The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 0–14 to 2–7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
Format
Leinster Championship
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province. 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-finals.
Munster Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three 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 semi-finals.
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two provincial winners were paired on opposite sides with Galway and Antrim making up the four semi-final teams. 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 with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total1Christy RingCork3–15242Seán CondonCork3–13223Mossy O'RiordanCork5-0116Terry LeahyKilkenny3–10164Tim RussellWexford1–12155Paddy O'BrienKilkenny4-02146Dick StokesLimerick1–10137Jim LangtonKilkenny1-09128Joe KellyCork3-02119Tom WaltonKilkenny1–1013
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Seán CondonCork3-0514Antrim2Christy RingCork2-0713Waterford3Terry LeahyKilkenny3-0312Dublin4Mossy O'RiordanCork3-0110ClareTim RussellWexford1-0710Laois5Séamus PurcellOffaly3-009WestmeathJosie GallagherGalway1-069Kilkenny6Paddy O'BrienKilkenny2-028Wexford7Dick StokesLimerick0-077Tipperary
Scoring
Widest winning margin: 26 points Cork 7–10 : 0–5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947) Most goals in a match: 10 Kilkenny 7–10 : 3–6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947) Most points in a match: 22 Wexford 3–12 : 2–10 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 1 June 1947) Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Offaly 7–2 : 2–6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 8 June 1947) Kilkenny 7–10 : 3–6 Dublin (Leinster final, 13 July 1947) Cork 7–10 : 0–5 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 3 August 1947) Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 Wexford 3–8 : 5–11 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 29 June 1947) Dublin 3–6 : 7–10 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 13 July 1947) Most points scored by a losing team: 11 Galway 1–11 : 2–9 Kilkenny (All-Ireland semi-final, 27 July 1947)
Debutantes
The following players made their debut in the 1947 championship:
Player Team Date Opposition GameJoe KennyCorkJune 15ClareMunster quarter-final
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