The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3–7 to 1–7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
Teams Overview
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship.
Team summaries
TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClareSaffron and blue19141932CorkRed and white193119311939–40DublinNavy and blue193819381938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221930–31KilkennyBlack and amber193919391932–33LaoisBlue and white19151915LimerickGreen and white193619361937–38MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold193719371927–28WaterfordBlue and white1938WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101918
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Paddy McMahonLimerick7-022363.832Ted O'SullivanCork7-002137.003Mick MackeyLimerick1–111462.334Jackie PowerLimerick3-041362.165Jim LangtonKilkenny2-061234.00
Sources 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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