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  1. The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September 1946, between Kilkenny and Cork. The Leinster champions lost to ...

    • 1887 to 1888 - The First Championship and The "Invasion"
    • 1889 to 1891 - The Championship Gathers Momentum
    • 1892 to 1894 - Cork's First three-in-a-row
    • 1895 to 1900 - Tipperary's Five Out of Six
    • 1901 to 1903 - The Exiles and The Rebels Do Battle
    • 1904 to 1913 – Kilkenny's Greatest Era
    • 1914 to 1915 – Clare and Laois Make The Breakthrough
    • 1916 to 1925 – A Decade of Change Book Ended by Tipperary
    • 1926 to 1931 – The Greatest Cork Team
    • 1932 to 1936 – Kilkenny’s Double and The Greatest Limerick Team

    The format of the very first hurling championship was unique in that it was the only open draw All-Ireland championship ever-played. The five participating teams were paired off against each other regardless of their provincial locations. Three teams - Galway, Kilkenny and Wexford - advanced directly to the semi-final stages of the competition, whi...

    In 1889 Clare won the very first Munster final before taking on Dublin in the All-Ireland final. The Clare men, who played in their bare feet, took a 1–5 to 1–0 lead at the interval in atrocious weather conditions. W.J. Spainscored three goals for the metropolitans in the second half as Clare were held to a point. the 5–1 to 1–6 score line gave Dub...

    1892 saw Cork begin a three-year dominance of the championship. That year's All-Ireland final saw 'the Rebels' take on Dublin for the first time. The game turned into a controversial one as referee Dan Fraherchanged his mind after initially awarding a goal to Cork. He eventually decided that the GAA's Central Council should decide the matter. Dubli...

    Had it not been for a slip up in 1897, it is not beyond the bounds of reality to surmise that Tipperary could have won a remarkable six All-Ireland titles in succession. In 1895 the Tipp team stormed to the provincial title and into the All-Ireland final where Kilkenny were the opponents in the first championship decider to be played at what is now...

    After a number of seasons out of the limelight Cork bounced back by capturing the Munster title in 1901. 'The Rebels' subsequently defeated Galway and Wexford to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with London. Cork were the overwhelming favourites against a team of exiles which was made up of nine Cork men. A downpour made the underfoot conditions...

    1904 saw Kilkenny begin a hugely successful era as Cork were heading into decline. Both sides met in the final and 'the Cats' won the game thanks to Dick Doyle’s first-half goal, while Pat 'Fox' Mahermade a great save at the end to help his team to a 1-9 to 1-8 victory. It was Kilkenny's very first All-Ireland title from five appearances in the cha...

    In 1914 Clare claimed the Munster title for the first time since 1889. In Leinster Laois also made the breakthrough and claimed their first provincial title. As a result, the All-Ireland final was a unique event. Clare's goal-scoring ability was the crucial deciding factor as Laois were outclassed. A score line of 5–1 to 1-0 gave Clare their very f...

    In the ten years between 1916 and 1925 no team secured back-to-back All-Ireland titles. In fact, Kilkenny were the last team to achieve this feat in 1913 until Cork did likewise in 1929. In 1916 Tipperary broke back after nearly a decade in the All-Ireland wilderness. Fierce rivals Kilkenny were the opponents in what proved to be a swansong for som...

    After falling behind to Tipperary and Kilkenny in the all-time roll of honour over the previous two decades, Cork broke back in 1926 with a team that has been described as the county’s finest. After a remarkable three-game Munster final saga with reigning champions Tipperary, Cork qualified for an All-Ireland final showdown with Kilkenny. Legendary...

    In 1932 Clare surprised everyone by winning their first Munster title in almost twenty years. They later qualified for the All-Ireland final where Kilkenny, the defeated finalists of 1931, provided the opposition. The game was a close one that ebbed and flowed. Kilkenny scored three goals courtesy of Matty Power, Martin White and Lory Meagher direc...

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  4. The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 1 September, 1946, between Kilkenny and Cork. The Leinster champions lost to ...

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