1889 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1889 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 July 1889 and ended on 3 November 1889.

1889 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates27 July 1889 - 3 November 1889
Teams10
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamDublin (1st win)
CaptainNicholas O'Shea
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamClare
CaptainThomas Coughlan
Provincial champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played5
Goals total25 (5.0 per game)
Points total28 (5.6 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
1888
1890

Tipperary were the defending champions; however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Dublin won the title following a 5-1 to 1-6 defeat of Clare in the final.[1]

Teams

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A total of ten teams contested the championship, one less than the previous year. It was the first championship to be completed since 1887.

The Leinster championship was contested by just four teams; however, due to walkovers and disputes, only one game was played. 1888 championship participants Kildare did not field a team.

All six counties entered a team in the Munster championship.

Once again, the hurling championship was not contested in either Connacht or Ulster.

General information

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Ten counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: four teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Club Province Colours Appearance Position in 1888 Championship Provincial Titles Last provincial title Championship Titles Last championship title
  Clare Tulla Munster Purple and yellow 3rd Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 0 -
  Cork Blackrock Munster Green and yellow 2nd Finalists 1 1888 0 -
  Dublin Kickhams Leinster Red 3rd Runners-up (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 0 -
  Kerry Kenmare Munster Red and black 1st - 0 - 0 -
  Kilkenny Tullaroan Leinster Green and white 3rd Finalists 1 1888 0 -
  Laois Rathdowney Leinster Green and red 2nd Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 0 -
  Limerick South Liberties Munster Green and yellow 2nd Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 0 -
  Louth Drogheda Gaelics Leinster - 1st - 0 - 0 -
  Tipperary Moycarkey Munster Red and yellow 3rd Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 1 1887
  Waterford Munster - 2nd Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) 0 - 0 -

Provincial championships

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals

25 August 1889 Quarter-final Louth 0-01 - 6-09 Dublin Drogheda
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P. R. Cleary

Semi-finals

15 September 1889 Semi-final Dublin w/o - scr. Kilkenny Dublin

Final

13 October 1889 Final Dublin w/o - scr. Laois Inchicore

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals

Quarter-final Tipperary w/o - scr. Waterford
13 October 1889 Quarter-final Clare 5-01 - 2-02 Limerick Newport
Referee: J Cullinane

Semi-finals

27 July 1889 Semi-final Cork 0-05 - 1-01 Kerry Mallow
16 October 1889 Semi-final Tipperary 3-00 - 2-02 Clare Boher
Referee: P. R. Cleary

Final

18 October 1889 Final Clare w/o - scr. Kerry

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Final

3 November 1889 Final Dublin 5-01 - 1-06 Clare Inchicore
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: P. Tobin (Dublin)

Championship statistics

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  • Kilkenny had originally intended field a team in the championship; however, they withdrew as they did not recognise the newly formed Central Council.
  • In the Munster semi-final, Tipperary defeated Clare by 3-0 to 2-2. A subsequent objection by Clare saw the result overturned.
  • W.J. Spain of Dublin becomes the first dual All-Ireland medallist. He had previously won an All-Ireland medal with the Limerick Gaelic footballers in 1887

Notes

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

Sources

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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