1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1936 and ended on 6 September 1936.

1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	26 April – 6 September 1936
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Limerick (5th win)
Captain	Mick Mackey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilkenny
Captain	Paddy Larkin
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	13
Goals total	111 (8.5 per game)
Points total	132 (10.1 per game)
Top Scorer	Mick Mackey (7–12)
All-Star Team	See here
← 1935 1937 →

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Limerick in the All-Ireland final on a score line of 5–6 to 1–5 victory.

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, however, there were some changes from the 1935 championship. Wexford declined to field a team in Leinster, while in Munster Kerry reentered the championship after a long absence.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932
Cork	Red and white	1931	1931	1929–1930
Dublin	Navy and blue	1927	1934	1928–1929
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	1922	1930–1931
Kerry	Green and gold	1891	1891
Kildare	White
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1935	1935	1932–1933
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1915
Limerick	Green and white	1934	1935	1935–1936
Meath	Green and gold
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1930	1930	1927–1928
Waterford	Blue and white

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kildare v Offaly

26 April Quarter-final

Kildare

3-3 – 9-11

Offaly

Naas

Laois v Offaly

17 May Semi-final

Laois

5-5 – 1-1

Offaly

O'Moore Park

Meath v Dublin

14 June Quarter-final

Meath

2-4 – 5-7

Dublin

Páirc Tailteann

Kilkenny v Dublin

12 July Semi-final

Kilkenny

7-8 – 1-6

Dublin

Wexford Park

Kilkenny v Laois

26 July Final	Kilkenny	4-6 – 2-5	Laois	Nowlan Park
	M White 2-0, J Dunne 1-0, M Power 1-0, L Meagher 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, L Carroll 0-1.		J Jones 1-1, M Nolan 1-0, J Cashin 0-3, P Farrell 0-1.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Clare v Waterford

7 June 1936 First round

Clare

5-07 – 4-04

Waterford

Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy

Second round

Tipperary v Kerry

17 May 1936 Second round	Tipperary	10-02 – 3-04	Kerry	Mallow Town Park, Mallow
				Referee: W Clancy (Cork)

Cork v Clare

5 July 1936 Second round	Cork	3-07 – 4-04	Clare	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	D Cogan 1-1, M Brennan 1-1, J Kenneally 1-1, P Dowling 0-3, W O'Driscoll 0-1.		P Loughnane 3-0, B Loughnane 1-0, J Mullane 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, PJ Quaine 0-1.	Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Cork v Clare

12 July 1936 Second round replay	Cork	2-03 – 9-01	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	W O'Driscoll/B Barrett 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Cogan 0-1.		M Hennessy 4-0, M Power 2-0, P Loughnane 2-0, J Quirke 1-1.	Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Semi-final

Tipperary v Clare

19 July 1936 Semi-final	Tipperary	5-07 – 3-02	Clare	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Bourke 1-4, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, AN Other 1-0, T Treacy 0-2, J Heeney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-1.		P Loughnane 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, Jones 1-0, O'Halloran 0-1, Quirke 0-1.	Attendance: 10,050 Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Final

Tipperary v Limerick

1 August 1936 Final	Tipperary	4-06 – 8-05	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Heeney 2-0, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-3, M Bourke 0-2.		M Mackey 5-3, P McMahon 2-0, D Clohessy 1-1, J Roche 0-1.	Attendance: 26,435 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Limerick v Galway

15 August Semi-final

Limerick

4-9 – 2-4

Galway

St. Cronan's Park

Limerick v Kilkenny

6 September Final	Limerick	5-6 – 1-5	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Attendance: 51,535 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Galway is suspended ten minutes into the second half when a melee develops and a Galway player is knocked unconscious. At a subsequent meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) Central Council, Limerick were awarded the match as Galway were suspended from the championship.

Sources

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

External links

• 1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results