The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1898 was the 12th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 7–13 to 3–10 in the final.
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-final: (1 match) This is a lone game which sees the winners of the Munster championship play Galway who receive a bye to this stage. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final play the winners of the Munster championship.
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary had to be abandoned due to fading light. Both sides were level at the time and a replay later took place. Mikey Maher of Tipperary became the first player to captain a team to three All-Ireland final victories.
References
Sources
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).