| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 April - 1 September 1946 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (15th win) |
| Captain | Christy Ring |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jack Mulcahy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 16 |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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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.
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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:
| April 28 First round |
Offaly | 5-3 – 1-8 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| June 2 Quarter-final |
Westmeath | 3-9 – 6-8 | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 Semi-final |
Wexford | 2-2 – 7-4 | Kilkenny | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23 Semi-final |
Dublin | 4-6 – 3-4 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| July 7 Final |
Kilkenny | 3-8 – 1-12 | Dublin | Croke Park, 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). |
| June 9 Quarter-final |
Cork | 2-9 – 2-1 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| June 16 Semi-final |
Limerick | 3-5 – 2-2 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| June 30 Semi-final |
Cork | 3-9 – 1-6 | Waterford | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| July 14 Final |
Cork | 3-8 – 1-3 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Referee: W. O'Donnell (Tipperary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| June 16 Quarter-final |
Fermanagh | – | Monaghan | Enniskillen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 Semi-final |
Armagh | 4-4 – 3-6 | Donegal | Healy Park, Omagh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 Semi-final |
Antrim | 7-15 – 2-8 | Monaghan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final |
Antrim | 6-3 – 2-1 | Armagh | Corrigan Park, Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 Semi-final |
Cork | 2-10 – 0-3 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| August 4 Semi-final |
Kilkenny | 7-11 – 0-7 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: G. Kelly (Dublin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| 1 September |
Cork | 7-5 – 3-8 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 64,415 Referee: J. Flaherty (Offaly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |