1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	25 April 1915 - 24 October 1915
Teams	17
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Laois (1st win)
Captain	Jack Finlay
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Connie Sheehan
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Monaghan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	15
Goals total	96 (6.4 per game)
Points total	81 (5.4 per game)
All-Star Team	See here
← 1914 1916 →

The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1915 and ended on 24 October 1915.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Laois won the championship after defeating Cork by 6-2 to 4-1 in the final.^[1]

Teams

A total of seventeen teams contested the championship.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

9 May 1915 First round

Wicklow

4-7 - 2-1

Carlow

Jones's Road

6 June 1915 Semi-final	Laois	4-1 - 2-6	Kilkenny	Tullamore Sportsfield
				Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Quigley

27 June 1915 First round

Dublin

2-3 - 4-3

Laois

Tullow

11 July 1915 Quarter-final	Wexford	3-5 - 4-3	Dublin	New Ross
				Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P Dunphy

25 July 1915 Semi-final

Dublin

7-2 - 3-2

Offaly

Portlaoise Sportsfield

15 August 1915 Final	Laois	3-2 – 0-5	Dublin	Kilkenny Sportsfield
				Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J Lalor

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

25 April 1915 Quarter-final

Kerry

2-4 - 3-9

Limerick

Tralee Sportsfield

13 June 1915 Semi-final

Clare

10-4 - 2-1

Waterford

20 June 1915 Quarter-final

Cork

4-00 - 3-1

Tipperary

Fraher Field

18 July 1915 Semi-final	Cork	2-1 - 0-00	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield
				Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Ryan

26 September 1915 Final	Cork	8-2 - 2-1	Clare	Markets Field
				Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Walsh

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

20 June 1915 Semi-final

Down

2-5 - 5-1

Antrim

Ardglass

12 September 1915 Final

Monaghan

1-5 – 1-2

Antrim

Clones Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

8 August 1915 Semi-final

Laois

w/o - scr.

Ulster

8 August 1915 Semi-final	Galway	1-1 – 2-1	Clare	Gort
				Referee: P Dunphy

24 October 1915 Final	Laois	6-2 – 4-1	Cork	Croke Park
				Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W Walsh

Main article: 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The Munster semi-final between Cork and Limerick was abandoned with four minutes left in the match. Lloyd's News reported that "betting" was the cause of a dispute.
Monaghan retain the Ulster title for the only time in their history. It remains their last provincial triumph.
Due to a delay in the southern province, Clare represented Munster in the All-Ireland semi-final and defeated Galway to qualify for the All-Ireland final. Cork subsequently defeated Clare in the Munster final and claimed their place in the All-Ireland decider.
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Laois was the first championship meeting between the two sides. Their second championship meeting did not take place until 2011 when Cork were victorious. As a result of this, Laois were the only team that Cork had played but never beaten in the championship.
Laois become the 10th team to win the All-Ireland crown. It remains their only championship title.

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).

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Pre-1923

Seasons	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
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

Beginning of
Liam MacCarthy

Seasons	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
Finals	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

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

'Back-door' era

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Finals	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Associated competitions

Leinster SHC
Munster SHC
Joe McDonagh Cup
Connacht SHC (formerly)
Ulster SHC (formerly)
Christy Ring Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards