1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1897 was the eleventh series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Kilkenny 3-4 to 2-4 in the final.[1]
| All-Ireland champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Limerick (1st win) |
| Captain | Denis Grimes |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jackie Walsh |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1896 1898 → | |
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-final: (1 match) This is a lone game which sees the winners of the Leinster 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.
Results
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Limerick win the Munster championship for the first time. It was their fourth appearance in the final.
- An All-Ireland semi-final is played for the first time since the 1887 championship. That game is the first ever championship meeting of Galway and Kilkenny.
- The All-Ireland final is the first championship meeting of Kilkenny and Limerick. The win gives Limerick their very first championship.
- Limerick become fifth team to win the All-Ireland hurling title. They become the fourth team to have won an All-Ireland title in both hurling and Gaelic football.
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References
- "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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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