1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1939 was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 7 May 1939 and ended on 3 September 1939.
Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were eliminated in the provincial stages. Kilkenny won the title following a 2-7 to 3-3 victory over Cork in the thunder and lightning final.
Teams
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1938 championship. Wexford re-entered the championship after a one-year absence.
Team summaries
Team |
Colours |
Most recent success |
All-Ireland |
Provincial |
League |
Clare |
Saffron and blue |
1914 |
1932 |
|
Cork |
Red and white |
1931 |
1931 |
1929-30 |
Dublin |
Navy and blue |
1938 |
1938 |
1938-39 |
Galway |
Maroon and white |
1923 |
1922 |
1930-31 |
Kilkenny |
Black and amber |
1935 |
1937 |
1932-33 |
Laois |
Blue and white |
1915 |
1915 |
|
Limerick |
Green and white |
1936 |
1936 |
1937-38 |
Meath |
Green and gold |
|
|
|
Offaly |
Green, white and gold |
|
|
|
Tipperary |
Blue and gold |
1937 |
1937 |
1927-28 |
Waterford |
Blue and white |
|
1938 |
|
Westmeath |
Maroon and white |
|
|
|
Wexford |
Purple and gold |
1910 |
1918 |
|
Results
Final 3 September 1939 |
Kilkenny |
2-7 - 3-3 |
Cork |
Croke Park |
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J Phelan (2-0), J Langton (0-3), T Leahy (0-2), J O'Brien (0-1), J Kelly (0-1). |
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T O'Sullivan (2-1), J Lynch (1-2). |
Attendance: 39,302 Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)
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Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Kilkenny's victory over Cork in the All-Ireland final is the fourth time that Kilkenny have beaten their great rivals by just a single point. Previous one-point wins came in 1904, 1907 and 1912. Among the attendance was the poet Louis McNeice who was visiting Dublin.
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).
See also