1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

10th series of All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship April 2022 1896 Tipperary Dublin Tipperary 3rd Mikey Maher Dublin Pat Buckley 1895 1897 The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1896 was the tenth series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Dublin 8–14 to 0–4 in the final.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour The GAA website 25 July 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html 5 September 2011 Rule change At the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress it was decided to change the value of a goal. From 1892 until 1896 a goal was worth five points; however, the new change resulted in a goal being worth three points. Format All-Ireland Championship Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions. Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final Dublin w.o – scr. Offaly 23 May 1897Final Dublin 1–8 – 0–6 Kilkenny Jones' Road, Dublin An objection was made and a replay ordered. 27 February 1898Final replay Dublin 4–6 – 0–0 Kilkenny Munster Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final Tipperary 5–1 – 0–1 Clare Kilmallock Semi-final Cork 2–5 – 1–2 Limerick Tipperary Final Tipperary 1-3 – 1-3 Cork Kilmallock Final replay Tipperary 7–9 – 2–3 Cork Jones's Road, Dublin All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final 27 March 1898Final Tipperary 8–14 – 0–4 Dublin Jones's Road, Dublin c.8,000 D. Wood (Dublin) Championship statistics Miscellaneous The Munster final ended in a draw for the first time ever. A replay was played for the 1891 Munster final; however, this was due to an objection rather than a draw. The Leinster final went to a replay as Kilkenny launched an objection against Dublin. Tipperary became the second team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles following their final victory over Dublin. Mikey Maher became the first person to captain two All-Ireland-winning teams. References Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). 1896 Category:1896 in Irish sport