1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates20 May 1923 - 14 September 1924
Teams16
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamGalway (1st win)
CaptainMick Kenny
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLimerick
CaptainPaddy McInerney
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played15
Goals total124 (8.2 per game)
Points total68 (4.5 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
1922
1924

The 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 May 1923 and ended on 14 September 1924.

The championship was won by Galway who secured the title following a 7-3 to 4-5 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

29 April 1923 Quarter-final Offaly 3-1 - 6-3 Laois O'Connor Park
20 May 1923 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-2 - 3-3 Laois Croke Park
Referee: R O'Keeffe
22 July 1923 Final Dublin 1-1 - 4-1 Kilkenny Croke Park
Referee: R O'Keeffe

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

24 June 1923 Quarter-final Waterford 0-1 - 13-4 Cork Fraher Field
15 July 1923 Quarter-final Kerry 2-3 - 8-5 Limerick Tralee Sportsfield
23 September 1923 Semi-final Tipperary 11-2 - 4-1 Clare Thurles Sportsfield
7 October 1923 Semi-final Limerick 4-0 - 2-1 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
16 March 1924 Final Limerick 2-3 - 1-0 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

19 August 1923 Quarter-final Monaghan 3-3 - 3-0 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park
30 September 1923 Semi-final Monaghan 2-3 - 5-4 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park
14 October 1923 Semi-final Donegal 6-4 - 1-3 Derry Lifford
6 April 1924 Final Donegal 7-1 - 3-0 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

27 April 1924 Semi-final Limerick 7-04 - 0-01 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P Kennefick (Cork)
18 May 1924 Semi-final Galway 5-04 - 2-00 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
L McGrath 3-1, I Harney 1-2, A Kelly 1-0, B Gibbs 0-1. M Power 1-0, J Roberts 1-0. Referee: A C Harty (Dublin)

Final

14 September 1924 Final Galway 7-03 - 4-05 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: P Kennefick (Dublin)

Main article: 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Sources

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.