1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1941 18 May – 28 October 1941 12 Tipperary Dublin 11 Cork 12th Connie Buckley Dublin Ned Wade 82 (7.45 per game) 126 (11.45 per game) Jack Lynch (3–9) 1940 1942 The 1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 28 September 1941. Limerick were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the provincial series. The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5–11 to 0–6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour The GAA website 22 July 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html 5 September 2011 This was their 12th All-Ireland title, their first in ten championship seasons. Foot-and-mouth disease There was major disruption to the format of the 1941 championship due to a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth diseaseSeán Moran https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/remembering-when-kerry-kicked-ahead-of-dublin-78-years-ago-1.4014161 Remembering when Kerry kicked ahead of Dublin 78 years ago: This year will be only the third replay between the counties, and the first in Croke Park The Irish Times 11 September 2019 11 September 2019 Dublin [footballers]... hadn't won Leinster for seven years and didn't go into the All-Ireland semi-final as provincial champions – they were nominated by the province because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak that year, which caused the Leinster [football] final against Carlow to be postponed until November. in many parts of Munster and south Leinster. The championship was run on a knockout provincial basis as usual, however, there was a certain amount of tweaking required to cope with the situation. In the Munster championship Limerick defeated Waterford in the semi-final of the competition and qualified for the Munster final. Cork were drawn to meet Tipperary in the second semi-final, however, this game was cancelled by the Munster Council at the behest of the Department of Agriculture. As a result of this it was decided that Cork would play Limerick and the winners would represent Munster in the All-Ireland series. The delayed Cork-Tipperary game took place after the All-Ireland series, however, since Cork had already beaten Limerick this was now deemed to be the Munster decider. Tipperary won that game. It was a similar story in the Leinster championship as foot-and-mouth disease ravaged southern parts of the province. Kilkenny were drawn to play Laois in one of the earlier stages of the provincial competition, however, the match could not take place and Kilkenny were given a bye into the Leinster final. The Department of Agriculture subsequently brought out an order that Kilkenny could not play in the Leinster final until the county was three weeks clear of the disease. The result was that Dublin were nominated to represent Leinster in the All-Ireland series. A delayed Leinster final was played after the completion of the All-Ireland final with Dublin defeating Kilkenny. Teams Overview Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship. Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClareSaffron and blue19141932CorkRed and white193119311940–41DublinNavy and blue193819381938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221930–31KilkennyBlack and amber193919401932–33LaoisBlue and white19151915LimerickGreen and white194019401937–38OffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold193719371927–28WaterfordBlue and white1938WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101918 Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 18 May 1941 First round Westmeath 2–2 – 8–4 Offaly Cusack Park 25 May 1941 Quarter-final Wexford 3–2 – 5–6 Laois Enniscorthy Sportsfield 15 June 1941 Quarter-final Offaly 2–4 – 5–11 Dublin O'Connor Park 20 July 1941 Semi-final Laois 5–7 – 6–11 Dublin O'Moore Park 2 November 1941 Final Dublin 2–8 – 1–8 Kilkenny M McDonnell 2–3, T Leahy 0–3, H Gray 0–2. J Langton 0–5, S O'Brien 1–0, J Walsh 0–2, J O'Neill 0–1. Croke Park Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round 1 June 1941 First round Tipperary Postponed Waterford Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles 27 July 1941 First round refixture Tipperary 4–07 – 3–04 Waterford B O'Donnell 1–3, P Ryan 1–0, T Kennedy 1–0, J Heaney 1–0, D Doorly 0–2, N Condon 0–1, M Ryan 0–1. W Barron 1–1, N Daly 1–0, S Feeney 1–0, M Hickey 0–2, D Power 0–1. Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Semi-finals 22 June 1941 Semi-final Clare 1–05 – 8–03 Limerick Flynn 1–0, Halloran 0–2, Flanagan 0–1, McNamara 0–1, Mullane 0–1. D Stokes 3–1, P McMahon 3–0, Power 1–1, J Roche 1–0, M Butler 0–1. Cusack Park, Ennis 17 August 1941 Semi-final Cork Cancelled Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Finals 14 September 1941 Final Cork 8–10 – 3–02 Limerick J Lynch 2–5, J Quirke 2–1, T O'Sullivan 2–1, M Brennan 1–0, J Young 1–0, C Ring 0–2, C Buckley 0–1. D Stokes 2–0, P McMahon 1–0, M Butler 0–1, T Ryan 0–1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork 26 October 1941 Final refixture Tipperary 5–04 – 2–05 Cork B O'Donnell 2–3, T Treacy 1–1, J Heaney 1–0, J Looby 1–0. J Lynch 1–4, J Ryng 1–0, J Young 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 14 September 1941 Semi-final Dublin 2–4 – 2–2 Galway St. Cronan's Park 28 September 1941 Final Cork 5–11 – 0–6 Dublin Croke Park 26,150 W O'Donnell (Tipperary) 1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Championship statistics Scoring Widest winning margin: 23 points Cork 8–10 : 5–2 Limerick (Munster final, 14 September 1941) Most goals in a match: 11 Cork 8–10 : 5–2 Limerick (Munster final, 14 September 1941) Laois 5–7 : 6–11 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 20 July 1941) Most points in a match: 18 Laois 5–7 : 6–11 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 20 July 1941) Most goals by one team in a match: 8 Cork 8–10 : 5–2 Limerick (Munster final, 14 September 1941) Offaly 8–4 : 2–2 Westmeath (Leinster first round, 18 May 1941) Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 Laois 5–7 : 6–11 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 20 July 1941) Most points scored by a losing team: 8 Kilkenny 1–8 : 2–8 Dublin (Leinster final, 2 November 1941) Miscellaneous Cork win their 12th All-Ireland title to draw level with Kilkenny and Tipperary at the top of the all-time roll of honour. It is the second time that "the big three" share the title of roll of honour leaders. Cork's defeat by Tipperary in the delayed Munster final left the team with the unusual distinction of being the first All-Ireland champions and provincial runners-up. Player facts Debutants The following players made their début in the 1941 senior championship: Player Team Date Opposition Game Con Cottrell Cork September 14 Limerick Munster final Retirees The following players played their last game in the 1941 championship: Player Team Last Game Date Opposition DébutJack BarrettCorkDelayed Munster finalOctober 26Tipperary1934Connie BuckleyCorkDelayed Munster finalOctober 26Tipperary1934James RyngCorkDelayed Munster finalOctober 26Tipperary1932 Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007). Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000). Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster HUrling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002). References 1941 Category:1941 in Irish sport