1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	18 April 1926 – 24 October 1926
Teams	11
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Cork (8th win)
Captain	Seán Óg Murphy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilkenny
Captain	Dick Grace
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	12
All-Star Team	See here
← 1925 1927 →

The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 18 APril 1926 and ended on 24 October 1926.

The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 4-6 to 2-0 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their 8th All-Ireland title.

Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.

Antrim won the Ulster SHC title, but at the suggestion of the Central Council, it was decided that the Ulster winners would enter the All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship. ^[2]

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

2 May 1926 Semi-final	Laois	2-3 – 3-3	Offaly	Portlaoise Sportsfield

Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-8 - 5-4	Dublin

11 July 1926 Final	Kilkenny	3-8 – 1-4	Offaly	Croke Park

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

18 April 1926 Quarter-final	Kerry	4-6 – 2-4	Clare	Tralee Sportsfield

30 May 1926 Quarter-final	Waterford	5-2 – 12-3	Cork	Fraher Field

15 August 1926 Semi-final	Cork	7-7 – 1-4	Kerry	Cork Athletic Grounds

22 August 1926 Semi-final	Tipperary	6-5 – 4-6	Limerick	Fraher Field

12 September 1926 Final	Cork	0-0 – 1-2	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds

19 September 1926 Final replay	Tipperary	4-1 – 3-4	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield

3 October 1926 Final second replay	Tipperary	2-4 – 3-6	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

29 August 1926 Semi-final	Kilkenny	6-2 – 5-1	Galway	Croke Park

24 October 1926 Final	Cork	4-6 – 2-0	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Attendance: 26,829 Referee: P McCullagh (Wexford)

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.

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

↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
↑ Irish Independent 1905-current, Friday, December 10, 1926; Page: 12

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup
Championships	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams
Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy

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