All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1892

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1892 was the sixth series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Dublin 2-3 to 1-5 in the final.^[1]

Rule changes

At the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress held in Thurles on 13 January 1892, some changes were made to the existing rules of the game. Firstly, a goal was made equal to five points. Secondly, teams were reduced from twenty-one to seventeen players. Perhaps most importantly of all, it was also decided that county champions, when representing the county, were allowed to select players from other clubs within the county.

Teams

A total of just three teams contested the championship.

Dublin (Flag-Davitts) were the only team to enter the Leinster championship and were declared the winners unopposed.

Only two counties, Cork (Redmonds) and Kerry (Kilmoyley), contested the Munster championship.

There were no provincial championships in either Connacht or Ulster.

Format

Munster Championship

Final: (1 match) The only two participating teams contested this match. One team was eliminated while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland final between Cork and Dublin is the very first championship meeting between the two 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).

See also