Big Three (hurling)

In hurling, the term "Big Three" (Irish: An Triúr Mór) refers to the hurling county teams of Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary.[1][2][3][4]

Historically, these three counties have dominated the sport. Together, they have won 95 out of 132 of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships (72%) and 50/86 (58%) of the National Hurling Leagues.[5][6][7][8]

Results

County team	All-Ireland	Munster	Leinster	League
Kilkenny	36	n/a	71	18
Cork	30	54	n/a	14
Tipperary	28	42	n/a	19
All other counties	37	35	59	36

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