1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1935 was the 49th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 2-5 to 2-4 in the final.[1]

1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates12 May - 1 September 1935
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (11th win)
CaptainLory Meagher
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLimerick
CaptainTimmy Ryan
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total92 (7.07 per game)
Points total141 (10.84 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
1934
1936

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.

The Leinster championship was once again contested by the seven strongest hurling teams in the province. The Munster championship was contested by the five strongest hurling teams as Kerry did not field a team.

Galway, who had faced no competition in the Connacht championship since 1923, once again received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster championship in the All-Ireland series of games.

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined three remaining Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the three remaining Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster championship were drawn to play Galway, who received a bye to this stage of the championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final and the Munster champions contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

19 May 1935 Preliminary round Meath 3-05 3-03 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
J Loughran 1-2, Kennedy 1-0, Quinlan 1-0, Plunkett 0-2, Fahy 0-1. Boggan 1-0, Breen 1-0, Reilly 1-0, Butler 0-2, Foley 0-1.

First round

12 May 1935 First round Offaly 7-10 4-03 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Falvey 3-5, McCormack 3-1, Dunne 1-0, M Dooley 0-3, P Egan 0-1. Kelly 2-0, McDonnell 1-2, Foley 1-1.
2 June 1935 First round Laois 6-07 3-03 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
W Delaney 4-1, J Jones 1-1, P Wheeler 1-0, F Jones 0-2, J Lodge 0-2, P Flynn 0-1. W Quinlan 1-0, J Fahy 1-0, P O'Dare 1-0, J Loughran 0-2, R Collins 0-1. Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)

Semi-finals

26 May 1935 Semi-final Kilkenny 7-07 2-06 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
L Byrne 3-0, M Power 2-1, M Kennedy 1-2, J Dunne 1-0, J Walsh 0-3, L Meagher 0-1. M Falvey 1-3, J Dooley 1-1, D Shortt 0-1, D Rafter 0-1. Referee: P Campion (Laois)
16 June 1935 Semi-final Laois 5-01 3-07 Dublin Geraldine Park, Athy
W Delaney 1-0, M Cranny 1-0, J Jones 1-0, P Drennan 1-0, J Lodge 1-0, P Hennessy 0-1. D O'Riordan 1-1, J O'Connell 1-1, J Carroll 1-0, C Tobin 0-2, T Treacy 0-2, T Teehan 0-1.
14 July 1935 Semi-final replay Laois 3-05 2-06 Dublin St. Brendan's Park, Birr
A Nugent 2-0, P Farrell 1-1, M Hopper 0-2, P Hennessy 0-1, W Delaney 0-1. S Tumpane 2-0, T Treacy 0-3, N Wade 0-1, C Tobin 0-1, O Caniffe 0-1.

Final

21 July 1935 Final Laois 0-06 3-08 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
P Hennessy 0-1, J Cashin 0-1, L Nugent 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, W Delaney 0-1, D Griffin 0-1. L Byrne 1-1, P Phelan 1-0, J Dunne 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, M Power 0-1, M White 0-3, L Meagher 0-1.
Preliminary round First round Semi-finals Leinster final
Offaly 7-10
Kildare 4-3
Kilkenny 7-7
Offaly 2-6
Kilkenny 3-8
Laois 0-6
Laois
(R)
5-1
5-5
Dublin
(R)
3-7
2-6
Laois 6-7
Meath 3-5 Meath 3-3
Wexford 3-3

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

14 July 1935 First round Cork 8-03 2-04 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
PJ Dorgan 3-0, T Kelly 1-2, D Cogan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, J Quirke 2-0, G Garrett 0-1. M Hennessy 1-1, B Loughnane 1-0, J Quirke 0-2, J Houlihan 0-1,. Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Semi-finals

7 July 1935 Semi-final Tipperary 8-04 1-02 Waterford Carrick-on-Suir
M Kennedy 4-0, P Ryan 2-3, J Heaney 1-0, Cronin 1-0, T Kennedy 0-1. M Fardy 1-0, H Fardy 0-1, Sheehan 0-1. Referee: T Daly (Clare)
28 July 1935 Semi-final Limerick 3-12 2-03 Cork Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
M Mackey 1-5, P McMahon 1-2, J O'Connell 1-1, J Close 0-3, P Clohessy 0-1. M Brennan 2-0, G Garrett 0-1, D Barry-Murphy 0-1, J Quirke 0-1. Referee: S Kennedy (Tipperary)

Final

11 August 1935 Final Limerick 5-05 1-04 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Clohessy 2-0, J Close 1-2, M Mackey 1-1, P McMahon 1-0, M Cross 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. T Kennedy 1-0, S Gilmartin 0-2, B O'Donnell 0-2.
First round Semi-finals Munster final
Cork 8-3
Clare 2-4 Limerick 3-12
Cork 2-3
Limerick 5-5
Tipperary 1-4
Tipperary 8-4
Waterford 1-2

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

4 August 1935 Semi-final Galway 1-08 6-10 Kilkenny St. Brendan's Park, Birr
M Healy 1-0, M Gill 0-2, M King 0-2, J Deely 0-1, W Hanniffy 0-1, R Donohue 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, M Power 3-1, L Byrne 2-1, M White 1-1, L Meagher 0-4, J Walsh 0-2, J Duggan 0-1. Referee: S Kennedy (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

1 September 1935 Final Limerick 2-04 2-05 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
M Mackey 1-2, P McMahon 1-0, J Close 0-1, M Cross 0-1. M White 2-0, J Walsh 0-2, M Power 0-1, J Dunne 0-1, L Meagher 0-1. Attendance: 46,591
Referee: T Daly (Clare)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Locky Byrne Kilkenny 6-02 20 4 5.00
Mick Falvey Offaly 4-08 20 2 10.00
2 Matty Power Kilkenny 5-04 19 4 4.75
3 Willie Delaney Laois 5-03 18 4 4.50
4 Mick Mackey Limerick 3-08 17 3 5.66
5 Martin White Kilkenny 3-04 13 4 3.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mick Falvey Offaly 3-05 14 Kildare
2 Willie Delaney Laois 4-01 13 Meath
3 Martin Kennedy Tipperary 4-00 12 Waterford
4 J. J. McCormack Offaly 3-01 10 Kildare
Matty Power Kilkenny 3-01 10 Galway
5 Locky Byrne Kilkenny 3-00 9 Offaly
P. J. Dorgan Cork 3-00 9 Clare
Paddy Ryan Tipperary 2-03 9 Waterford
6 Mick Mackey Limerick 1-05 8 Cork
7 Matty Power Kilkenny 2-01 7 Offaly
Locky Byrne Kilkenny 2-01 7 Galway

Miscellaneous

  • Kilkenny won their 11th All-Ireland title to draw level with Cork and Tipperary at the top of the all-time roll of honour. It was the first time that "the big three" shared the title of roll of honour leaders.

References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

Sources

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

See also

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