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1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1940 |
| dates | 5 May – 1 September 1940 |
| teams | 13 |
| munster | Limerick |
| leinster | Kilkenny |
| matches | 14 |
| team | Limerick |
| titles | 6th |
| captain | Mick Mackey |
| team2 | Kilkenny |
| captain2 | Jim Langton |
| topscorer | Paddy McMahon (7-02) |
| previous | 1939 |
| next | 1941 |
The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3–7 to 1–7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
Teams
Overview
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | All-Ireland | Provincial | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | ||
| Cork | Red and white | 1931 | 1931 | 1939–40 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1938 | 1938–39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1939 | 1932–33 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1936 | 1936 | 1937–38 | |
| Meath | Green and gold | ||||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | ||||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1937 | 1937 | 1927–28 | |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1938 | |||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 |
Results
[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]
Semi-final
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy McMahon | Limerick | 7-02 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
| 2 | Ted O'Sullivan | Cork | 7-00 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Mick Mackey | Limerick | 1–11 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Jackie Power | Limerick | 3-04 | 13 | 6 | 2.16 |
| 5 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
References
- "All-Ireland final 1940". Memory Lane Limerick.
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