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1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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title1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
event[1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship](1887-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship)
team2Galway
team2association[[File:Colours of Laois.svg40px]]
team2score0-0 (0)
team1Tipperary
team1association[[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg40px]]
team1score1-1 (1)
date1 April 1888
stadiumBirr Sportsfield
cityBirr
refereePauric White (Offaly)
attendance3,000
next[1889](1889-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-final)
Plaque honouring Madden at his childhood home in Meelick

The 1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match that was played at Birr Sportsfield, Birr on 1 April 1888 to determine the winners of the 1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the first season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for inter-county hurling teams in Ireland. The final was contested by club representatives Thurles Blues of Tipperary and Meelick of Galway, with Tipperary winning by 1–1 (and a forfeit point) to 0–00.

Thurles/Tipperary wore green and gold, while Meelick/Galway were in blue and white.

Patrick White, a native of Blakefield, Toomevara and the first secretary of Offaly County G.A.A. Board. was the referee.

Tipperary's clash with Galway proved to be their toughest championship test yet. At a crucial stage in the second-half team captain Jim Stapleton led a charge down the field. Spotting a free player he passed the sliotar to Tom Healy who went on to score the first goal in an All-Ireland final.

Tipperary's All-Ireland victory was their first in what would be a remarkable record of securing an All-Ireland title in every decade. Tipperary also held a record of never losing an All Ireland Final from 1887 to 1909.

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  1. (12 July 2012). "First All-Ireland hurling final to be commemorated". Hogan Stand.
  2. "Thurles Sarsfields History".
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