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1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1974
dates	9 June – 1 September 1974
teams	13
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team	Kilkenny
titles	19th
captain	Nicky Orr
team2	Limerick
captain2	Seán Foley
munster	Limerick
leinster	Kilkenny
ulster
connacht
poty	Pat Henderson
matches	12
previous	1973
next	1975

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1974 was the 88th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 3–19 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Preliminary round: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between London and the winners of the preliminary round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Munster champions contest this game.

Fixtures

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First Round

Semi-Final

Final

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First Round

Semi-Final

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]

Preliminary Round

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Main article: 1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Final

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

In the Munster final Clare's Seán Stack scores a remarkable own goal for Limerick.
The All-Ireland 'B' champions were allowed to participate in the All-Ireland series for the first time. Kildare are the first team to benefit from this new format.
In the All-Ireland quarter-final between Galway and London, brothers Michael and John Connolly line out for opposing teams.
In the All-Ireland semi-final Kilkenny scored 2–32, it was one of the first times any team put more than thirty points over the bar.
The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was attended by the Soviet Union ambassador to Ireland.

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	5–35	50	4	12.50
2	Richie Bennis	Limerick	3–19	28	3	9.33
3	Pat Delaney	Kilkenny	5-03	18	4	4.50
4	John Connolly	Galway	2–11	17	3	5.66
5	Kieran Purcell	Kilkenny	2-09	15	4	3.75
P. J. Molloy	Galway	0–15	15	3	5.00
6	Tom Byrne	Wexford	1–11	14	2	7.00
Colm Honan	Clare	0–14	14	2	7.00
7	Mick Brennan	Kilkenny	1-09	12	4	3.00
8	John Kirwan	Waterford	3-02	11	2	5.50
Liam O'Donoghue	Limerick	2-05	11	3	3.66

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Richie Bennis	Limerick	2-08	14	Clare
Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1–11	14	Limerick
3	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0–13	13	Galway
4	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-06	12	Wexford
5	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-05	11	Offaly
Tom Byrne	Wexford	1-08	11	Kilkenny
7	John Kirwan	Waterford	3-01	10	Limerick
John Connolly	Galway	2-04	10	London
9	Seánie Kinsella	Wexford	1-06	9	Laois
Richie Bennis	Limerick	1-06	9	Waterford

References

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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