In hurling, the term "Big Three" (Irish: An Triúr Mór) refers to the hurling county teams of Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary.[1][2][3][4]

Historically, these three counties have dominated the sport. Together, they have won 94 out of 134 of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships (70%) and 52/91 (57%) of the National Hurling Leagues.[5][6][7][8]

Results

Accurate to 1 August 2022.

County team All-Ireland Munster Leinster League
Kilkenny 36 n/a 74 19
Cork 30 54 n/a 14
Tipperary 28 42 n/a 19
All other counties 41 39 60 40

See also

References

  1. ^ Farrell, Cyrill (2 August 2008). "Hurling's Big Three never fail to deliver excitement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Big three reign supreme". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ White, John DT (16 April 2012). 101 Things You May Not Have Known About Hurling. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781908752703 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Moynihan, Michael (20 September 2013). GAAconomics: The Secret Life of Money in the GAA. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 9780717154548 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "History Makers! First ever Galway Waterford All-Ireland senior hurling final in store".
  6. ^ Sweeney, Eamonn (4 October 2012). O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847175212 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Tiernan, Damien (7 July 2011). The Ecstasy and the Agony. Hachette Books Ireland. ISBN 9781444725841 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Bellew, Ronnie; Crowe, Dermot (6 November 2014). Hell for Leather: A Journey Through Hurling in 100 Games. Hachette Books Ireland. ISBN 9781444789928 – via Google Books.
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