The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.
Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3–11 to 0–3 defeat of Laois.
Teams Team summaries
TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueAntrimSaffron and white1946ClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46CorkRed and white194619471947–48DublinNavy and blue193819481938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221930–31KilkennyBlack and amber194719471932–33LaoisBlue and white19151915LimerickGreen and white194019401946–47MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold194519451948–49WaterfordBlue and white19481948WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101918
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy KennedyTipperary7–4061610.162Paddy LalorLaois6-042254.403Harry GrayLaois4-061853.604Sonny MaherTipperary4-041662.665Mick RyanTipperary2-091562.506Shem DowneyKilkenny3-041334.337Jim WaltonKilkenny3-031234.00Jim LoughranMeath2-061226.00Jack LynchCork1-091226.00Tommy RyanTipperary0–121262.00
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jimmy KennedyTipperary3-0514Antrim2Sonny MaherTipperary3-0312Antrim3Paddy LalorLaois3-0211OffalyJimmy KennedyTipperary0–1111Limerick4Jimmy KennedyTipperary2-0410LaoisJim LoughranMeath2-0410WestmeathJimmy KennedyTipperary1-0710Cork5Jack LynchCork1-069TipperaryJimmy KennedyTipperary1-069Cork6Harry GrayLaois2-028Galway
Scoring
Widest winning margin: 29 points Tipperary 6–18 – 1–4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949) Most goals in a match: 11 Offaly 4–2 – 7–5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 15 May 1949) Most points in a match: 26 Tipperary 1–16 – 2–10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949) Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Laois 7–5 – 4–2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final, 15 May 1949) Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 Offaly 4–2 – 7–5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 15 May 1949) Most points scored by a losing team: 10 Limerick 2–10 – 1–16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
Miscellaneous Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915. The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.
Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links 1949 All-Ireland Hurling Championship results
References