1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1897 was the 11th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Kilkenny 3â4 to 2â4 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 |
â 1896 1898 â | |
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.
Provincial championships
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Source:[2]
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.
Roll of Honour
- Cork â 4 (1894)
- Tipperary â 3 (1896)
- Limerick â 1 (1897)
- Dublin â 1 (1889)
- Kerry â 1 (1891)