All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1895

Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
year=1895


team=Tipperary
titles=2nd
captain=Mikey Maher
manager=
munster=Tipperary
leinster=Kilkenny
ulster=
connacht=
poty=
matches=
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1895 was the 9th edition of Ireland’s premier hurling knockout competition. The championship ran throughout the whole of 1895 and 1896, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Jones's Road, Dublin on 15 March, 1896. The match was contested by Tipperary, represented by Tubberadora, and Kilkenny, represented by Tullaroan, with Tipperary taking the title by 6-8 to 1-10. It was Tipperary's second All-Ireland title.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
* There were no All-Ireland semi-finals.
* The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* There were no representatives from Ulster or Connacht in the championship.

All-Ireland final

tatistics

footballbox
date=1896-03-15
team1=Tipperary
(Tubberadora)
score=6-8 – 1-10
team2=Kilkenny
(Tullaroan)
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Jones's Road, Dublin
attendance=c.8,000
referee= J.J. Kenny (Dublin)

References

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

ee also