1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 18 April 1926 and ended on 24 October 1926.

Tipperary entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the provincial stages. Cork won the title following a 4-6 to 2-0 victory over Kilkenny in the final.^[1]

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster championship were drawn to play Galway, who received a bye to this stage of the championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final and the Munster champions contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary is abandoned after just ten minutes when the crowd storm the field.
• For the first time ever the Munster final goes to a second replay.
• The All-Ireland semi-final between Kilkenny and Galway is the first GAA game to be broadcast on radio. The commentator is P.D. Mehigan. It is also the first commentary on a field game to take place in Europe.

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