1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1943 2 May – 5 September 1943 17 Cork Kilkenny Antrim 16 Cork 14th Mick Kennefick Antrim Jimmy Walsh 118 (7.3 per game) 175 (10.9 per game) Jim Langton (4–12) 1942 1944 The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1943 and ended on 5 September 1943. The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5–16 to 0–4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final.http://eircomsports.eircom.net/News/news/gaa/rising-from-the-ashes-antrim-of-1943.aspx Rising from the Ashes: Antrim of 1943 Eircom Sports website 16 November 2010 2 March 2013 Shane Stapleton dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233511/http://eircomsports.eircom.net/News/news/gaa/rising-from-the-ashes-antrim-of-1943.aspx 4 October 2013 This was their 14th All-Ireland title. Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the second successive year to become the fourth team to win the three in-a-row. Teams Overview Eight teams contested the Leinster championship, with Meath and Wicklow returning after absences. Six teams contested the Munster championship, with Kerry fielding a team for the first time after a long absence from the senior ranks. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. The Ulster champions were permitted to enter the All-Ireland series for the first time. Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueAntrimSaffron and white1940ClareSaffron and blue19141932CorkRed and white194219421940–41DownRed and black1941DublinNavy and blue193819421938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221930–31KerryGreen and gold18911891KilkennyBlack and amber193919401932–33LaoisBlue and white19151915LimerickGreen and white194019401937–38MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold193719411927–28WaterfordBlue and white1938WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101918WicklowBlue and white Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2 May 1943 Quarter-final Wicklow 1–1 – 3–9 Dublin Wicklow 2 May 1943 Quarter-final Kilkenny 4–9 – 3–4 Wexford Nowlan Park 9 May 1043 Quarter-final Laois 2–3 – 2–14 Offaly O'Moore Park 16 May 1943 Quarter-final Meath 6–7 – 5–1 Westmeath St. Loman's Park 30 May 1943 Semi-final Offaly 1–2 – 6–10 Kilkenny St. Brendan's Park M Kelly 6 June 1943 Semi-final Meath 1–5 – 8–1 Dublin St. Loman's Park 4 July 1943 Final Kilkenny 3–9 – 2–6 Dublin J Langton 1–5, T Murphy 1–1, J Kelly 1–0, S O'Brien 0–2, J Walsh 0–1. C Downes 1–1, F White 1–0, T Treacy 0–2, T Leahy 0–1, L O'Sullivan 0–1. Nowlan Park E Long Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round 6 June 1943 First round Clare 3–03 – 6–04 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis 13 June 1943 First round Waterford 4–05 – 1–02 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan Galvin 1–1, D Daly 1–0, Feeney 1–0, Wyse 1–0, W Barron 0–1, J Keane 0–1, C Moylan 0–1, V Baston 0–1. M Maher 1–1, O'Brien 0–1. Semi-finals 20 June 1943 Semi-final Kerry 2–07 – 8–03 Cork Ballyduff T Sullivan 1–1, J Walsh 1–0, N Scollard 0–2, T Corridan 0–2, P Purcell 0–1, F Kissane 0–1. T O'Sullivan 4–0, M Brennan 2–1, J Lynch 1–1, C Ring 1–0, J Quirke 0–1. J Roche (Limerick) 4 July 1943 Semi-final Waterford 3–07 – 4–03 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork K Jeane 2–0, M Feeney 1–1, W Barron 0–1, C Moylan 0–2, Galvin 0–2, E Daly 0–1, J Mackey 2–0, McMahon 1–0, Herbert 1–0, D Stokes 0–1, M Mackey 0–1, J Power 0–1. J O'Regan (Cork) Final 1 August 1943 Final Cork 2–13 – 3–08 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Ring 1–3, J Young 1–1, J Lynch 0–3, B Murphy 0–3, M Kennefick 0–1, W Murphy 0–1, J Quirke 0–1. M Hickey 1–1, W Barron 1–0, D Power 1–0, B Hoban 0–3, J Keane 0–1, C Moylan 0–1, E Daly 0–1, M Hayes 0–1. M Hennessy (Clare) 15,000 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 13 June 1943 Final Antrim 6–8 – 2–0 Down Corrigan Park All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 4 July 1943 Quarter-final Antrim 7–00 – 6–2 Galway Corrigan Park 1 August 1943 Semi-final Antrim 3–3 – 1–6 Kilkenny Corrigan Park JJ Stuart (Dublin) 5 September 1943 Final Cork 5–16 – 0–4 Antrim Croke Park JJ Stuart (Dublin) 48,843 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Championship statistics Scoring Widest winning margin: 27 points Cork 5–16 – 0–4 Antrim (All-Ireland final, 5 September 1943) Most goals in a match: 13 Antrim 7–0 – 6–2 Galway (All-Ireland quarter-final, 4 July 1943) 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). External links 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results References 1943 Category:1943 in Irish sport