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1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1936 and ended on 6 September 1936.

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Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Limerick in the All-Ireland final on a score line of 5–6 to 1–5 victory.[1]

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, however, there were some changes from the 1935 championship. Wexford declined to field a team in Leinster, while in Munster Kerry reentered the championship after a long absence.

Team summaries

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Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

26 April Quarter-final Kildare 3-3 – 9-11 Offaly Naas
17 May Semi-final Laois 5-5 – 1-1 Offaly O'Moore Park
14 June Quarter-final Meath 2-4 – 5-7 Dublin Páirc Tailteann
12 July Semi-final Kilkenny 7-8 – 1-6 Dublin Wexford Park
26 July Final Kilkenny 4-6 – 2-5 Laois Nowlan Park
M White 2-0, J Dunne 1-0, M Power 1-0, L Meagher 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, L Carroll 0-1. J Jones 1-1, M Nolan 1-0, J Cashin 0-3, P Farrell 0-1.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

7 June 1936 First round Clare 5-07 – 4-04 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy

Second round

17 May 1936 Second round Tipperary 10-02 – 3-04 Kerry Mallow Town Park, Mallow
Referee: W Clancy (Cork)
5 July 1936 Second round Cork 3-07 – 4-04 Clare Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
D Cogan 1-1, M Brennan 1-1, J Kenneally 1-1, P Dowling 0-3, W O'Driscoll 0-1. P Loughnane 3-0, B Loughnane 1-0, J Mullane 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, PJ Quaine 0-1. Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)
12 July 1936 Second round replay Cork 2-03 – 9-01 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
W O'Driscoll/B Barrett 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Cogan 0-1. M Hennessy 4-0, M Power 2-0, P Loughnane 2-0, J Quirke 1-1. Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Semi-final

19 July 1936 Semi-final Tipperary 5-07 – 3-02 Clare Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Bourke 1-4, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, AN Other 1-0, T Treacy 0-2, J Heeney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-1. P Loughnane 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, Jones 1-0, O'Halloran 0-1, Quirke 0-1. Attendance: 10,050
Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Final

1 August 1936 Final Tipperary 4-06 – 8-05 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J Heeney 2-0, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-3, M Bourke 0-2. M Mackey 5-3, P McMahon 2-0, D Clohessy 1-1, J Roche 0-1. Attendance: 26,435
Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

15 August Semi-final Limerick 4-9 – 2-4 Galway St. Cronan's Park
6 September Final Limerick 5-6 – 1-5 Kilkenny Croke Park
Attendance: 51,535
Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Galway is suspended ten minutes into the second half when a melee develops and a Galway player is knocked unconscious. At a subsequent meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) Central Council, Limerick were awarded the match as Galway were suspended from the championship.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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