster were regarded as the favourites while the Kilkenny team were regarded as being too old to trouble the Munster men who were undefeated in 35 games over the course of two years. A record crowd of 46,591, for any GAA match up to that point, thronged Croke Park in anticipation of a hurling classic. The elements conspired against the hurlers as the rain came down in torrents during the entire game. In spite of this, both teams served up an epic encounter. Kilkenny had their homework done on Limerick before the game. Team captain Lory Meagher urged his team to keep the sliothar on the ground and keep it moving quickly. This was designed to combat the stylish Limerick players who preferred aerial battle. Meagher conducted the Kilkenny attack from midfield and set up some important scores. After an exciting opening half the Kilkenny team had a narrow 1–3 to 1–2 lead. Limerick's goal came after Mick Mackey sent a free crashing to the net. Immediately after the restart Limerick equalized and an exciting thirty minutes was in prospect. A hectic ten-minute passage of play saw the sliothar move all over the field; however, neither side recorded a score. Then Lory Meagher sent over a point to give Kilkenny a lead that they would never surrender. Martin White added a point shortly afterwards to give Kilkenny a two-point cushion. Kilkenny were well on top going into the last quarter as Lory Meagher stepped up to take a sideline cut. He landed the sliothar into Martin White's hand and he made no mistake in turning around and crashing it into the net. With ten minutes left to play Kilkenny were five points ahead and had one hand on the cup. The game was not over yet as Paddy McMahon goaled for Limerick before Mickey Cross sent over a point to cut the deficit to the minimum. Immediately after the puck-out Limerick launched an all-out attack on the Kilkenny goalmouth in search of an equalizer or a winner, however, the Kilkenny defence stood firm. Tommy Daly sounded the full-time whistle shortly afterwards and Kilkenny were the champions with a 2–5 to 2–4 win. Match details 1935-09-0115:15 UTC+1 Kilkenny 2-5 – 2-4 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin 46,591 T. Daly (Clare) _black_stripes _blackstripes _black_stripes FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny _collarwhite 32CD32 32CD32 32CD32 FFFFFF 32CD32 Limerick References 1 Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kilkenny county hurling team matches Category:Limerick county hurling team matches All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1935