1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1946 28 April - 1 September 1946 17 Cork Kilkenny Antrim 16 Cork 16th Christy Ring Kilkenny Jack Mulcahy Paddy O'Brien (7–3) 1945 1947 The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1946 was the 60th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Kilkeny 7–5 to 3–8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. Format The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis, whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals. The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. Antrim, the representatives from the Ulster Championship, were drawn to play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final. Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, automatically advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final where they were drawn to play the Munster champions. Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship April 28, 1946 First round Offaly 5–3 – 1–8 Laois Purcell (2–0), Burke (1–1), Daly (1–0), Dillon (1–0), Shine (0–2). Kelly (1–0), Baggot (0–3), Brennan (0–2), Cranny (0–2), Kenna (0–1). St. Brendan's Park, Birr June 2, 1946 Quarterfinal Westmeath 3–9 – 6–8 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar June 2, 1946 Semifinal Wexford 2–2 – 7–4 Kilkenny O'Kennedy Park, New Ross June 23, 1946 Semifinal Dublin 4–6 – 3–4 Offaly N. Wade (2–4), J. Prior (1–0), Daly (1–0), H. Gray (0–2), Sheeran (1–1), Walsh (1–0), ? (1–0), Shine (0–1), Burke (0–1), Ryan (0–1). O'Moore Park, Portlaoise July 7, 1946 Final Kilkenny 3–8 – 1–12 Dublin T. Walton (2–0), J. Langton (0–4), J. Gargan (1–0), S. O'Brien (0–2), P. O'Brien (0–1), T. Leahy (0–1). T. Herbert (0–4), N. Daly (1–0), N. Wade (0–3), H. Gray (0–2), S. Óg Ó Ceallacháin (0–2), P. O'Brien (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin Munster Senior Hurling Championship June 9, 1946 Quarterfinal Cork 2–9 – 2–1 Clare J. Kelly (1–1), G. O'Riordan (1–0), C. Ring (0–3), M. O'Riordan (0–2), C. Murphy (0–2), J. Lynch (0–1). Frost (1–0), Quain (1–0), McDonnell (0–1). Gaelic Grounds, Limerick June 16, 1946 Semifinal Limerick 3–5 – 2–2 Tipperary J. Mackey (2–1), M. Mackey (0–2), P. FitzGerald (0–1), J. Power (0–1). Dwyer (1–0), A. Brennan (1–0), Ryan (0–1), J. Coffey (0–1). Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork June 30, 1946 Semifinal Cork 3–9 – 1–6 Waterford M O'Riordan (1–1), G. O'Riordan (1–1), J. Kelly (1–1), C. Ring (0–4), E. J. O'Sullivan (0–1), J. Lynch (0–1). Barron (1–0), W. Galvin (0–2), V. Baston (0–2), Feeney (0–2). Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel July 14, 1946 Final Cork 3–8 – 1–3 Limerick C. Ring (0–5), M. O'Riordan (1–1), C. Murphy (1–0), J. Kelly (1–0), J. Young (0–1), J. Lynch (0–1). McCarthy (1–0), M. Mackey (0–2), J. Ryan (0–1). Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles W. O'Donnell (Tipperary) Ulster Senior Hurling Championship June 16, 1946 Quarterfinal Fermanagh – Monaghan Enniskillen July 7, 1946 Semifinal Armagh 4–4 – 3–6 Donegal Healy Park, Omagh July 7, 1946 Semifinal Antrim 7–15 – 2–8 Monaghan 1946 Final Antrim 6–3 – 2–1 Armagh Corrigan Park, Belfast All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Bracket Semifinals 1L border|20px Kilkenny 1L 7–05 (26) border|20px Cork 1M 0–07 (7) border|20px Antrim 1U 7–11 (32) border|20px Kilkenny 0–03 (3) Final border|20px Galway 1C 2–10 (16) border|20px Cork 1M 3–08 (17) All-Ireland semi-finals July 27, 1946 Semifinal Cork 2–10 – 0–3 Galway J. Kelly (2–1), C. Ring (0–4), J. Lynch (0–3), M. O'Riordan (0–1), P. Healy (0–1). J. Gallagher (0–2), S. Gallagher (0–1). St. Brendan's Park, Birr August 4, 1946 Semifinal Kilkenny 7–11 – 0–7 Antrim J. Langton (1–5), P. O'Brien (2–1), T. Walton (2–0), L. Reidy (1–2), S. O'Brien (1–1), T. Leahy (0–1), T. Maher (0–1). J. Mullan (0–5), N. Campbell (0–1), H. Mulholland (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin G. Kelly (Dublin) All-Ireland Final 1 September 1946 Final Cork 7–5 – 3–8 Kilkenny M. O'Riordan (2–0), C. Murphy (2–0), C. Ring (1–3), G. O'Riordan (1–0), J. Kelly (1–0), B. Murphy (0–1), J. Lynch (0–1). T. Leahy (2–0), J. Langton (0–5), P. O'Brien (1–0), T. Walton (0–2), S. O'Brien (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 64,415 J. Flaherty (Offaly) Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). See also 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Category:1946 in Irish sport